Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
13 Ways to Eat a Fly
13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich; David Clark (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 595.77 HEA (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781580898904
Publication Date: 2021-02-16
Thirteen flies become tasty snacks in this clever reverse counting book about predators and prey. Science meets subtraction as a swarm of flies buzzes along, losing one member to each predator along the way. Includes a guide to eating bugs, complete with nutritional information for a single serving of flies.
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
Above the Rim : how Elgin Baylor changed basketball by Jen Bryant; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B BAY (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781419741081
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players--an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style of moving and shooting, he inspired others to get creative with their game. But when traveling for away games, hotels and restaurants weren't as welcoming of Elgin as they were of his white teammates. Together, Elgin and his teammates boycotted places practicing segregation until the entire NBA followed suit.
Areli is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Moralex, a DACA Recipient
Areli Is a Dreamer : a true story by Areli Morales, a DACA recipient by Areli Morales; Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B MOR (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781984893994
Publication Date: 2021-06-08
In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City.
The Bug Girl: A True Story
The Bug Girl : a true story by Sophia Spencer; Margaret McNamara; Kerascoët (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B SPE (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780525645931
Publication Date: 2020-02-11
Sophia Spencer has loved bugs ever since a butterfly landed on her shoulder--and wouldn't leave!--at a butterfly conservancy when she was only two-and-a-half years old. In preschool and kindergarten, Sophia was thrilled to share what she knew about grasshoppers (her very favorite insects), as well as ants and fireflies . . . but by first grade, not everyone shared her enthusiasm. Some students bullied her, and Sophia stopped talking about bugs altogether. When Sophia's mother wrote to an entomological society looking for a bug scientist to be a pen pal for her daughter, she and Sophie were overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response--letters, photos and videos came flooding in. Using the hashtag BugsR4Girls, scientists tweeted hundreds of times to tell Sophia to keep up her interest in bugs--and it worked!
The Cat Man of Aleppo
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Karim Shamsi-Basha; Irene Latham; Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B ALJ (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781984813787
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats. Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty except for the many cats left behind. Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay. He can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart, but he will need help from others if he wants to keep all of his new friends safe.
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
Crossings : extraordinary structures for extraordinary aniimals by Katy S. Duffield; Mike Orodán (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 333.954 DUF (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781534465794
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
How did the elephant cross the road? In Kenya, there is an elephant underpass. How did the red crab cross the road? In Australia they use a special bridge that leads to the Indian Ocean. All over the world people help animals by building special places where animals can pass over, under, across and through the roadways that people have built. Learn why these crossing are needed-- and how they are working!
Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper
Cubs in the Tub : the true story of the Bronx Zoo's first woman zookeeper by Candace Fleming; Julie Downing (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B MAR (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780823443185
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
Readers are told the story of Helen Martini's care for lion and tiger cubs, and her emergence as the Bronx Zoo's first woman zookeeper.
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars
Dark Was the Night : Blind Willie Johnson's journey to the stars by Gary Golio; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B JOH (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781524738884
Publication Date: 2020-08-25
The story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record.
Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass
Does It Fart? : a kid's guide to the gas animals pass by Nick Caruso; Dani Rabaiotti; Alex G. Griffiths (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 591.5 CAR (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780316491044
Publication Date: 2019-07-02
An illustrated guide to whether or not various animals pass gas, infused with humor and scientific facts.
Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring
Drawing on Walls : a story of Keith Haring by Matthew Burgess; Josh Cochran (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B HAR (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781592702671
Publication Date: 2020-05-19
Truly devoted to the idea of public art, Haring created murals wherever he went. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper of unused advertising space in the subway, Haring's iconic pop art and graffiti-like style transformed the New York City underground in the 1980s. A member of the LGBTQ community, Haring died tragically at the age of thirty-one from AIDS-related complications. This honest, celebratory book honors Haring's life and art, along with his very special connection with kids.
