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Murder by Memory
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Olivia Waite
On the luxurious HMS Fairweather—where new bodies are provided upon request, and minds can be temporarily preserved in the Library—detective Dorothy Gentleman is in a body that isn't hers when someone is killed—and must discover the murderer who is purposefully deleting minds.
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The lilac people : a novel
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Milo Todd
Trans man Bertie and his girlfriend Sofie flee Nazi persecution in 1930s Berlin to live in hiding, later risking everything to protect a young trans Holocaust survivor from Allied arrest in a tale of resilience and the fight for queer survival.
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Rock paper scissors
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Alice Feeney
When Amelia wins a free weekend getaway to a remote venue in the Scottish Highlands, she views this as the perfect opportunity to reconnect with her husband Adam, but the trip has the opposite effect as she no longer recognizes the person she married
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What Lies in the Woods
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Kate Alice Marshall
Twenty-two years after her best friend was attacked in the woods, surviving 17 stab wounds, Naomi Shaw, who has a secret worth killing for, returns home when the man responsible dies in prison to find out what really happened, no matter how dangerous the truth may be.
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The house of two sisters : a novel
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Rachel Louise Driscoll
Clementine's translation of a cryptic amulet at her father's Egyptian relic party in 1887 Essex coincides with a series of tragedies, leading her five years later to Cairo, where she joins a perilous journey down the Nile to return the artifact
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Blood on her tongue : a novel
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Johanna van Veen
"The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister, Sarah, is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuriesold corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harboring secrets of her own too. Then, the worst happens. Sarah's behavior takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry...and hungry. Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth or risk losing her forever"
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A calamity of souls
by David Baldacci
In a Virginia courtroom in 1968, a reluctant white lawyer and a dedicated black attorney must bridge their differences to fight for a Black man's life against racial prejudice and powerful forces seeking to undo civil rights progress.
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Finding Jake
by Bryan Reardon
In the wake of a wrenching school shooting, a stay-at-home father is forced to confront what he does and does not know about his missing teenaged son.
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They thought they were free : the Germans, 1933-45
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Milton Mayer
The classic, chilling account of how fascism took over Germany--and of the constant danger of complacency. Mayer's book is a study of ten Germans and their lives from 1933-45, based on interviews he conducted after the war when he lived in Germany. Mayer had a position as a research professor at the University of Frankfurt and lived in a nearby small Hessian town which he disguised with the name "Kronenberg." "These ten men were not men of distinction," Mayer noted, but they had been members of the Nazi Party; Mayer wanted to discover what had made them Nazis. His discussions with them of Nazism, the rise of the Reich, and mass complicity with evil became the backbone of this book, an indictment of the ordinary German that is all the more powerful for its refusal to let the rest of us pretend that our moment, our society, our country are fundamentally immune.
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The intermediaries : a Weimar story
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Brandy Schillace
"Set in interwar Germany, 'The Intermediaries' tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world's first centre for homosexual and transgender rights. Headed by a gay Jewish man, Dr. Magnus Hirshfeld, the institute aided in the first gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacements, acting as a rebellious base of operations in the face of rising prejudice, nationalism and Nazi propaganda. Brandy Schillace introduces readers to Dora Richter, an institute patient whom we follow from early desperate years to gender-affirming care and her right to live as a woman. She offers an example of queer resilience in the face of punishing cultural constraints"
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Heretic : Jesus Christ and the other sons of God
by Catherine Nixey
"Contrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first several centuries of Christianity's existence, there was no consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. Instead, there were many different Christs. One had a twin brother and traveledto India; another consorted with dragons. One particularly terrifying Christ scorned his parents and killed those who opposed him. Why do we know so little about these early versions of Jesus? Because, starting in the fourth century AD, the orthodox formof Christianity that had become preeminent set about systematically wiping out every other variation, denouncing their gospels as apocryphal and their followers as heretics. These unfortunate Christians lost their rights, their property, their churches-in some cases, even their lives"
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How to queer the world : radical worldbuilding through video games
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Bo Ruberg
"What does it mean to build a world? Worldbuilding is traditionally understood as an expression of storytelling across media forms. Yet, as video games show us, worldbuilding does not necessarily need to center narrative elements. Instead, new worlds canallow us to reimagine existing structures, conventions, and constants. Doing so gives us the tools to queer the world around us. How to Queer the World argues that video games provide us with keen insight into worldbuilding. With these insights come a new understanding of the ever-elusive ideals of queer worldmaking. Video games challenge us to address how worlds are built through underlying systems rather than surface-level representation. They also offer opportunities to envision alternate and queer ways of living, loving, desiring, and being. Each of the chapters in this book presents a close reading of a video game that illustrates one way of building worlds and encoding them with meaning, focusing on elements of digital media often overlooked as technical rather than cultural"
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The Fort Bragg cartel : drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces
by
Seth Harp
Examines a double murder at Fort Bragg, uncovering a web of drug trafficking, corruption, and cover-ups within elite U.S. Special Forces units, revealing how addiction, criminal networks, and the fallout of endless war have destabilized the military's most secretive operations. Illustrations.
