Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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-- Daisy Jones and the Six2020., Ballantine Books Call No: Historical Fic Reid Rei Edition: 2020 Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Coming of age in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, Daisy Jones has rubbed shoulders and more with rock stars and done her share of drugs, but by the time she reaches twenty years of age her own voice talent has become noticed. Also noticed is The Six, led by Billy Dunne--who has found out his girlfriend is pregnant and he freaks out, going crazy on the band's tour. Then, a producer pairs Daisy and The Six together, and what happens next will become legendary throughout the 1970s.
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Ã2018., Pre-adolescent, Lantern Paperbacks, Levine Querido Call No: HISTORICAL FIC SMI Edition: 1st Lantern Pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofia's main worries are how to get some groovy go-go boots, and how not to die of embarrassment giving a speech at school! But when her older brother Lenny starts talking about marches and protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders are being bullied by the police for their passports and papers, a shadow is cast over Sofia's sunny teenage days. Through her heartfelt diary entries, we witness the terror of being dawn-raided and gain an insight into the courageous and tireless work of the Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s as they encourage immigrant families across New Zealand to stand up for their rights.
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2009, c2008., St. Martin's Griffin Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st St. Martin's Gr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Kate Mularkey is thrilled when Tully Hart moves in across the street, and the two form an immediate friendship that remains strong through the next thirty years, until one act of betrayal threatens to destroy both their lives and the friendship that has seen them through life's highs and lows.
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2012, c2011., Back Bay Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fourteen-year-old girl awaits signs of womanhood and navigates life alongside her best friend in a small Midwestern city in the 1970s, but their friendship is tested by their families, a group of popular girls, and more of life's trials.
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2010., Random House Trade Paperbacks Call No: HISTORICAL F MCC Edition: 2010 Random House T Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents a fictional story set in the New York City of the 1970s that follows a group of individuals as they attempt to live in this bustling city while dealing with the social issues of their time.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FIC WEAVER Edition: First paperback edition. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Lu Olivera is in sixth grade, and all she wants is to do is keep her head down and get along with everyone--but her friends are starting to act boy-crazy, and some have even started making fun of her for being able to run track really fast. Lu hopes she can make a new friend in fellow runner Belinda Gresham, but she is black and Belinda is white, and in 1970 Red Grove, Alabama, that just won't work. Racial tensions rise in the state, and Lu is forced to take a stand for what is right.
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Juvenile Call No: 741.5 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Gifted teen Francine struggles with nightmares and dark flashbacks as Dr. Brenner attempts to unlock her precognitive powers, but when an old friend tries to make amends, she wonders if she can really trust him. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Juvenile Call No: 741.5 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Francine and her friends know they need to escape from Dr. Brenner's grueling experiments and Hawkins Laboratory before he can harness their collective powers, but they worry their opportunity to escape will arrive too late. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Juvenile Call No: 741.5 Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Francine and Ricky attempt a bold escape from Hawkins Laboratory and her precognitive abilities will be put to the test as she tries to rescue all of the gifted children from Dr. Brenner's cruel experiments. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Wendy Lamb Books Call No: FIC STE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1970s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Wendy Lamb Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1970s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
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[2010]., Juvenile, Yearling Call No: FIC STEAD Edition: 1st Yearling ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: Yearling Newbery.Summary Note: In the 1980s, as her mother prepares to be a contestant on a television game show, Miranda tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
