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During World War II, nine-year-old Molly goes to school and with her friends tries to aid the war effort. Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944. Her stories describe her life on the home front during World War Two. Molly doesn't like many of the changes the war has brought, and she especially misses her father, who is away caring for wounded soldiers. But Molly learns the importance of getting along and pulling together...
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Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they were born to do, from StoryCorps founder Dave Isay In "Callings," StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing what they love.Some found their paths at a very young age, others later in life; some overcame great odds or upturned their lives inorderto pursue what matters to them. Many of their stories have never been broadcast...
64) Lemur dreamer
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Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
All the residents of 32 Pebbly Lane lead mostly unextraordinary lives ... Except for Louis the Lemur. He's a sleepwalker! After his night-time antics cause mischief, his friends decide to follow him one night, with hilarious consequences.
A lemur with an acute case of somnambulism is looked after by his friends who try to make sure he comes to no harm during his nighttime excursions.
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Nola's worlds volume 3
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Nola learns that Alta Donna City is more important than she imagined, and that her storytelling ability is the key to saving her world, the world of stories, and her friends Damiano and Inâes.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Cedric The Entertainer's debut novel Flipping Boxcars is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities during the Depression and World War II. The story is also an homage to Cedric's grandfather, who in this tale emerges as Babe. He is a charismatic and widely loved man. He is also a gambler, whose gift of gab often gets him out of tricky situations, which is often. Babe is also a dreamer, something he shares in common with...
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"After following her mother to the US at a young age to pursue economic opportunities, one woman must come to terms with the ways in which systematic racism and resultant trauma keep the American Dream inaccessible to Black people. In the early '90s, young Tiffanie Drayton and her siblings left Trinidad and Tobago to join their mother in New Jersey, where she'd been making her way as a domestic worker, eager to give her children a shot at the American...
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Cherry Lake Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Learn how policy has shaped opportunity for American immigrants. Readers will understand what a "Dreamer" is and why they may hear that term in the news or their community. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate, and winner of the 2022 Latinx Educator Impact Award from...
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Keena Roberts split her adolescence between the wilds of an island camp in Botswana and the even more treacherous halls of an elite Philadelphia private school. In Africa, she slept in a tent, cooked over a campfire, and lived each day alongside the baboon colony her parents were studying. She could wield a spear as easily as a pencil, and it wasn't unusual to be chased by lions or elephants on any given day. But for the months of the year when her...
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Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"An unforgettable account of a quietly remarkable life, Robert Brown's memoir takes readers behind the scenes of pivotal moments from the 20th century, where the lessons he learned at his grandmother's knee helped him shape America as we know it today. Called "a world-class power broker" by the Washington Post, Robert Brown has been a sought-after counselor for an impressive array of the famous and powerful, including every American president since...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved Beatle to an outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his battle with the U.S. Government.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond. Spaceflight chronicles how, in the half-century that followed Sputnik, the world was revolutionized by space travel and exploration. The opening up of Earth's orbit to satellites led to a revolution in communications, monitoring of the...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"The experts say that America's best days are behind us, that mediocre long-term economic growth is baked in the cake, and that politically, socially, and racially, the United States will continue to tear itself apart. But David Smick-- hedge fund strategist and author of the 2008 bestseller The World Is Curved-- argues that the experts are wrong. In recent decades, a Corporate Capitalism of top down mismanagement and backroom deal-making has smothered...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A product of more than five years of research, Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan brings into focus the mysterious point where politics and the economy meet. Through Greenspan's story, Mallaby casts every presidency from Nixon to George W. Bush in a fresh new light. The story of Greenspan is also the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill. The Man Who Knew is a searching reckoning with what exactly comprised the...
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New Directions paperbook volume 134
Publisher
Published for James Laughlin by New Directions
Pub. Date
1963, c1954]
Language
English
Description
These two novellas are set in Berlin in 1931, just as Adolf Hitler was moving into power. Berlin is charming, with its avenues and cafés; marvelously grotesque, with its nightlife and dreamers; dangerous, with its vice and intrigue; powerful and seedy, with its mobs and millionaires. The stories are inhabited by characters such as the unforgettable Sally Bowles, whose misadventures in the demimonde were popularized on the American stage and screen...
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Nola's worlds volume 2
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
As her once perfect and boring hometown Alta Donna becomes increasingly turbulent and dangerous, Nola determines to find the reason and its possible connection to her mysterious new friends Inés and Damiano.
79) The spirit of invention: the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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An illustrated appreciation of America's spirit of invention, which introduces unique characters whose insistence on change for the better made America what it is today. This book is a fascinating examination of innovation as a driving characteristic of Americans from all eras and all walks of life. In this book we meet Gertrude Forbes, a sickly widow so poor she had to live in her aunt's attic, who overcame the odds to invent, among other things,...
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