An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America
An Equal Shot : how the law Title IX changed America by Helaine Becker; Dow Phumiruk (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 344.73 BEC (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250241955
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
A nonfiction picture book introduction to the history and importance of Title IX as civil rights legislature.
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Flying High : the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles by Michelle Meadows; Ebony Glenn (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B BIL (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781250205667
Publication Date: 2020-12-29
A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, international gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar.
A Girl Named Rosita - The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer!
A Girl Named Rosita : the story of Rita Moreno : actor, singer, dancer, trailblazer! by Anika Aldamuy Denise; Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B MOR (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780062877703
Publication Date: 2020-11-03
The life of Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno, from her girlhood journey to the United States to her rise as a timeless superstar.
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call by Claudia Friddell; Elizabeth Baddeley (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B BAN (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781684373505
Publication Date: 2021-02-02
Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country--undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions--Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal.
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's life, leadership, and legacy by Kekla Magoon; Laura Freeman (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B MAR (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780062912510
Publication Date: 2021-01-05
A picture book portrait of the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, presented by two Coretta Scott King Honor winners, includes coverage of Thurgood Marshall's upbringing in segregated Baltimore, achievements with the NAACP and contributions to landmark equality rulings.
Honeybee: the Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Honeybee : the busy life of apis mellifera by Candace Fleming; Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 595.79 FLE (Juvenile Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780823442850
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
Describes the life cycle of the hard-working honeybee.
In My Mosque
In My Mosque by M. O. Yuksel; Hatem Aly (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 297.351 YUK (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780062978707
Publication Date: 2021-03-23
A picture book featuring culturally rich artwork celebrates the joys, rituals, and traditions that are practiced in mosques throughout the world, and includes a glossary and information about many historical and significant mosques.
Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards
Indelible Ann : the larger-than-life story of Governor Ann Richards by Meghan P. Browne; Carlynn Whitt (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B RIC (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780593173275
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
A folksy, larger-than-life picture book biography about Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas who has inspired countless women in politics today.
Just You and Me: Remarkable Relationships in the Wild
Just You and Me : remarkable relationships in the wild by Jennifer Ward; Alexander Vidal (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 577.85 WAR (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781534460980
Publication Date: 2021-09-14
All over the world, unlikely pairs of plants and animals work together. Under the sea, the stinging anemone protects the boxer crab in exchange for food. In the desert, the woodpecker shelters inside a tall saguaro cactus and then distributes its seeds so more will grow. Near the water, the mighty hippopotamus stays pest-free because of the hungry egret that rides comfortably on its back. Even humans have to do our part--we depend on Earth for our survival, so we must do our best to protect our amazing planet.
Keeping the City Going
Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 614.44 FLO (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781534493773
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
An ode to the essential workers keeping the country operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lady Bird Johnson, That's Who!: The Story of a Cleaner and Greener America
Lady Bird Johnson, That's Who! : the story of a cleaner and greener America by Tracy Nelson Maurer; Ginnie Hsu (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B JOH (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781250240361
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
A lively picture book biography of Lady Bird Johnson, with a focus on her environmentalist passion and legacy as First Lady.
A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla
A Life Electric : the story of Nikola Tesla by Azadeh Westergaard; Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B TES (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780593114605
Publication Date: 2021-07-27
Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction motor, which used alternating currents ( AC) to distribute electricity and which remains the standard for electric distribution today. Tesla's love of animals also remained constant throughout his life and led to his anointment as the Pigeon Charmer of New York for his devotion to nature's original wireless messengers.
Mars Is: Stark Slopes, Silvery Snow, and Startling Surprises
Mars Is : stark slopes, silvery snow, and startling surprises by Suzanne SladeCall Number: Easy 523.43 SLA (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781682631881
Publication Date: 2021-04-01
For centuries, people have been intrigued by Mars, and over time, scientists have made exciting discoveries, such as the planet's Earth-like weather and seasons. But curious earthlings want to know more about the Red Planet. Does Mars have deserts? Volcanos? Or signs of life? Could people live there someday? Scientists decided to take a closer look. They built a powerful camera called the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) and loaded it onto a rocket. The rocket blasted off on August 12, 2005, and seven months later, the camera began orbiting Mars. It sent back surprising, revealing photos showing the world what Mars really is. Now, the world's space community and NASA have renewed their exploration efforts, and interest in the Red Planet is in high gear.
