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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Eddie Chuculate recounts his experience growing up in rural Oklahoma, from boyhood to young manhood, in an evocative and vivid voice. "Granny was full-blooded Creek, but the Bureau of Indian Affairs insisted she was thirteen-sixteenths. She showed her card to me. I'd sit at the kitchen table and stare at her when she was eating, wondering how you could be thirteen-sixteenths of anything and if so, what part of her constituted...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
64 pages ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Musician and technology phenom Shavone Charles explores how curiosity and nerve led her from a small college in Merced, California, to some of the most influential spaces in the tech world: from Google to Twitter to eventually landing a spot on the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Grateful for being the first in many spaces, but passionate about being neither the last nor the only, Charles tells her story in the hopes of guiding others and shaping...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A hilariously brilliant compilation of all things related to band-nerd utopia will have you at cello!"--
In this collection of quotes, anecdotes, and inside jokes, Corchin has deftly captured all the laughs and antics of band nerds! Whether you've been in band or know someone who was, you'll find someone you recognize in this book.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of women serving in the United States military begins before the founding of the country. Though early laws prohibited women from becoming soldiers, they still found ways to serve, even disguising themselves as men in order to participate in active battle. Women Heroes of the US Army chronicles the critical role women have played in strengthening the US Army from the birth of the nation to today. These smart, brave, and determined women...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve biographies follow the career paths of Native people who work in the complex entertainment industry, either in front of or behind the camera. Included are descriptions of what each member of a production team does, as well as advice on what it takes to get started in the entertainment industry"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
202 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice"--
We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it. Readers will follow a young Kendi as he learns...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them-- because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home-- until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v. Virginia, the Lovings secured their future when the court...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
viii, 146 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"An adaptation of the powerful, New York Times bestselling account of growing up Black and female in America, completely rewritten with new stories for young readers. Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with race in America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to trick future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An evocative chronicle of the battle that led to America's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling shares insights into the abuses of the "separate but equal" system and how such courageous activists as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois helped end legal segregation.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
132 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted prospect. Everyone from his parents to his teachers and coaches are in agreement on his future. Colin feels differently. Colin isn't excited about baseball. In the words of five-time all-star MLB player Adam Jones, "Baseball is a white man's game." Colin looks up to...
831) Seen: Edmonia Lewis
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
77 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"The first original graphic novel in a new series spotlighting the true stories of the real groundbreakers who changed our world for the better. "Sometimes the times were dark and the outlook was lonesome, but where there is a will, there is a way. I pitched in and dug at my work until now I am where I am." Meet Edmonia Lewis, the woman who changed America during the Civil War by becoming the first sculptor of African-American and Native American...
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