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2018., Catapult Call No: Social Issues NF CHU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[Nicole] Chung investigates the mysteries and complexities of her transracial adoption in this chronicle of unexpected family for anyone who has struggled to figure out where they belong"--OCLC.
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2004., Primary, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: 973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: A look at a cross-section of people and events in American history from 1621 to 2001 representing the many facets of American life.
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2004., Primary, Holt Call No: 973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: A look at a cross-section of people and events in American history from 1621 to 2001 representing the many facets of American life.
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By Kehret, Pegc2012., Dutton Children's Books Call No: 636.08 320973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A mother cat and her kittens, shot with a pellet gun. A poacher illegally stalking a bear. Peg Kehret tells these true stories and more as she invites readers into her life on a small wildlife sanctuary. A personal glimpse into the life of an author who loves animals, and the philosophy by which she lives.
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-- Brave, black, first :[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Crown Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day." --
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2000., Washington Square Press Call No: 973.01 HOL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the stories of thirty-eight African-Americans, proud of their heritage and culture, in which they tell what it was like to grow up in a nation governed by racial discrimination.
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2002., Metropolitan Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author, nearing the end of eight years of training in general surgery, contemplates the nature of modern medicine, discussing the fallibility of doctors, the mysteries and unknowns of medicine and the struggle to know what to do about them, and the issue of uncertainty.
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2010., Candlewick Press Call No: 327.73 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of true spy stories from throughout the history of the United States, discussing personalities, missions, traitors, technological advances, and more.
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2010., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: SC JAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of true spy stories from throughout the history of the United States, discussing personalities, missions, traitors, technological advances, and more.
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2010., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: Adventure 327.73 Jan Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A collection of accounts of espionage activities for and against the United States from George Washington's spy network to cyber espionage of modern times. Describes the work of such spies as Benedict Arnold, Mata Hari, and double agents Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.
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[2018], Random House Call No: HI-INT B WES Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
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[2018]., Random House Call No: B Westover Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
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By Odom, LeslieCall No: 921 ODOM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Leslie Odom Jr., burst on the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton. Since then, he has performed for sold-out audiences, sung for the Obamas at the White House, and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. But before he landed the role of a lifetime in one of the biggest musicals of all time, Odom put in years of hard work as a singer and an actor. With personal stories from his life, Odom asks the questions that will help you unlock your true potential and achieve your goals even when they seem impossible. What work did you put in today that will help you improve tomorrow? How do you surround yourself with people who will care about your dreams as much as you do? How do you know when to play it safe and when to risk it all for something bigger and better? These stories will inspire you, motivate you, and empower you for the greatness that lies ahead, whether you're graduating from college, starting a new job, or just looking to live each day to the fullest.
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Ã2000., Vintage Books Call No: HISTORY Edition: 1st Vintage Bks. ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the intertwined lives of seven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
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2000., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: 973.4 ELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic -- John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
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c2007., Collins Call No: 973.09 9 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of 100 interesting and unusual stories from presidential history.
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2006., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 973 BUCKLEY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book focuses on 20 individuals and their quests for freedom across U.S. history, such as Deborah Sampson's masquerade as a soldier during the Revolutionary War, the flight of the Nez Perce, the revolt on the Amistad, and the resettlement of one of the "lost boys" of the Sudan.
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2006., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Publisher description Summary Note: Presents a collection of maps and illustrations that describe the stories of people who sought freedom and shaped the events of America's past.
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By Jahren, Hope2017., Vintage Books Call No: B Jahren Edition: First Vintage Books edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Memoir of scientist Hope Jahren about growing up being allowed to play with her science teacher father's lab equipment, what science means to her, and how she has developed a life doing science with "both the heart and the hands." Highlight's Jahren's friendship with the brilliant but psychologically wounded man named Bill, who became her lab partner and best friend.