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The last checkmate : a novel / by Saab, Gabriella,author.;
Maria Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years. Captured by the Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realizing her ability to play chess, the sadistic camp deputy, Karl Fritzsch, decides to use her as a chess opponent to entertain the camp guards. However, once he tires of exploiting her skills, he has every intention of killing her. Befriended by a Catholic priest, Maria attempts to overcome her grief, vows to avenge the murder of her family, and plays for her life. For four grueling years, her strategy is simple: Live. Fight. Survive. By cleverly provoking Fritzsch's volatile nature in front of his superiors, Maria intends to orchestrate his downfall. Only then will she have a chance to evade the fate awaiting her and see him punished for his wickedness. As she carries out her plan and the war nears its end, she challenges her former nemesis to one final game, certain to end in life or death, in failure or justice. If Maria can bear to face Fritzsch--and her past--one last time.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Chess; Political prisoners; Revenge; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Batshit seven / by Sheung-King,1994-author.;
'Batshit Seven' is a novel about a millennial living through the Hong Kong protests, as he struggles to make sense of modern life and the parts of himself that just won't gel.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Umbrella Movement, China, 2014; Political psychology; Conduct of life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The accidental further adventures of the hundred-year old man / by Jonasson, Jonas,1961-author.; Willson-Broyles, Rachel,translator.; Jonasson, Jonas,1961-Hundraettåringen som tänkte att han tänkte för mycket.English.;
It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Soon Allan and Julius are at the center of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Needless to say, things are about to get very, very complicated.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Older people; World politics; Diplomacy; Illegal arms transfers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just help! : how to build a better world / by Sotomayor, Sonia,1954-; Dominguez, Angela.;
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Subjects: Community life; Voluntarism; Political participation; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The invisible spy / by McMann, Lisa.;
The Forgotten Five become spies to uncover the corrupt President's schemes and bring the world one step closer to justice for all supernaturals.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Ability; Children of criminals; Parents; Political corruption;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Southern man : a novel / by Iles, Greg,author.;
"Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone. But Penn's self-imposed exile comes to an abrupt end when a brawl at a Bienville music festival triggers a shooting -- one that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie. Before the stunned populace can process the tragedy, an arsonist begins torching antebellum plantation homes in Bienville. When an unknown Black group claims the fires as acts of justice, panic ensues, driving the Mississippi River town to the brink of war"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Novels.; Cage, Penn (Fictitious character); Anarchism; Arson; Mass shootings; Murder; Political activists; Presidential candidates;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The third option / by Flynn, Vince.;
Rapp's final couterterrorism assignment, and his life, is threatened when a group of people decide to use him as their pawn for ensuring that the director-elect does not receive the position.
Subjects: Adventure stories; United States Central Intelligence Agency; Government investigators; Conspiracies; Political fiction.; Suspense fiction.;
© c2000., Pocket Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Which side are you on : a novel / by Wong, Ryan Lee,author.;
Twenty-one-year-old activist Reed, determined to devote himself to the Black Lives Matter movement, is challenged by his mother, once the leader of a Korean-Black coalition, to rethink his outrage, and along with it, what it means to be an organizer, a student, an ally, an American and a son.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Asian American men; Asian Americans; College students; Mothers and sons; Political activists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Momma's going to march / by Maruno, Jennifer,1950-; Rosas, Vivian.;
"We're going to a peaceful protest because ... Momma's going to march! Momma's Going to March follows several children over time as they accompany their mothers to different peaceful protest marches, where they advocate for the environment, freedom, equality, peace, and clean water. They help make signs and banners, decorate wagons, carry flags, and beat drums. Momma shows them that advocacy can be fun ... and that they can do it, too! With accessible text and engaging artwork, Momma's Going to March will empower a generation of young activists. Includes an author's note, brief descriptions of a select number of historical marches, and further information on the use of signs, flags, banners, drums and more in peaceful protests."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Protest movements; Activism; Political participation; Mother and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All the seas of the world / by Kay, Guy Gavriel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small. One of those arriving at that beach is a woman abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course-and is bent upon revenge. Another is a seafaring merchant who still remembers being exiled as a child with his family from their home, for their faith, a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time. All the Seas of the World is a drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives-in the past, and today"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Fate and fatalism; Kidnapping victims; Memory; Merchants; Politics, Practical; Revenge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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