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More butch heroes
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Ria Brodell
"Book two, equally ingeniously conceived, original paintings and recovered biographies celebrate and honor trans figures spanning history and geography"
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How to invent everything : a survival guide for the stranded time traveler
by
Ryan North
"What would you do if you had a time machine that took you hundreds or thousands of years into the past . . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on civilization's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? In How to Invent Everything, bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North answers all these questions so you don't have to. This guide contains all the science, engineering, mathematics, art, music, philosophy, facts, and figures required for even the most clueless stranded time traveler to build a civilization from the ground up. It will be one in which humanity matured quickly and efficiently, instead of spending 200,000 years stumbling around in the dark without language, not knowing that tying a rock to a string would unlock navigating the entire world, and thinking disease was caused by weird smells"
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The courage to be disliked : the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to change your life and achieve real happiness
by
Ichir Kishimi
"The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, The Courage to Be Disliked follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man. The philosopher explains to his pupil how each of us is able to determine our own life, free from the shackles of past experiences, doubts, and the expectations of others. It's a way of thinking that is deeply liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and other people have placed on us. The result is a book thatis both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefitted from its wisdom. This truly life-changing book will help you declutter your mind of harmful thoughts and attitudes, helping you to make a lasting change, achieve real happiness, and find success"
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A is for arsenic : an ABC of Victorian death
by Chris Woodyard
"A is for Arsenic is a guide to the basics of Victorian mourning with 'death-initions,' and stories resurrected from 19th-century newspapers, brought back to life through the evocative art of Landis Blair. Each entry includes a pen and ink illustration along with 19th century anecdotes ranging from macabre stories to jokes from the Victorian press. (Plus sinister little poems in homage to Edward Gorey.) 'A is For Arsenic' cover topics including post-mortem photography, embalming, bodysnatching tips, what to wear when in mourning, and how long to mourn for someone who has left you money in their will. The book also debunks several Victorian mourning myths. There are 26 alphabetical entries— from Arsenic to Zinc, along with an informative glossary, appendix, and detailed bibliography."
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The inherited mind : a story of family, hope, and the genetics of mental illness
by James Longman
Explores the intersection of mental health, genetics and environment as the author reflects on his father's suicide and his own experiences with depression, consulting experts and others with similar familial backgrounds to understand inherited mental health challenges and empower personal resilience through self-awareness and scientific insight.
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Are you my mother? : a comic drama
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Alison Bechdel
A graphic novel follow-up to Fun Home depicts the author's mother as a voracious reader, music lover and passionate amateur actress who quietly suffers as the wife of a closeted gay artist and withdraws from her young daughter.
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Showa 1926-1939 : A History of Japan
by Shigeru Mizuki
Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan is the first volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth-century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life the Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease.