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small
Nano: the Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small by Jess Wade; Melissa Castrillón (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 620.5 WAD (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781536217667
Publication Date: 2021-09-15
An acclaimed physicist takes readers into the cutting-edge world of nanoscience where they will learn about the tiny building blocks that make up the world around us.
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Nicky and Vera : a quiet hero of the holocaust and the children he rescued by Peter SísCall Number: Easy B WIN (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781324015741
Publication Date: 2021-01-26
In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Sís dramatizes Winton's story in this distinctive and deeply personal picture book. He intertwines Nicky's efforts with the story of one of the children he saved-a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky's aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities-one her birthright, the other her choice.
Ocean! Waves for All
Ocean! Waves for All (Our universe #4) by Stacy McAnulty; David Litchfield (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 551.46 MAN (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250108098
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone. It's you and me, dudes.
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
People's Painter : how Ben Shahn fought for justice with art by Cynthia Levinson; Evan Turk (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B SHA (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781419741302
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
"The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew." As an observant young child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees--and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings with him both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks for justice through his art--from challenging classmates who bully him for being Jewish, to resisting his teachers' calls to paint beautiful landscapes in favor of painting stories true to life, to using his work to urge the US government to pass Depression-era laws that help people find food and security. In this moving and timely portrait, award-winning author and illustrator Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk honor an artist, immigrant, and activist whose work still resonates today: a true painter for the people.
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch
Saving American Beach : the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch by Heidi Tyline King; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B BET (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781101996294
Publication Date: 2021-04-13
A biography of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist who worked to preserve American Beach, Florida as a historical landmark.
Shirley Chisholm is a Verb
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb! by Veronica Chambers; Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B CHI (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780803730892
Publication Date: 2020-07-28
A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature
Slow Down : 50 mindful moments in nature by Rachel Williams; Freya Hartas (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy 508 WIL (Easy nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781419748387
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them . . . In this beautiful illustrated collection, 50 moments in nature are paused for you to watch them in detail. Then you should go outside, and explore, and see what you find when you take the time to slow down. Gorgeously illustrated, this charming collection celebrates the small wonders happening all around us every day.
Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro
Small Room, Big Dreams: the Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown; Mirelle Ortega (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy B CAS (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780062985736
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
The story of political powerhouse twins Julián and Joaquin Castro began in the small room that they shared with their grandmother Victoriana in San Antonio, Texas. Victoriana crossed the border from Mexico into Texas as a six-year-old orphan, marking the start of the family's American journey. Her daughter Rosie, Julián and Joaquin's mom, was an activist who helped the barrio through local government. The strong women in their family inspired the twins to get involved in politics. Julián and Joaquin have been working at the local, state, and national level--as a former presidential candidate, mayor and member of President Obama's Cabinet, and a U.S. Congressman, respectively--to make the country a better place for everyone.
There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Woman's National Skateboard Champion
There Goes Patti McGee! : the story of the first women's National Skateboard Champion by Tootie Nienow; Erika Medina (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B MGE (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9780374313999
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
There Goes Patti McGee! walks us through Patti's first place win in the women's division of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship. She wowed the judges with with what would become her signature move--the rolling handstand. Inspiring and unapologetic, Patti McGee proves that anyone can skate.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero
Bartali's Bicycle : the True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt; Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B BAR (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9780062908117
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.
Black Heroes of the Wild West
Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons by James Otis Smith; Kadir Nelson (Introduction by)Call Number: Juv 978.78 SMI (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781943145515
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West: Mary "Stagecoach" Fields, a cardplaying coach driver; Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy S Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs.
