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[2018], Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: 170 .44 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A . . . collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity--but persisted"--Provided by publisher.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: 170 NEV Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity-- but persisted. Among others: actress Alia Shawkat was told she was too "ethnic" for parts. Former NFL player Wade Davis bullied other gay classmates in an attempt to hide his own sexuality. Holocaust survivor Fanny Starr tells of her harrowing time in Auschwitz, where she watched her family disappear, one by one. They tell how they rose through the hate, overcoming the obstacles of their childhood to the hard-won lives they live today.
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c1950., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: E DUV Edition: [Lib. ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.
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2012, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: [Fic] Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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2012, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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2012, Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: Realistic FIC Palacio Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. "August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school--until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances? R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, "Wonder" is accessible to readers of all levels. "From the Hardcover edition."