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Spent : a comic novel
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Alison Bechdel
"In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war. She wonders: Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathingly self-critical memoir about her own greed and privilege? Meanwhile, Alison's first graphic memoir about growing up with her father, a taxidermist who specialized in replicas of Victorian animal displays, has been adapted into a highly successful TV series. It's a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group (recognizable as characters, now middle-aged and living communally in Vermont, from Bechdel's beloved comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For). As the TV show Death and Taxidermy racks up Emmy after Emmy-and when Alison's Pauline Bunyanesque partner Holly posts an instructional wood-chopping video that goes viral-Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a critically lauded and wildly popular reality TV show...like Queer Eye...showing people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!!"
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Speak up, Santiago!
by Julio Anta
Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting local kids, eating his Abuela's delicious food and exploring, but Santi doesn't speak Spanish and it seems everyone he meets does, in a story about friends, community and identity. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Costumes for time travelers
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A. R. Capetta
"Anyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It's the place travelers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, passing through on their way to any other when. To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother's shop,which is filled with clothes from every era that are used to make costumes for time travelers. Calisto has no intention of traveling--it's too dangerous. For Fawkes, traveling is life. He put on time boots when he was young and has been stumbling througheras ever since. When he floats into Pocket, Calisto meets him for the first time, though Fawkes has seen Calisto--in glimpses of what hasn't happened yet. He's also seen the villains chasing them both. Now Calisto and Fawkes must rush--from Shakespeare's London to ancient Crete to California on the eve of a millennium--to save Pocket, and travelers, from being erased"
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So witches we became
by
Jill Baguchinsky
Arriving on a private Florida island with her friends for spring break, Nell, when her secrets fuse with the island's tragic history, trapping them all with a curse, must face the horrific truth behind an encounter that changed her life one year ago to save them all.
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It's a love/skate relationship
by
Carli J. Corson
When a hockey player who is suspended from her school teams up with a figure skater needing a partner, initially they can't stand one another, but the frostiness thaws in an enemies-to-lovers queer romance.
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Vesuvius
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Cass Biehn
"In the final days of Pompeii, two boys--Felix and Loren--must grapple with closely-guarded secrets and untangle myth, magic, and memory to escape the burning city alive"
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The Sunbearer Trials
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Aiden Thomas
"Chosen to participate in The Sunbearer Trials, where the loser is sacrificed to refuel the Sun Stones, Teo, the 17-year-old trans son of the goddess of birds, must compete against more powerful and better trained opponents for fame, glory and his own survival. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Vespertine
by Margaret Rogerson
When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia wields the extraordinary power of a revenant and forms a bond with this malevolent being as she unravels a sinister mystery of saints, secrets and dark magic. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Knucklehead : poems
by
Tony Keith
The author pens a love letter to Black boys and men he affectionately calls“knuckleheads,” in a collection of poems that affirms the many forms of Black masculinity and promotes self-discovery through history, family, friendship and falling in love. Simultaneous eBook.
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A quick & easy guide to coming out
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Kristin Russo
"From finding supportive resources, navigating awkward conversations, and embracing queer joy and community, this guide explores the twists and turns of coming out as every shade of LGBTQ+, helping you walk the path of sharing the truest you"
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Song of a blackbird
by Maria Van Lieshout
"In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters...In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child"
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Sachiko : a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story
by Caren Barzelay Stelson
Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace
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A perfectionist's guide to not being perfect
by Bonnie Zucker
This must-have resource for teens encourages them to maintain their desire to achieve without always striving to be perfect and to appreciate and love themselves for who they are, not only for what they accomplish.
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Farah rocks Florida
by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting off to a bad start (she accidentally dumped a soda on his lap) she forms a friendship with Dr. Fisher, who shares her interest in science
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Under one rainbow
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Chris Ayala-Kronos
Celebrates Pride Month with a joyful parade of diverse LGBTQIA+ communities, emphasizing unity, resilience, and self-expression under one rainbow sky--even when faced with rain
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Hoodoo
by Ronald L. Smith
In 1930s Alabama, 12-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher is the only member of his family who seems unable to practice folk magic, but when a mysterious man called the Stranger puts the entire town at risk with his black magic, Hoodoo must learn to conjure in order to defeat him.