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You by Mike Barfield; Jess Bradley (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 500 BAR (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781534467217
Publication Date: 2021-03-16
Packed with comics, diagrams, and "secret diaries," this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things--from hearts to farts to coconuts--and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers. Join the hilarious exploration of "a day in the life" of nearly 100 things on Earth. Find out what exactly your tongue does all day long, how a Japanese knotweed destroys everything in its path, and why no two snowflakes are ever the same. From the gross and smelly to the beautiful and fascinating, this book is a treasure trove of entertaining information.
Escape at 10,000 Feet: D. B. Cooper and the Missing Money
Escape at 10,000 Feet : D. B. Cooper and the missing money (Unsolved case files #1) by Tom Sullivan (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 364.155 SUL (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780062991522
Publication Date: 2021-03-02
A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance.
The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field
The Floating Field : how a group of Thai boys built their own soccer field by Scott Riley; Nguyen Quang (Illustrator); Kim Lien (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 796.334 RIL (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781541579156
Publication Date: 2021-03-02
On a tiny Thai island without room for a soccer field, a group of resourceful teen boys gathers scraps and works together to build a floating field so they can play the game they love.
Free Lunch
Free Lunch by Rex OgleCall Number: YA B OGL-R (Young Adult Biography)
ISBN: 9781324003601
Publication Date: 2019-09-10
Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger -- that of a child for his parents' love and care.
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Galloping Gertie: The True Story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Galloping Gertie : the true story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse by Amanda Abler; Levi Hastings (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 363.12 ABL (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781632172631
Publication Date: 2021-08-17
A nonfiction picture book about the famous 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The strange and spectacular collapse of which has become a textbook example of an engineering failure, an oft-used science lesson, and even given rise to a legend of an old and gigantic octopus.
Girl on a Motorcycle
Girl on a Motorcycle by Amy Novesky; Julie Morstad (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B DAU (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9780593116296
Publication Date: 2020-09-08
One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go... Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding.
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved Lond's Poop Pollution
The Great Stink : how Joseph Bazalgette solved London's poop pollution problem by Colleen Paeff; Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B BAZ (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781534449299
Publication Date: 2021-08-31
This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come--and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods today.
Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
Hear My Voice = Escucha Mi Voz : the testimonies of children detained at the southern border of the United States by Warren Binford (Compiled by); Michael Garcia Bochenek (Foreword by)Call Number: Juv 920 BIN (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781523513482
Publication Date: 2021-04-13
In Spanish and in English, a first-person account of children's experiences in detention at the southern U.S. border. Every day, children in migration are detained at the US-Mexico border. They are scared, alone, and their lives are in limbo. Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz shares the stories of 61 these children, from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico, ranging in age from five to seventeen--in their own words from actual sworn testimonies. The book is in English on one side; then flip it over, and there's a complete Spanish version.
Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World
Horse Power : how horses changed the world by Jennifer ThermesCall Number: Juv 636.1 THE (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781419749452
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
Until the popularization of the family car, horses and humans lived, worked, and played side by side. With the invention of the wheel, saddle, bit, and bridle; horses pulled far-flung lands closer together at the speed of a gallop. Trade, agriculture, exploration, and war--none of these would have been possible in the same way without horses. In dazzling spreads packed with maps, sidebars, and other hidden gems, Jennifer Thermes tackles the history of the horse. Horse Power explores horses' evolution. It tracks their migration as they find homes on six continents, and it shows readers what kinds of jobs they've had. And, ultimately, it explores the shift from "horse power" to "horsepower"--When humans traded manure in the street for pollution in the air. An encyclopedic look at this amazing animal, Horse Power offers a unique view of world history from atop a horse's back.
Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream
Immigrant Architect : Rafael Guastavino and the American dream by Berta de Miguel; Kent Diebolt; Virginia Lorente (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 720.922 DEM (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780884488125
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
The Spanish architects Rafael Guastavino Sr. and his son, Rafael Guastavino Jr., designed more than one thousand iconic spaces across New York City and the United States, such as the New York City Hall Subway Station (still a tourist destination though no longer active), the Manhattan Federal Reserve Bank, the Nebraska State Capitol, the Great Hall of Ellis Island, the Oyster bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York, the Elephant House at the Bronx Zoo, the soaring tiled vaults under the Queensboro Bridge, the central dome of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and the Boston Public Library. Written in the voice of the son, who was eight years old in 1881 when he immigrated to America with his father, this is their story.
Just Being Dali: The Story of Artist Salvador Dali
Just Being Dalí : story of artist Salvador Dalí by Amy Guglielmo; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B DAL (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781984816580
Publication Date: 2021-02-09
Salvador Dalí struggles to follow the rules and fit in with his peers, until one day he realizes that artists can be and do anything they like. This realization gives him the freedom to truly be himself.
King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
King of Ragtime : the story of Sc ott Joplin by Stephen Costanza (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv B JOP (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781534410367
Publication Date: 2021-09-14
This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, is told through kaleidoscopic illustrations.
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers
Latinitas : [Spanish Edition] : una celebració de 40 soñadoras audaces by Juliet MenéndezCall Number: Juv 920 MEN SPA (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250796103
Publication Date: 2022-03-01
In Spanish. Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman as a child; the second page contains a brief biography of the woman, and highlights her contributions to history. These women followed their dreams-- and just might encourage you to follow yours!
Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries: Ten Interactive Adventures in Mathematical Wonderland
Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries : ten interactive adventures in mathematical wonderland by Eugenia Cheng; Aleksandra Artymoska (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 793.74 CHE (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781536217100
Publication Date: 2021-03-30
Join Molly as she ventures into a curious land where nothing is quite as it seems. A trail of clues leads from one mystery to another, but who is leaving them and where will they go? This interactive math book shows there's more to math than sums and numbers. This creative approach is sure to spark the imagination.
Orchestra
Orchestra by Avalon Nuovo; David Doran (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 784.2 NUO (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781912497867
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
From atmospheric movie soundtracks to exhilarating live performances, the dazzling sound of the orchestra is unmistakable. Meet the performers who bring the music to life, the instruments that take center stage, and discover the beauty behind each and every note.
A Shot in the Arm!
A Shot in the Arm! : big ideas that changed the world (Big ideas that changed the world #3) by Don BrownCall Number: Juv 615.3 BRO (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781419750014
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
The history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who historically popularized inoculation in England in the early 18th century. Brown covers the science behind how our immune systems work, the discovery of bacteria, and major achievements from scientists like Louis Pasteur, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Edward Jenner, the "father of immunology." Brown also tackles the public and political response to vaccination throughout history, addressing head-on the anti-vaccination movement and debunking false claims that vaccines cause autism. A reminder of progress made so far as well as the millions of lives still to be saved, A Shot in the Arm! is a fascinating deep-dive for readers young and old.
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld; Matt Tavares (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 355.16 GOT (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781536201482
Publication Date: 2021-02-12
With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America's fallen. Discover their story, and that of the unknown soldiers they honor, through resonant words and illustrations. Keeping vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, are the sentinel guards, whose every step, every turn, honors and remembers America's fallen. They protect fellow soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, making sure they are never alone. To stand there--with absolute precision, in every type of weather, at every moment of the day, one in a line uninterrupted since midnight July 2, 1937--is the ultimate privilege and the most difficult post to earn in the army. Everything these men and women do is in service to the Unknowns. Their standard is perfection. Exactly how the unnamed men came to be entombed at Arlington, and exactly how their fellow soldiers have come to keep vigil over them, is a sobering and powerful tale ... that honors the soldiers who honor the fallen.
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here! : Native American truths everyone should know by Traci Sorell; Frane Lessac (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv 973.04 SOR (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781623541927
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
All Thirteen : the Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina SoontornvatCall Number: Juv 796.52 SOO (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781536209457
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, [the author]...masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission.
Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages
Bad Boys of Fashion : style rebels and renegades through the ages by Jennifer Croll; Aneta PacholskaCall Number: YA 920 CRO-J (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781773212432
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
Covering everyone from Louis XIV to Prince, Bad Boys of Fashion looks at men across history who have broken the rules both in fashion and in life.
Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Diseases
Blood and Germs : the Civil War battle against wounds and disease by Gail JarrowCall Number: YA 973.7 JAR-G (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781684371761
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
Explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community by Born This Way Foundation Reporters; Lady GagaCall Number: YA 306.235 BOR (Young Adult Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250245588
Publication Date: 2020
One small act of kindness can change the world. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance celebrating individuality, acting with empathy, and being kind to yourself and other. She and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Within these pages you will meet young change makers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return.
Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration
Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration by George Butler (Illustrator)Call Number: YA 304.8 BUT-G (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781536217759
Publication Date: 2021-03-16
Resisting his own urge to walk away, the author, an artist, took his sketchbook and made, over the course of a decade, a series of pen-and-ink and watercolor portraits in war zones, refugee camps, and on the move. While he worked, his subjects - migrants and refugees in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia - shared their stories. Theirs are the human stories behind the headlines that tell of fleeing poverty, disaster, and war, and of venturing into the unknown in search of jobs, education, and security. Whether sketching by the hospital bed of a ten-year-old Syrian boy who survived an airstrike, drawing the doll of a little Palestinian girl with big questions, or talking with a Masai herdsman forced to abandon his rural Kenyan home for the Kibera slums, the author turns reflective art and sensitive reportage into a cry for understanding and empathy.
Due Perfect: 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff
Dude Perfect 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff by DudePerfect; Travis ThrasherCall Number: YA 793.8 DUD-P (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781400217076
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
From trick shots to mind-bending stunts to setting absurd records, Dude Perfect 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff offers a full-color, at-home, screen-free adventure for young people eager to accept the challenge of performing the same unbelievable maneuvers that has made Dude Perfect a cultural phenomenon.
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
Gone to the Woods : surviving a lost childhood by Gary PaulsenCall Number: Juv B PAU (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9780374314156
Publication Date: 2021-01-12
Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years After the 9/11 Attacks
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers : the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years after the 9/11 attacks by Don BrownCall Number: YA 973.931 BRO-D (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780358223573
Publication Date: 2021-08-10
This graphic novel chronicles the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City through moving individual stories that bear witness to history and the ways it shapes the future.
The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures
The Power of Style by Christian AllaireCall Number: YA 391 ALL-C (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781773214900
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice.
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band
Redbone: the True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler; Sonia Paoloni; Thibault Balahy (Illustrator)Call Number: YA B RED (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9781684057146
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were talented Native American rock musicians that took the 1960s Sunset Strip by storm. They influenced The Doors and jammed with Jimmy Hendrix before he was 'Jimi', and the idea of a band made up of all Native Americans soon followed. Determined to control their creative vision and maintain their cultural identity, they eventually signed a deal with Epic Records in 1969. But as the American Indian Movement gained momentum the band took a stand, choosing pride in their ancestry over continued commercial reward. Created in cooperation with the Vegas family, authors Christian Staebler and Sonia Paoloni with artist Thibault Balahy take painstaking steps to ensure the historical accuracy of this important and often overlooked story of America's past. Part biography and part research journalism, Redbone provides a voice to a people long neglected in American history.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
Apple: Skin to the Core
Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures by Eric GansworthCall Number: YA B GAN-E (Young Adult Biography)
ISBN: 9781646140138
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly "red on the outside, white on the inside." Eric Gansworth is telling his story in Apple (Skin to the Core). The story of his family, of Onondaga among Tuscaroras, of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist who balances multiple worlds. Eric shatters that slur and reclaims it in verse and prose and imagery that truly lives up to the word heartbreaking.
