Author: Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif, author. Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. Chance the rapper's golden year. Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. Night in Bruce Springsteen's America. Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. Carly Rae Jepsen loves you back. Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. Night Prince walked on water.
Published: 2017
Call Number: 814.6
Format: Books
Summary: In this collection of essays, Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times.--From publisher description.
Author: Spinale, Wendy, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: Y SPINALE
Format: Books
Summary: Bella, Gwen, and the Lost Boys have escaped to Alnwick Castle, but it is not the safe haven they hoped it would be for the "cure" for the Horologia virus has mutated into something even worse--so the Duchess Alyssa and Maddox Hadder set out searching for the virus's origin, an extinct poisonous apple, supposedly from a tree at the center of a labyrinth hidden deep within Germany and guarded by monsters.
Author: Bachman, Richard, author.
Published: 2016 1979
Call Number: PB BACHMAN
Format: Books
Summary: Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as The Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping ... with the winner being awarded "The Prize"--Anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystophian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line--the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you're given a warning. Three warnings and you're out of the game--permanently.
Author: Belle, Kimberly, author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: F BELLE
Format: Books
Summary: When former DC journalist Abigail stumbles across a military cover-up that has emotional consequences for one family, she finds that she can trust no one and winds up facing a difficult decision.
Author: Woodson, Jacqueline author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 811
Format: Books
Summary: "The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"-- Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.
Author: Rouda, Kaira Sturdivant, 1963- author.
Published: 2012
Call Number: F ROUDA
Format: Books
Summary: "The story of three women whose lives become entangled by the choices they make and how, ultimately, one of them turns to murder to achieve her goals"--Back cover. Roommates Laura and Angie couldn't be more different. Laura is a local celebrity, the television anchor who is motivated to move out of small-time media markets and on to the big time, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, Angie, a luckless waitress, spends her time waiting for Mr. Right to save her from temporary jobs and a life spent making bad choices. On the other side of town, Ellen abandons her life as a successful fundraiser for that of an isolated housewife in the country estate she shares with her husband, whose affairs become increasingly hard to ignore. When the city's gossip columnist, Maddie, and restaurant reviewer, Dixon, become involved in the mystery, the unlikely duo stir up more than they intended. But will anyone be able to stop the next murder? With her signature compassion and wit, Kaira Rouda once again takes readers on an entertaining journey into the heart of women's lives in suburbia--this time with adultery and murder in the mix.
Author: Baldacci, David.
Published: 2009
Call Number: F BALDACCI
Format: Books
Summary: A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David into a national security nightmare, pushing agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to their limits.
Author: Sundquist, Eric J., author.
Published: 2009
Call Number: 323.092
Format: Books
Summary: In this new exploration of the "I Have a Dream" speech, Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expresses the story of African-American freedom.
Author: Bell, Derrick, 1930-2011.
Published: 2004
Call Number: 344.73
Format: Books
Summary: Looks at continuing repercussions of Brown v. Board of Education and, despite the original intentions, its frequently negative impact on the educational needs of African-American children.
Author: Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Buss, Robin.
Published: 2003
Call Number: F DUMAS
Format: Books
Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author.
Published: 1991 1963
Call Number: PB CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: A is for Ascher, cudgeled in Andover. B is for Barnard, strangled in Bexhill. C is for Clarke, struck down in Churston. Beside each body is an A.B.C. Railway guide; before each murder Hercule Poirot is notified. In one of Christie's most twisted tales, the meticulous Belgian sleuth must navigate the eerie maze of a serial killer's mind. D is for Doncaster, where the next victim dies ... E is for evidence, ingeniously analyzed.
Author: Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000.
Published: 1968
Call Number: 741.597
Format: Books
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