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The most wonderful time : a novel / by Allen, Jayne,1978-author.;
With Christmas around the corner, Ramona Tucker is desperate to get away. She has been lying to her family about her engagement to Malik, her (ex) fiancé. But breakups are fickle, and Ramona is convinced that she can make her pretend wedding real again--but only if she can avoid everyone discovering her secret at her mother's over-the-top Christmas Eve party. Two-thousand miles away in sunny Malibu, Chelsea Flint needs money to hold on to the beloved beachside cottage she shared with her late parents. The taxes are expensive, and her art isn't paying the bills. Once an irresistible star of the Los Angeles art scene, Chelsea seems to have lost that spark that vaulted her to the top. If she doesn't rediscover that magic--and sell a painting--soon, it will be her family's home she's selling instead. The two women swap homes, just in time, thanks to some careful planning by Ramona's best friend and a sturdy nudge from Chelsea's gallerist godmother. Ramona's Malibu dreams of sun and surf are interrupted as her first night brings an unwelcome stranger to her door, making her question who she can trust--the meddling neighbor Joan, or Jay, the handsome beachside fitness instructor with a secret of his own. Chelsea, desperate for Ramona to stay, hides what she knows--even if that means jeopardizing her budding connection with charming Carlos, whose dreams for his future could be the very key to unlock Chelsea from the weight of her past. Combining escapist fun and sizzling romance, a dose of poignant self-reflection, and a little holiday magic, The Most Wonderful Time is a warm and relatable novel that will delight at Christmas and throughout the year.
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; African American women; City and town life; Home exchanging; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The color purple / by Walker, Alice,1944-author.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Banned book sanctuary.; Classics; Literary; African American women; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Abused wives; Sisters; Abused wives.; Adult child sexual abuse victims.; African American women.; Sisters.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Genesis begins again / by Williams, Alicia,1970-;
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.Ages 9-13.LSC
Subjects: African American families; Human skin color; Self-esteem in children; Prejudices; Attitude change; Moving, Household;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Onyx & beyond / by McBride, Amber.;
Set against the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, twelve-year-old Onyx dreams of becoming an astronaut as he navigates his mother's early-onset dementia and avoids foster care.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels in verse.; Mothers and sons; Dementia; Civil rights movements; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden / by Glaser, Karina Yan.;
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Gardening; Families; Neighbors; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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No better time : a novel of the spirited women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion / by Williams, Sheila(Sheila J.),author.;
In early 1945, Dorothy and 800 African American WACs arrive at their post in England where they are tasked with processing mail sent to GIs from their loved ones back home, an estimated 17 million pieces, and with their outlooks changed forever, return to the U.S. as the catalysts for change in America.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. Central Postal Battalion, 6888th; African American women; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ruby Lee & me / by Hitchcock, Shannon.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Sisters; School integration; Schools; Race relations; African American teachers; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The rumor game / by Charaipotra, Sona.; Clayton, Dhonielle.;
Includes Internet addresses.At Foxham Prep, a posh private school for Washington, D.C.'s elite, a rumor gains momentum as it collects followers on social media, pulling three girls into its path--Bryn, who wants to erase all memories of the mistake she made last summer; cheer captain Cora, who desperately wants to believe in her boyfriend's faithfulness; and shy Georgie, newly hot after a summer at fat camp and ready to reinvent herself--but who can stop a dangerous rumor once it takes on a life of its own?LSC
Subjects: Preparatory school students; African Americans; East Indians; Rumor; Social media; Popularity; Dating (Social customs); Bullying; Private schools;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Farewell, Amethystine / by Mosley, Walter,author.;
"Easy Rawlins's latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia, blinding him to reason and risk, from "master of the genre," (Washington Post) Walter Mosley"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character); African American men; Missing persons; Murder; Nineteen seventies; Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The personal librarian / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white-her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go-for the protection of her family and her legacy-to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Greene, Belle da Costa; Pierpont Morgan Library; African American women; Passing (Identity); Women librarians;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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