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Raven's ribbons
by
Tasha Spillett
A New York Times best-selling author presents a joyous intergenerational celebration of gender self-expression and acceptance through an Indigenous lens as young boy Raven's grandmother experiences something she's never seen before: a boy (Raven) celebrating the traditional Round Dance with a ribbon skirt of his own. Illustrations.
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When we flew away : a novel of Anne Frank, before the diary
by Alice Hoffman
After the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, and as prejudice, loss and terror runs rampant, young Anne Frank learns who she truly is in the face of impossible danger while bearing witness as ordinary people become monsters, and children and families are caught up in the inescapable violence. Simultaneous eBook.
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Pride is love
by
Dano Moreno
"A little girl and her two dads discover the true meaning of Pride as they prepare their colorful flower crowns for their local Pride parade. When her preparations don't go according to plan, the dads remind their daughter that it's okay to make mistakes. They show her kindness and love, and that being happy with who you are is the most important part of Pride"
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The mortification of Fovea Munson
by Mary Winn Heider
Avoided by peers who think her parents' work in a cadaver lab is gross, a young misfit is stuck working at the lab during a summer that turns wacky when she receives a disembodied communication from a trio of mad scientists who want her to be their sidekick. 35,000 first printing.
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The Fabulous Edweena
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Edwin Dumont
Edwin loves his sister Patsy's closet. He adores dresses and earrings and boots with high heels. And when he's finished getting dressed, Edwin is transformed into the fabulous Edweena! Today is the figure skating competition at school and Edwin has decided to compete as Edweena. What will people say when they meet her for the first time? Can a boy in drag win the competition? Edweena will have to give her best performance ever to find out!
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The blackbird girls
by Anne Blankman
Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Bi Book
by
A. J. Irving
Many words that start with ‘bi’ mean two. Bicycle. Bilingual. Binoculars. Biracial. Sometimes, it can mean more than two. Like when it comes to people who identify as 'bi.' Because some hearts love in a rainbow of ways. This sweet, bold picture book is a gentle introduction to bisexual identity, by way of many different words that share the root "bi," that will become a staple for LGBTQ+ readers, parents, and educators for years to come.
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The Carrefour curse
by Dianne K. Salerni
"When twelve-year-old Garnet finally gets to meet her magical extended family she discovers they're all trapped in the ruins of their crumbling manor and Garnet must break a curse that has decimated three generations of Carrefours"
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Woods & words : the story of poet Mary Oliver
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Sara Holly Ackerman
Young Mary Oliver spent all the time she could outdoors noticing natural wonders like alluring birdsong, velvety leaves, and glittering beams of sunlight. There were treasures all around if you paid attention. Eventually, she began writing about those treasures, filling up stacks of notebooks and capturing the world around her. There were always poems if you paid attention.
As Mary grew up and gained acclaim for her poetry, some critics said her poems were too simple, too ordinary. But Mary believed poems were for everyone. So she wrapped herself in woods and in woods, and kept on searching for what else and where else a poem might be…
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Edie for equality : Edie Windsor stands up for love
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Michael Genhart
"A picture book biography of LGBTQ icon Edie Windsor, who made history when she sued the US government for discrimination, in case United States v. Windsor, which helped overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Includes timeline, bibliographical references, and photos"
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Colonization and the Wampanoag story
by Linda Coombs
"The true story of the Indigenous Nations of the American Northeast, including the Wampanoag nation and others, and their history up to present day"
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Down syndrome out loud : 20+ true stories of disability and determination
by Melissa Hart
In this illustrated biography collection, meet over twenty people with Down syndrome who have accomplished amazing things in their lives. Excelling in film, sports, business, photography, and more, these people are changing hearts and minds about their disability. Read about Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon, and Isabella Springmuhl Tejada, the first designer with Down syndrome invited to showcase her work at London Fashion Week. Learn about the Special Olympics, Best Buddies, and other organizations who support the Down syndrome community. Each of these stories will educate and inspire young readers, both kids with Down syndrome and their family members, friends, classmates, and teammates!
