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Marvelous : a novel / by Greeley, Molly,author.;
A novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance follows Pedro Gonzales, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into France's royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589; Marriage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sister stardust : a novel / by Green, Jane,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303).Inspired by a true story, the New York Times best-selling author reimagines the glamorous and tragic life of fashion icon and socialite Talitha Getty through the eyes of Claire, a young woman in search of adventure who is drawn into Talitha's orbit, forever changing her life.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Socialites;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Once upon a wardrobe / by Henry, Patti Callahan,author.;
"From the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis comes another beautiful story inspired by C. S. Lewis's ability to change the world and captivate hearts-including those of a terminally ill boy and his logic-driven sister"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963; Brothers and sisters; Hope; Terminally ill children; Women college students;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Iggy Peck and the mysterious mansion / by Beaty, Andrea.; Roberts, David,1970-;
Iggy is delighted when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a mansion featuring his favorite architectural periods, but unless the Questioneers can find its missing antiques, the house may be lost forever. Includes information about Art Deco and Art Nouveau, facts about unusual cats, a recipe for ice cream, and a biographical note on Ida B. Wells.Ages 6 to 9.LSC
Subjects: Haunted houses; Architecture; Antiques;
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Winnie's great war / by Mattick, Lindsay.; Greenhut, Josh.; Blackall, Sophie.;
Lieutenant Harry Colebourn finds a bear he names Winnie. He decides she will be the mascot for the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade and takes her with them across the ocean to where the Great War rages.LSC
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947; Winnipeg (Bear); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; Mascots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The field [graphic novel] / by Lapp, Dave,1965-author,illustrator.;
Takes a look at a time when children stayed out until the streetlights came on - and exposes the dangers, quirks, and wildness of childhood in the 1970s.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Lapp, Dave, 1965-; Boys; Children; Nineteen seventies; Small cities; Summer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Starring Adele Astaire : a novel / by Knight, Eliza,author.;
From the glittering roaring '20s New York to the horrors and sacrifice of wartime London, this glamourous story follows Adele Astaire as she travels the world dancing with her brother, Fred, and finds her life intertwining with a young dancer whose hungerfor fame and fortune comes with a high price.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Astaire, Adele; Ambition; Man-woman relationships; Women dancers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tiffany girls : a novel / by Noble, Shelley,author.;
In 1899 Manhattan, three "Tiffany Girls," women responsible for much of the design and construction of Tiffany's extraordinary glassworks, are brought together by chance, driven by their desire to be artists in one of the only ways acceptable for women in their time.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Driscoll, Clara, 1861-1944; Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.); Women glass artists;
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Three fires / by Mina, Denise,author.;
Reimaging the "Bonfire of the Vanities" through a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century, this modern take on a fascinating historical story follows Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who, railing against the viceand avarice of the ruling Medici family, was instrumental in their removal from power.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498; Bonfires; Clergy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Frida Kahlo [graphic novel] : her life, her work, her home / by Mora, Francisco de la,author,artist.; Schimel, Lawrence,translator.; translation of:Mora, Francisco de la.Frida Kahlo.English.;
Includes bibliographical references.In graphic novel format looks at the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Kahlo, Frida; Painters;
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