Banned Book Club
Banned Book Club by Hyun-Sook Kim; Ryan Estrada; Hyung-Ju Ko (Illustrator)Call Number: YA B SOO-KH (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9781945820427
Publication Date: 2020-05-19
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family's restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, still focused on reading but with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined.
Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy
Body Talk : 37 voices explore our radical anatomy by Kelly JensenCall Number: YA 306.5 JEN-K (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781616209674
Publication Date: 2020-08-18
We all experience the world in a body, but we don't usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live in one. In this collection of essays, lists, comics and art, readers will explore how every body is unique, and tells its own story.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History
Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition) : a hip-hop history by Jeff Chang; Dave 'Davey D' CookCall Number: YA 306.4 CHA-J (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250790514
Publication Date: 2021-03-16
The story of hip-hop, a generation-defining movement and the music that transformed American politics and culture forever. Hip hop is one of the most dominant and influential cultures in America, giving new voice to the younger generation. It defines a generation's worldview. Exploring hip hop's beginnings up to the present day, Jeff Chang and Dave "Davey D" Cook provide a provocative look into the new world that the hip hop generation has created. Based on original interviews with DJs, b-boys, rappers, activists, and gang members, with unforgettable portraits of many of hip hop's forebears, founders, mavericks, and present day icons, this book chronicles the epic events, ideas and the music that marked the hip hop generation's rise.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask : Young reader's edition by Anton TreuerCall Number: YA 909.04 TRE-A (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781646140459
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?" to "What's it like for natives who don't look native?" to "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?", and beyond. CONTENTS: Introduction: Ambassador -- Terminology -- History -- Religion, culture, & identity -- Powwow -- Tribal languages -- Politics -- Economics -- Education -- Social activism -- Perspectives: coming to terms and future directions -- Conclusion: Finding ways to make a difference.
Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices
Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices by Masuma AhujaCall Number: YA 305.235 AHU-M (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781643750118
Publication Date: 2021-02-09
Journalist Masuma Ahuja introduces us to 31 teenage girls from 29 countries. Through diary entries and photographs, they share their own stories of growing up and show what ordinary girlhood is like all over the world.
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protext in the United States
Into the Streets : a young person's visual history of protest in the United States by Marke BieschkeCall Number: YA 303.484 BIS-M (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781541579033
Publication Date: 2020-07-07
Bieschke guides readers through the art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history. Though little recorded history exists for events before the mid-1600s, anti-colonial resistance by Native Americans took the form of violent raids and warfare. Bieschke uses photos, artwork, and other visual elements to highlight the history of social action from American Indian resistance to colonists through Black Lives Matter and Women's Marches. He introduces the personalities and issues that drove these protests, as well as their varied aims and accomplishments.
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
Kent State : four dead in Ohio by Derf BackderfCall Number: YA 03.62 BAC-D (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781419734847
Publication Date: 2020-09-08
On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University. In a deadly barrage of 67 shots, 4 students were killed and 9 shot and wounded. It was the day America turned guns on its own children - a shocking event burned into our national memory. A few days prior, 10-year-old Derf Backderf saw those same Guardsmen patrolling his nearby hometown, sent in by the governor to crush a trucker strike. Using the journalism skills he employed on 'My Friend Dahmer' and 'Trashed', Backderf has conducted extensive interviews and research to explore the lives of these four young people and the events of those four days in May, when the country seemed on the brink of tearing apart. 'Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio', which will be published in time for the 50th anniversary of the tragedy, is a moving and troubling story about the bitter price of dissent--as relevant today as it was in 1970.
Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life
Ms. Gloria Steinem : a life by Winifred ConklingCall Number: YA B STE-G (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9781250244574
Publication Date: 2020-06-30
Throughout the years, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the single-most iconic figure associated with women's rights, her name practically synonymous with the word "feminism." Documenting everything from her boundary-pushing journalistic career to the foundation of Ms. magazine to being awarded the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Winifred Conkling's Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life is a meticulously researched YA biography that is sure to satisfy even the most voracious of aspiring glass-ceiling smashers.
