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Inaugural Ballers
by Andrew Maraniss
(1240 Lexile)Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond--these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong. Packed with black-and-white photos and thoroughly researched details about the beginnings of US women's basketball, Inaugural Ballers is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TM 796.3238 MARAN.
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Four for the Road
by K. J. Reilly
(1030 Lexile) When seventeen-year-old Asher embarks on a road trip from New Jersey to Graceland to get revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom, he brings along three new friends from his bereavement groups.
This title can found in the Teen Fiction section of the library.
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What the Fact?
by Seema Yasmin
(1190 Lexile) Tracing the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape, an award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional and professor gives readers the skills to identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TH 302.23 YAMSI.
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Into the Light
by Mark Oshiro
(1090 Lexile) Two outcasts, Eli and Manny, find their lives intersecting in unimaginable ways when the reported discovery of an unidentified body draws them into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identity?—?and who they are allowed to be.
This Title can be found in the Teen Fiction section of the library.
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Down to Business
by Fenley Scurlock
(1090 Lexile) Two teen entrepreneurs and lifelong friends interview 51 influential business leaders, giving readers access to the top innovators, inventors and executives as they tell their stories about starting a business, finding success and making money.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TM 658.11 SCURL.
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Dolls of Our Lives
by Mary Mahoney
(1180 Lexile) Based on the popular podcast, two female historians examine the history of the Pleasant Company, the creators of the American Girl franchise and how it helped shape an entire generation of doll lovers.
This book is located in the Adult Nonfiction section under the call number 688.7221 MAHON.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
(1120 Lexile) The romance between Captain Wentworth and Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, seems doomed because of the young man's family connections and lack of wealth.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren
(1240 Lexile) A paleobiologist traces her childhood in her father's laboratory, her longtime relationship with a brilliant but wounded colleague, and the remarkable discoveries they have made both in the lab and during extensive field research.
This title can be found in the Adult Nonfiction section of the library under the call number 921 JAHREN.
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
(1480 Lexile) The epic tale of an eccentric country gentleman and his companion who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil in sixteenth-century Spain.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs
by Lowey Bundy Sichol
(1030 Lexile) Shares the incredible stories of fifteen women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, fashion and clothing, health and beauty, science and technology, and education.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TH 920 SICHO.
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Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today: Adapted for Young Adults
by Alice Wong
(1050 Lexile) Collects 17 thought-provoking essays written by disabled people that offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, and ask readers to think of them as members of a community with its own history, culture and movements.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TH 920 DISAB.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
(1140 Lexile) Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.
This title is located in the Adult Nonfiction of the library under the call number 616.0277 SKLOO.
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy(1100 Lexile) In a heartwarming new memoir, the author of The Water Is Wide reflects on the place of sports in his own life, describing his love of basketball, the role of the athlete for young men searching for their own identity and place in the world, his education at the Citadel, his relationship with his coach, and his journey to best-selling writer.
This book is located in the Adult Nonfiction section under the call number 796.3236 CONRO.
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Maus : a Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
This book is located in the Adult Graphic Novel Section.
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Emma
by Jane Austen
(1070 Lexile) Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications with her matchmaking schemes.
This book is located in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(1010 Lexile) Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
(1150 Lexile) The orphan, Pip, and the convict, Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the ambitious lawyer, Mr. Jaggers -- all have a part to play in the mystery.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Sabriel
by Garth Nix
(1000 Lexile) Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
This title can be found in the Teen Fiction section of the library.
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His Hideous Heart : Thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined
by Dahlia Adler
(1000 Lexile) An anthology of modern tales, written by leading young adult authors and inspired by favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories. These include Tiffany D. Jackson's reimagining of“The Cask of Amontillado” and Stephanie Kuehn's adaptation of“The Tell-Tale Heart.”
This title can found in the Teen Fiction section of the library.
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