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Counting on Katherine / by Becker, Helaine,1961-; Phumiruk, Dow.;
Includes bibliographical references.A biography of Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who worked for NASA and is depicted in the film Hidden figures.LSC
Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Mathematicians; African American women mathematicians; African American women physicists; Women mathematicians; Women physicists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The haunted house next door / by Miedoso, Andres.; Rivas, Victor.;
When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Adventure fiction.; African American children; Hispanic American children; Neighbors; Haunted houses; Moving, Household; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Claudie finds her talent / by Alston, Bria.; Quartey, Amanda.;
Surrounded by artists, writers and dancers during the Harlem Renaissance in 1922, 9-year-old Claudie Wells longs to be good at something and sets out to find her true talent.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); American Girl dolls; Harlem Renaissance; African American girls; Ability;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Cross the line / by Patterson, James,1947-author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); Police; African American detectives; Police murders; Vigilantes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Before the ever after / by Woodson, Jacqueline.;
ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Football stories.; Brain; Best friends; Friendship; Fathers and sons; Memory; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cross the line [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Anderson, Ryan Vincent,narrator.; Bradbury, Pete,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ryan Vincent Anderson and Pete Bradbury.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); Police; African American detectives; Police murders; Vigilantes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The scary library shusher / by Miedoso, Andres.; Rivas, Victor.;
When Desmond and Andres go to the Kersville Library for a school assignment, they encounter a ghost who insists they be quiet.Ages 5-9LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Adventure fiction.; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Libraries; Books and reading; Haunted places; Friendship;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Luster / by Leilani, Raven,author.;
"Sharp, comic, disruptive, tender, Raven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, sees a young black woman fall into art and someone else's open marriage. Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties--sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She's also, secretly, haltingly, figuring her way into life as an artist. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage--with rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren't hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and falling into Eric's family life, his home. She becomes a hesitant friend to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie is the only black woman who young Akila knows. Razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged, socially disruptive, Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make sense of her life in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way."--
Subjects: Novels.; Novels.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Young women; African American women artists; Adopted children; Domestic fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The first ladies / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The first ladies [text (large print)] / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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