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Author
Language
English
Description
"Smart, warm, uplifting, the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open her heart. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same clothes year in, year out), means that Eleanor...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace, and LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms, many of us are understandably fearful of saying the wrong thing. That fear can sometimes prevent us from speaking up at all, depriving people from marginalized groups of support and stalling progress toward a more just...
Author
Publisher
Grow Grit Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Diversity Ninja shows us that regardless of differences in race, gender, ability, background, clothing, language spoken, or skin color, we are all part of the human race. Our differences are beautiful like the colors of a rainbow.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not purely the result of economics as the left claims, but the collapse of the institutions that made us successful, including marriage, church, and civic life.
"Should you be more worried...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A powerful true story about three Black girls who courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960, told by award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
