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1) An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people

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Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

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Indigenous (NonFic)
Indigenous Voices - YA

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"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...

2) The Pickwick papers

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Dickens, Charles

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Relates the various activities and adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club.

3) My sister, the serial killer

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Braithwaite, Oyinkan

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Celebrate Black Authors + History (Adults)

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Nigeria. Korede's sister, Ayoola, is the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body. Not that she gets any credit. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. One day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice, asking Korede...

4) Writing Arizona, 1912-2012: a cultural and environmental chronicle

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Engel-Pearson, Kim

5) The prophet

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Gibran, Kahlil

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Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth. And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward, and he beheld his ship coming with the mist. Then the gates of his heart were flung open, and his joy flew far over...

6) The whistler

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Grisham, John

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NYT - E-Book Fiction

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Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims...

7) Career choices for teens: How to choose the right career

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Choosing a career is not an easy thing. Too often, the methods used focus only on certain criteria, and do not take into account our personality as a whole. This is why this book was conceived and written with a view to personal progression. It is about discovering who we are deep inside, exploring the professions that could correspond to us and taking action to validate our choices.

8) Fahrenheit 451

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Bradbury, Ray

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Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present...

9) The perfect marriage

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Rose, Jeneva

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"Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. As a named partner at her firm, life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He's a struggling writer who has had little success in his career and he tires of his and Sarah's relationship as she is constantly working. Out in the secluded woods, at the couple's lake house, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers. But...

10) Saturn

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Bloom, J. P

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Presents information on Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun.

11) Purity: a novel

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Franzen, Jonathan

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"A huge-canvased novel about identity, the internet, sexual politics, and love from the author of Freedom and The Corrections"--

12) It's so amazing!: a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, and families

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Harris, Robie H

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Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development, love, reproduction, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and more.

13) Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

Author

Reynolds, Jason

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Celebrate Black History: J & YA Nonfiction Books

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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited" --Dust jacket flap.

14) How to catch a mermaid

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Wallace, Adam

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Two children set out to capture a mermaid, but she manages to escape all of their traps.

15) Caterpillars, bugs, and butterflies

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Boring, Mel

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An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.

16) Trapped!: a whale's rescue

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Burleigh, Robert

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In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.

17) Snow

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McAuliffe, Bill

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"An exploration of snow, including how these icy flakes of precipitation develop, the ways in which snow affects everyday life, and how large snowstorms have impacted human history"--Provided by publisher.

18) BBC History Magazine

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BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. Fascinating stories from contributors are the leading experts in their fields, so whether they're exploring Ancient Egypt, Tudor England or the Second World War, you'll be reading the latest, most thought-provoking historical research. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written

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19) The New York Review of Books

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For over 50 years, The New York Review of Books has been the place where the world's leading authors, scientists, educators, artists, and political leaders turn when they wish to engage in a spirited debate on literature, politics, art, and ideas with a small but influential audience that welcomes the challenge. Each issue addresses some of the most passionate political and cultural controversies of the day, and reviews the most engrossing

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20) National Geographic History

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See how National Geographic History magazine inflames and quenches the curiosity of history buffs and informs and entertains anyone who appreciates that the truth indeed is stranger than fiction with a digital subscription today. And that history is not just about our forebears. It’s about us. It’s about you.

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1) An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people

2) The Pickwick papers

3) My sister, the serial killer

4) Writing Arizona, 1912-2012: a cultural and environmental chronicle

5) The prophet

6) The whistler

7) Career choices for teens: How to choose the right career

8) Fahrenheit 451

9) The perfect marriage

10) Saturn

11) Purity: a novel

12) It's so amazing!: a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, and families

13) Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

14) How to catch a mermaid

15) Caterpillars, bugs, and butterflies

16) Trapped!: a whale's rescue

17) Snow

18) BBC History Magazine

19) The New York Review of Books

20) National Geographic History

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