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Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love
by Disney Book Group
From the fairytale forest of Snow White to the contemporary world of Toy Story, Disney and Pixar movies do an amazing job of introducing unique worlds. Those worlds have now been mapped out. Each of the twenty-four beautifully illustrated maps brings to life the movies we know and love, and each comes with further information about the movie and the characters.
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Those Angry Days : Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight over World War II, 1939-1941
by Lynne Olson
The author of the best-selling Citizens of London traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry in World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolation factions as represented by the government, in the press and on the streets, in an account that explores the forefront roles of British-supporter President Roosevelt and isolationist Charles Lindbergh. 35,000 first printing
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Ask for Andrea
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Noelle W. Ihli
"He hunted them online, masquerading as an eligible bachelor. Then he played the perfect gentleman, a thick layer of charm and a thousand-watt smile hiding the fact that his first dates end in shallow graves. He's gotten away with murder three times now.The only thing that might keep him from killing again? The women he murdered. Meghan, Brecia, and Skye might be dead, but they're not gone. They've found each other. And they won't rest until they find a way to stop him"
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The viper
by John Verdon
Framed for murder when he threatens to expose a viper's nest of corruption while reviewing a high-profile case, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must solve this mystery to salvage his reputation before his world is further torn apart.
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A hard ticket home
by David Housewright
When a friend, Stacy Carlson, is diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant from her long-lost older sister, Jamie, bored former cop Rushmore McKenzie embarks on an investigation that takes him to the backstreets of Minneapolis in search of the missing woman, only to discover that things are not what they seem. By the author of Penance. 20,000 first printing.
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Shattered : a memoir
by Hanif Kureishi
A writer recounts his yearlong recovery in Rome following a fall that left him unable to walk, dictating reflections on his medical journey, parenthood, immigration, and writing, ultimately transforming his pain into a narrative that celebrates resilience, gratitude, and love amidst adversity
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Black Out
by John Lawton
London, 1944. While the Luftwaffe makes its final assault on the already battered British capital, Londoners rush through the streets, seeking underground shelter in the midst of the city’s black out. When the panic subsides, other things begin to surface along with London’s war-worn citizens . . .
A severed arm is discovered by a group of children playing at an East End bomb site, and when Scotland Yard’s Det. Sgt. Frederick Troy arrives at the scene, it becomes apparent that the dismembered body is not the work of a V-1 rocket. After Troy manages to link the severed arm to the disappearance of a refugee scientist from Nazi Germany, America’s newest intelligence agency, the OSS, decides to get involved. The son of a titled Russian émigré, Troy is forced to leave the London he knows and enter a corrupt world of bloody consequences, stateless refugees, and mysterious women as he unearths a chain of secrets leading straight to the Allied high command.
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Star-spangled Jesus : leaving Christian nationalism and finding a true faith
by April Ajoy
"April Ajoy wouldn't have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song "America Say Jesus" on the Jim Bakker show, or when she participated in Jesus Marches across America, or when she posted cringe-worthy videos on YouTubeto campaign for Mitt Romney. April just considered herself a good Christian: faithful, Republican, and determined to make America a Christian nation once again. But as her view of the world widened, Ajoy began to see cracks in her steadfast beliefs and recognized the ways her conservative politics and religion were intertwined in her mind. Did God really bless America? Is it actually by His red, white, and blue stripes that we are healed? Ajoy, TikTok influencer and co-host of the Evangelicalish podcast,shares funny stories from her time deep within Christian nationalism, exploring how aspects of evangelical culture such as purity pledges, product boycotts, Satanic panic, and end-times theology have all been exploited to advance the Christian Nationalist narrative. She also illuminates the ways nationalist thinking has infiltrated our churches and political arenas, shaping not only modern evangelical culture but also American public policy and international relations. Part memoir, part guidebook, part call to action, Star-Spangled Jesus explores how the fight to make America a "Christian nation" has damaged us all and shows how one woman left Christian Nationalism and why America should too"
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