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To the bone / Alena Bruzas.
Bruzas, Alena,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Bru Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780593616208 :
Pub. Info: New York, New York : Rocky Pond Books, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up. HL590L Lexile.
Set in Jamestown in 1609, indentured servant Ellis suffers through the winter, bearing witness to the horrors committed by starving settlers.
Bruzas, Alena,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Bru Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780593616208 :
Pub. Info: New York, New York : Rocky Pond Books, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up. HL590L Lexile.
Set in Jamestown in 1609, indentured servant Ellis suffers through the winter, bearing witness to the horrors committed by starving settlers.
This motherless land : a novel / Nikki May.
May, Nikki,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F May Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780063084292 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2024
Target Audience: Ages 16 & Up. Grades 11 & Up.
"Originally published asThis Motherless Land in the United Kingdom in 2024 by Doubleday."--Title page verso.
From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a "vibrant" (Charmaine Wilkerson) decolonial retelling of Mansfield Park, exploring identity, culture, race, and love. Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father, and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she's sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother's stories. To her dismay, she finds the much-lauded estate dilapidated, the food tasteless, the weather grey. Worse still, her mother's family are cold and distant. With one exception: her cousin Liv. Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family. She becomes fiercely protective of her little cousin, and her warmth and kindness give Funke a place to heal. The two girls grow into adulthood the closest of friends. But the choices their mothers made haunt Funke and Liv and when a second tragedy occurs their friendship is torn apart. Against the long shadow of their shared family history, each woman will struggle to chart a path forward, separated by country, misunderstanding, and ambition. Moving between Somerset and Lagos over the course of two decades, This Motherless Land is a sweeping examination of identity, culture, race, and love that asks how we find belonging and whether a family's generational wrongs can be righted.
May, Nikki,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F May Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780063084292 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2024
Target Audience: Ages 16 & Up. Grades 11 & Up.
"Originally published asThis Motherless Land in the United Kingdom in 2024 by Doubleday."--Title page verso.
From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a "vibrant" (Charmaine Wilkerson) decolonial retelling of Mansfield Park, exploring identity, culture, race, and love. Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father, and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she's sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother's stories. To her dismay, she finds the much-lauded estate dilapidated, the food tasteless, the weather grey. Worse still, her mother's family are cold and distant. With one exception: her cousin Liv. Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family. She becomes fiercely protective of her little cousin, and her warmth and kindness give Funke a place to heal. The two girls grow into adulthood the closest of friends. But the choices their mothers made haunt Funke and Liv and when a second tragedy occurs their friendship is torn apart. Against the long shadow of their shared family history, each woman will struggle to chart a path forward, separated by country, misunderstanding, and ambition. Moving between Somerset and Lagos over the course of two decades, This Motherless Land is a sweeping examination of identity, culture, race, and love that asks how we find belonging and whether a family's generational wrongs can be righted.
With love, Echo Park / Laura Taylor Namey.
Namey, Laura Taylor,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Nam Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781665915366 :
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
Cuban American teenagers Clary, seventeen, and Emilio, eighteen, grew up together in the Echo Park community of Los Angeles clashing over their visions for the future of the neighborhood, but they find there is something stronger than local history tying them together.
Namey, Laura Taylor,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Nam Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781665915366 :
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
Cuban American teenagers Clary, seventeen, and Emilio, eighteen, grew up together in the Echo Park community of Los Angeles clashing over their visions for the future of the neighborhood, but they find there is something stronger than local history tying them together.
Medici heist / Caitlin Schneiderhan.
Schneiderhan, Caitlin,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sch Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250907189 :
Pub. Info: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy"--Provided by publisher.
Schneiderhan, Caitlin,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sch Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250907189 :
Pub. Info: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy"--Provided by publisher.
The library mule of Cordoba / Wilfrid Lupano, Leonard Chemineau ; colors: Christophe Buchard ; translation & lettering: Lynn Esko with Rodolfo Muraguchi.
Lupano, Wilfrid,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Lup Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781684972791 :
Pub. Info: Portland, OR : Ablaze Publishing, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
At the end of the 10th century: the death of Alhakâen III has left the caliphate of Câordoba in the hands of Hisham II, an eleven-year-old boy. His guardian, Almanzor, takes advantage of the circumstance to reign in his name. Among his provisions stands out the burning of thousands of volumes from the Câordoba library. Only a few will be saved, on the back of a mule guided by a thief and a couple of slaves. In this masterful graphic novel, screenwriter Wilfrid Lupano and artist Lâeonard Chemineau write a love letter to knowledge, tolerance, and the achievements of culture as the last barrier to the advance of totalitarianism.
