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History and Current Events October 2023 |
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| Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty by Nikhil GoyalSociologist Nikhil Goyal affectingly explores the impact of poverty on three Puerto Rican boys living in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Read-alikes: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond; Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott. |
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| The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren GrushBloomberg News reporter Loren Grush's inspiring history spotlights the first six American women astronauts: Anna Fisher, Shannon Lucid, Judy Resnik, Sally Ride, Rhea Seddon, and Kathy Sullivan. Grush's accessible reportage blends biographical sketches with engrossing accounts of the women's triumphs and trials. Read-alike: The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel by Meredith Bagby. |
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| The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-CooperShakespeare scholar Farah Karim-Cooper's thought-provoking analysis
examines how the Elizabethan playwright's representations of race continue to resonate in the 21st century. Read-alikes: Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt; Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by James Shapiro. |
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| Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris by Heather Dune Macadam and Simon WorrallHeather Dune Macadam and Simon Worrall's history focuses on the doomed romance between Jewish art student Annette Zelman and Catholic poet Jean Jausion in Nazi-occupied Paris. This novelistic account of love during wartime features letters, artwork, and other archival materials. Read-alike: Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis by Jeffrey H. Jackson. |
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| Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity by Laura MecklerWashington Post reporter and Shaker Heights native Laura Meckler’s thought-provoking debut chronicles the ongoing efforts to desegregate the Ohio city, which was initially established as an affluent, predominantly white Cleveland suburb in the early 20th century. Read-alike: A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation by Rachel Louise Martin. |
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| The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization That Transformed America by Katherine TurkHistorian Katherine Turk’s engaging study spotlights three lesser-known figures who were instrumental in the foundation and evolution of the National Organization for Women (NOW): union organizer Aileen Hernandez, NOW Chicago chapter president Mary Jean Collins, and artist and activist Patricia Hill Burnett. Read-alike: 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution edited by Katherine Spillar. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Cherry Hill Public Library
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
856-667-0300www.chplnj.org |
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