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Mexican whiteboy

Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 09/14/2019 - 1:57am

Author: de la Peña, Matt
Published: 2008
Call Number: Y DELAPENA
Format: Books
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California.

Fallujah, with honor : First Battalion, Eighth Marine's role in Operation Phantom Fury

Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 09/14/2019 - 1:57am

Author: Livingston, Gary, 1942-
Published: 2006
Call Number: 956.7044
Format: Books

Glass Houses

Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 09/14/2019 - 1:57am

Call Number: PB PENNY
Format: Books

Yoga For Life

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Open to adults & teens.Registration & $5 fee required for each session.Presented by Janet Hahn, certified instructor.No food 3 hours prior to class. Wear loose comfortable clothing & bring mat or towel.

Journey Through Africa

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Open to all. Registration requested. Explore the continent of Africa with speaker Jacqueline Hall Smith as she delves into its rich cultural heritage, using lively storytelling, stunning visuals, and treasured artifacts.

Math SAT Prep Tips and Hacks

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Open to teens. Registration is required. Improve your math SAT/ACT scores! Let trained math tutor, Jared Sawyer, teach you the tips and tricks you need to achieve your best test results.

Anne Rivers Siddons, Novelist Whose Muse Was the New South, Dies at 83

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 7:26pm

She found inspiration in her Georgia upbringing and in Atlanta’s evolution into a major postwar city.

In 'Something Deeply Hidden,' Sean Carroll Argues There Are Infinite Copies Of You

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 4:21pm

The physicist dives into fraught territory, taking up the age-old debate over quantum mechanics — aiming to convince readers that the Many Worlds interpretation is the one that describes reality.

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Yes, They Found It in a Box

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 3:55pm

Twenty-one years ago, Dr. Seuss’ widow discovered some unpublished manuscripts, including one that has become “Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum,” illustrated by Andrew Joyner.

'The Accusation' Tracks The False Narrative Of Blood Libel

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 3:15pm

Edward Berenson looks at what led up to the false narrative that Jewish people murder Christian children and use their blood, its perpetuation, and the single 1928 U.S. allegation of blood libel.

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Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 2:58pm

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk about their new book, “She Said,” and Ian Urbina discusses “The Outlaw Ocean.”

She’s So Unusual. Is She Magical?

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 2:08pm

In Laurel Snyder’s “My Jasper June,” the truth is complicated, but the lifesaving power of friendship never flickers.

What Happens When an African-American Girl From Oregon Discovers Harlem?

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 2:05pm

In Renée Watson’s “Some Places More Than Others,” the historic black neighborhood is home to family secrets, cultural riches — and culture shock.

‘Not Bad for a Woman’: The Indignities of Life for Yale’s First Female Students

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 1:09pm

The college admitted its first class of women 50 years ago. “Yale Needs Women,” by the historian Anne Gardiner Perkins, uncovers the formidable challenges those students faced.

Revisiting Edwidge Danticat and Immigration

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:31pm

Danticat’s 2007 memoir, “Brother, I’m Dying,” traces her family’s journey from Haiti to the United States.

Letters to the Editor

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:30pm

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

In 'Permanent Record,' Edward Snowden Says 'Exile Is An Endless Layover'

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 9:02am

In his memoir, the former NSA contractor says he believes he's been proven right as the U.S. has amended laws regarding government surveillance. But the government still wants to prosecute him.

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Love Wins Out In These 3 September Romances

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 7:00am

This month, we're bringing you a suffragist who takes on a duke, love at the Renaissance Faire (bodices make everyone look good) and two writers on a retreat that quickly turns into something more.

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New in Paperback: ‘One Person, No Vote’ and ‘Where the Dead Sit Talking’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 5:00am

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Gone Missing: A Little Boy, a Favorite Uncle, an Old Lady’s Mind

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 09/13/2019 - 5:00am

The crime novels in Marilyn Stasio’s column take readers from East Texas to West Africa, with stops in Ireland and the memory care unit of a nursing home.

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