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Author
Publisher
Bala Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"I am an Antiracist Superhero! is a story about 6-year-old Malik, who after learning about racism, decides to "change the world" by becoming an antiracist superhero. With the help of his parents, Malik learns that even when he is feeling scared, he can still be a superhero by Looking, Listening, Feeling, and Acting! Join Malik and his friends as they help other children feel safe, included, and empowered. Inviting children from all backgrounds to...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books. an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts is a compilation of letters from concerned young students about today's issues, including bullying, climate change, gun violence, and racism. Reading Ruby's intuitive and inspirational responses, young readers will embrace the courage to be brave, bold, and confident"--
"National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned young students from across America."I've heard...
49) Not so nice guy
Author
Publisher
R.S. Grey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Oh my god. Who is that?" I get asked this question a lot. "Oh him?" I reply. "That's just Ian." Just Ian is the biggest understatement of the century. Just the Mona Lisa. Just the Taj Mahal. Just Ian, wih his boring ol' washboard abs and dime-a-dozen dimpled smile. Just Ian is.. just my best friend. We're extremely close, stuck so deep inside a Jim-and-Pam-style friendzone everyone at work assumes we're a couple - that is until one day, word spreads...
Author
Publisher
Button Poetry
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Francisco has created his own words for the things we cannot give name to. I'll Fly Away uses Frrancisco's invented lexicon as the palette to paint an intimate portrait of black life in America- one that praises joy and grace without shying away from the hard truths confronting all of us today.
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of poems written by Sarah Ruhl"--
"An award-winning, multi-genre writer grapples with the pandemic, death of George Floyd, and other crises of our times in gnomic poems written from inside the purgatory (and sudden revelations) of quarantine."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An experiential guide to re-orienting our understanding of old age as one of life's most meaningful and transformative stages"--
Aging can bring new fears, challenges, and concerns. Loss of career, loved ones, or changing physical and cognitive abilities can leave us feeling isolated and scared. Peters shows that growing older need not mean the end of personal growth. In fact, late adulthood can prove to be the most meaningful and transformative...
Publisher
IDW
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay, Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears reality apart. These are just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. [This book] is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA + experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Louder Than War Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"This is the first comprehensive history of goth music and culture. Across more than 500 pages, John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene, which has its roots in the post-punk era. Drawing on his own experience as a musician and journalist, Robb covers the style, the music and the clubs that spawned the culture, alongside political and social conditions. He also reaches back further to key historic events and movements that...
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A collection of ghost stories by American and English authors. These spectral stories span more than a hundred years, from modern-day creations by Joyce Carol Oates and Chet Williamson, to pulp yarns from August Derleth and M.L. Humphreys, to the atmospheric Victorian tales of Kipling and Lovecraft, not to mention modern works by Donald E. Westlake and Isaac Asimov. Whether you prefer possessive poltergeists, awful apparitions, or friendly phantoms,...
58) Into the '60s
Series
Publisher
Manufactured by Sony Music Special Products
Pub. Date
p1992
Language
English