Search Results: Returned 17 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 17
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-- Alice plus Freda forever[2014]., Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books Call No: CRIME Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the true story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, who fell in love with each other in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1892, and planned to make a life together by having Alice pose as a man so she could provide support for them as a married couple. But their forbidden love was discovered and they were separated. Alice, her heart broken, publicly slashed Freda's throat to prevent her from being with anyone else, and was subsequently tried for insanity and sent to an asylum, where she died a few years later.
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-- Alice plus Freda forever[2014], Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books Call No: Historical Fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the true story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, who fell in love with each other in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1892, and planned to make a life together by having Alice pose as a man so she could provide support for them as a married couple. But their forbidden love was discovered and they were separated. Alice, her heart broken, publicly slashed Freda's throat to prevent her from being with anyone else, and was subsequently tried for insanity and sent to an asylum, where she died a few years later.
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-- Alice plus Freda forever[2014], Pulp Call No: HI-INT 306.76 COE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Investigates the true story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, who in 1892 were discovered to be lesbian lovers and were forcibly separated. Alice, heartbroken that Freda moved on seemingly with ease, slit Freda's throat, and was then declared insane.
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-- Alice plus Freda forever[2014], Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books Call No: 306.76 63 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the true story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, who fell in love with each other in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1892, and planned to make a life together by having Alice pose as a man so she could provide support for them as a married couple. But their forbidden love was discovered and they were separated. Alice, her heart broken, publicly slashed Freda's throat to prevent her from being with anyone else, and was subsequently tried for insanity and sent to an asylum, where she died a few years later.
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[2018], Pre-adolescent, Capstone Editions Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Newspaper copyboy Victor Vollmer sets out from Memphis to spread the ashes of Mr. Spiro, his friend and mentor, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and with the help of new friend Philomene he may meet the challenge.
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Capstone Editions Call No: REALISTIC F VAW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Paperboy Volume: 2Summary Note: Newspaper copyboy Victor Vollmer sets out from Memphis to spread the ashes of Mr. Spiro, his friend and mentor, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and with the help of new friend Philomene he may meet the challenge.
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By Bausum, Annc2012., Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Call No: 323 BAU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the link between the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., discussing how the strike, the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and the labor protests all laid the foundations for what many consider to be King's greatest speech, given just days before he was killed, and how that speech and King's death influenced the end of the strike.
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[2018], Primary, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: 331.892 8135393 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" sermon. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose.
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Juvenile Call No: 331 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Booklist Editors' Choice * A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book * Booklist Top 10 Diverse Books for Middle Grade or Older Readers * A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books "(A) history that everyone should know: required and inspired." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" sermon in Mason Temple Church. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: REA FIC VAW Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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[2013], Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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[2013], Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: FIC VAW Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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[2013], Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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[2014?]., Pre-adolescent, Listening Library Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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2013., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: FIC VAWTER Edition: First edition. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: FIC VAWTER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
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[2013]., Delacorte Press Call No: REALISTIC F VAW Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Paperboy Volume: 1Summary Note: When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