Lupano, Wilfrid,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Lup Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781684972791 :
Pub. Info: Portland, OR : Ablaze Publishing, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
At the end of the 10th century: the death of Alhakâen III has left the caliphate of Câordoba in the hands of Hisham II, an eleven-year-old boy. His guardian, Almanzor, takes advantage of the circumstance to reign in his name. Among his provisions stands out the burning of thousands of volumes from the Câordoba library. Only a few will be saved, on the back of a mule guided by a thief and a couple of slaves. In this masterful graphic novel, screenwriter Wilfrid Lupano and artist Lâeonard Chemineau write a love letter to knowledge, tolerance, and the achievements of culture as the last barrier to the advance of totalitarianism.
Bridge across the sky / Freeman Ng.
Ng, Freeman,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Ng Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781665948593 :
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
In 1924 at the Angel Island Immigration Station, teen Chinese immigrant Soo Tai Go is awakened to the political realities of his new home as he waits to find out if he and his family will be allowed into the country.
Ng, Freeman,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Ng Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781665948593 :
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, [2024]
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
In 1924 at the Angel Island Immigration Station, teen Chinese immigrant Soo Tai Go is awakened to the political realities of his new home as he waits to find out if he and his family will be allowed into the country.
Someone like us / Dinaw Mengestu.
Mengestu, Dinaw,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Men Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780385350006 :
Pub. Info: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 16 & Up. Grades 11 & Up.
"The son of Ethiopian immigrants seeks to understand a hidden family history and uncovers a past colored by unexpected loss, addiction, and the enduring emotional pull toward home"--Provided by publisher.
Mengestu, Dinaw,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Men Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780385350006 :
Pub. Info: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 16 & Up. Grades 11 & Up.
"The son of Ethiopian immigrants seeks to understand a hidden family history and uncovers a past colored by unexpected loss, addiction, and the enduring emotional pull toward home"--Provided by publisher.
Never fall down : a novel / Patricia McCormick.
McCormick, Patricia,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Mcc Collection: TX
ISBN: 0605738084
Pub. Info: New York : Balzer + Bray, 2014.
Target Audience: 710 Lexile. 9-12 Perma-Bound Books. 4.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 7.0 IN.
"This is a work of fiction based on a true story"--Title page verso.
Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge.
McCormick, Patricia,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Mcc Collection: TX
ISBN: 0605738084
Pub. Info: New York : Balzer + Bray, 2014.
Target Audience: 710 Lexile. 9-12 Perma-Bound Books. 4.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 7.0 IN.
"This is a work of fiction based on a true story"--Title page verso.
Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge.
Miles Morales, suspended / Jason Reynolds ; illustrated by Zeke Pena.
Reynolds, Jason,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Rey Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800062485
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, 2024.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 5.2 Perma-Bound Books.
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
At head of title, Marvel.
During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.
Reynolds, Jason,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Rey Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800062485
Pub. Info: New York : Atheneum, 2024.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 5.2 Perma-Bound Books.
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
At head of title, Marvel.
During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.
The light in hidden places / Sharon Cameron.
Cameron, Sharon,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Cam Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780491289
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, [2021]
Target Audience: HL650 Lexile. 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 4.2 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.2 15.0 IN.
Based on the true story of Stefania Podgorska. Includes an author's note that outlines the later lives of Stefania, and the many of the other people who appear in the book.
Sixteen-year-old Catholic Stefania Podgorska has worked in the Diamant family's grocery store for four years, even falling in love with one of their sons, Izio; but when the Nazis came to Przemysl, Poland, the Jewish Diamants are forced into the ghetto (and worse) but Izio's brother Max manages to escape, and Stefania embarks on a dangerous course--protecting thirteen Jews in her attic, caring for her younger sister, Helena, and keeping everything secret from the two Nazi officers who are living in her house.
Cameron, Sharon,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Cam Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780491289
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, [2021]
Target Audience: HL650 Lexile. 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 4.2 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.2 15.0 IN.
Based on the true story of Stefania Podgorska. Includes an author's note that outlines the later lives of Stefania, and the many of the other people who appear in the book.
Sixteen-year-old Catholic Stefania Podgorska has worked in the Diamant family's grocery store for four years, even falling in love with one of their sons, Izio; but when the Nazis came to Przemysl, Poland, the Jewish Diamants are forced into the ghetto (and worse) but Izio's brother Max manages to escape, and Stefania embarks on a dangerous course--protecting thirteen Jews in her attic, caring for her younger sister, Helena, and keeping everything secret from the two Nazi officers who are living in her house.