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6361) Ironheart: Riri Williams
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In all the Marvel-Verse, few young minds are more brilliant than that of teen genius Riri Williams! Inspired by Tony Stark, Riri built her own invincible suit of armor--but she soon stepped out of Stark's shadow to forge her own future as the heroic Ironheart! Can Riri combine her studies at M.I.T. with her extracurricular activities--by which we mean taking down super-villains like the acoustic menace Clash? Plus: Ironheart shares an adventure with...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
Description
"This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"This . . . picture book biography explores how Jerry Lawson, a Black engineer, revolutionized the video game industry. Before Xbox and Playstation and Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadgety things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer--a professional tinkerer! In the 1970s, Jerry decided to tinker with video games. Back then, if players wanted a new video game,...
Author
Pub. Date
©2023.
Language
English
Description
"A seasoned cartoonist of epic proportions, Brandon-Croft carves out space for Black women’s perspectives in her nationally syndicated strip Few Black cartoonists have entered national syndication, and before Barbara Brandon-Croft, none of them were women. From 1989 to 2005, she brought Black women’s perspectives to an international audience with her trailblazing comic strip Where I’m Coming From. From diets to day care to debt to dreaded...
6368) Devour
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Devour tells the story of the Turner family, who move to Alabama to care for their ailing matriarch, Vassie, when she begins suffering from dementia. But Vassie isn't just any old lady; she's the last of a line of powerful root women who have been caring for the community since her ancestors were first captured and enslaved by white plantation owners. Patsy, the eldest daughter in the family, is immediately suspicious; the locals' fear and superstition...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shirley Chisholm was an outspoken and brave political figure and activist whose work has inspired generations to dare to fight for what's right. The chronology and themes of her life are presented in masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors the life...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"There is a growing urgency, in classrooms as well as in publishing at large, to encompass the African American experience, African American thought and culture. Much of the recent headway has been made in the superhero framework, including Black Panther, but not only there. The tremendous success-in sales and prizes-of March, the trilogy based upon the life of Congressman John Lewis, is arguably a landmark. No greater figure exists in African-American...
Author
Series
Livewire volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Accomplice. Mentor. Savior. And now, Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable super-powered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout with her technopathic abilities, causing untold devastation. After choosing the few over the many, she must now outrun the government she served - and those she once called allies. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be...or will she...
6373) The golden age: Book 2
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"As the rightful heir of late King Ronan, Tilda wants to deliver her people from famine and strife. But on the eve of her coronation, her younger brother, backed by a cabal of power-hungry lords, usurps her throne and casts her into exile, causing Tilda to go on the run. With the help of her last remaining allies, Tankred and Bertil, she travels throughout the hinterland of her kingdom. Wherever she goes, the common folk whisper of a legendary bygone...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in Confederate States were legally free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasn't until June 19, 1865--more than two months after the war ended--that the good news finally reached Galveston, Texas. From that moment forward, June 19 became a day to celebrate freedom--first in Texas and then across the country. How did Juneteenth develop over time, and what is...
6375) Sixth man surprise
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Devante Briggs loves basketball, but now he is just the sixth man off the bench for his school team, putting up with the snide remarks of some of the other players--until an outbreak of food poisoning gives him his chance to show off his skills.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Anastasia Higginbotham's What You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood delves into queerness, Blackness, and the love that dismantles whiteness. It's a book about knowing deeply that you matter--always did, always will. It's a book about what schools get wrong and churches don't say; but institutions are made by people and the people are evolving. It's a book about being known and cherished by family, and living in communion with your own personal...
6377) Rizos
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Spanish edition.
Language
Español
Description
"Marlene ama tres cosas: el arte, a su adorada tía Ruby y pasar el tiempo con Camilla, su mejor amiga. Pero su mamá piensa que se debería enfocar solamente en sus estudios y en madurar; y esto último implica alisarse el pelo todos los fines de semana para que se vea "presentable" y "bueno". Pero Marlene odia ir al salón y no entiende por qué nadie a su alrededor piensa que sus rizos naturales son bonitos. Después de algunos desafíos...
6378) Silk Hills
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Beth Wills comes to Silk Hills, a small Appalachian town that's seen better days since the mines were abandoned, she expected a bit of culture shock... but not like this! Beth is someone who has a talent for finding people who don't want to be found, and when she's called to Silk Hills by a local titan of industry, she can tell that something's not right. Little does she know... Silk Hills was once booming, but the only reason people tend to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The explosion of racial hate in an Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a black man accused of rape.
La conciencia de una ciudad impregnada de prejuicios, violencia e hipocresía es golpeada por la resistencia y el silencioso heroísmo de la lucha de un hombre por la justicia, en este clásico ganador del Premio Pulitzer que se ha traducido a más de 40 idiomas.
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