Notes From a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults) by Kwame Onwuachi; Joshua David SteinCall Number: YA B ONW-K (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9780593176009
Publication Date: 2021-04-13
This inspiring memoir chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible--and odds-defying--rise to fame in the food world after a tough childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria. Young adult edition. [This work is based on Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir, copyright à 2019 by Kwame Onwuachi. Published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2019.
What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing
What Linnaeus Saw : a scientist's quest to name every living thing by Karen Magnuson BeilCall Number: YA B LIN-C (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9781324004684
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
The globetrotting naturalists of the eighteenth century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology. Beil offers a vivid glimpse into the life of one of modern science's founding thinkers.
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna; Helge Dascher (Translator)Call Number: YA 959.604 VEA-T (Young adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781770463769
Publication Date: 2020-01-21
Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seizes power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set about evacuating the country's major cities with the brutal ruthlessness and disregard for humanity that characterized the regime ultimately responsible for the deaths of one million citizens.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
The Anthropocene Reviewed [E-Book] : essays on a human-centered planet by John GreenCall Number: 814.6 G796a Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780525555223
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, best-selling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale - from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together.
The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border
The Book of Rosy ; a mother's story of separation at the border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz; Julie Schwietert CollazoCall Number: BIO PABLO ROS B (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780062941923
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
When Rosayra Pablo Cruz made the decision to seek asylum in the United States with her children, she had no choice : violence from gangs, from crime, from spiraling chaos was making daily life hell. After a brutal journey Rosy and her two little boys arrived at the Arizona border. Almost immediately they were seized and forcibly separated by government officials under the Department of Homeland Security's new 'zero tolerance' policy. Here Pablo Cruz tells her story, aided by Julie Schwietert Collazo, founder of Immigrant Families Together, the grassroots organization that reunites mothers and children. Their book is a paean to the unbreakable will of people united by true love, a sense of justice, and hope for a better future.
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart [E-Book] by Michelle ZaunerCall Number: BIO ZAUNE MIC C Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780525657750
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
She Came to Slay [E-Book] : the life and times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong DunbarCall Number: BIO TUBMA HAR D Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781982139667
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation’s true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman’s life that is both informative and engaging.
You Will Get Through This Night: A Practical Mental Health Guide
You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel HowellCall Number: 158.H859y (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780063053885
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
The author shares his own struggles with depression and anxiety with self-deprecation and dark humor in this no-nonsense guide. In consultation with a psychologist, he explores how our minds work, why we think and feel the way we do, and what we can do about it. Learn how to manage your thoughts and feelings in tough times; change your everyday habits to be healthier and happier; understand your behavior and how to treat yourself with compassion.
Underlined titles denote a unanimous vote by the committee which selected the books on these lists.
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz
999 : Extraordinary Young Women of First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz - N/R by H. MacadamCall Number: 920 M113n (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780806539362
Publication Date: 2019-12-31
On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women--many of them teenagers--were sent to Auschwitz. Their government paid 500 Reich Marks (about $200) apiece for the Nazis to take them as slave labor. Of those 999 innocent deportees, only a few would survive. The facts of the first official Jewish transport to Auschwitz are little known, yet profoundly relevant today. These were not resistance fighters or prisoners of war. There were no men among them. Sent to almost certain death, the young women were powerless and insignificant not only because they were Jewish--but also because they were female. Now acclaimed author Heather Dune Macadam reveals their poignant stories, drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, and consulting with historians, witnesses, and relatives of those first deportees to create an important addition to Holocaust literature and women's history.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
The Anthropocene Reviewed [E-Book] : essays on a human-centered planet by John GreenCall Number: 814.6 G796a Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780525555223
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, best-selling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale - from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together.
Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, & Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House
Bee People and the Bugs They Love
Bee People and the Bugs They Love by F. MortimerCall Number: 638.1 M888b (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780806540832
Publication Date: 2021-03-30
Mortimer invites readers on an eye-opening journey into the secret world of bees-- and the singular world of his fellow bee-keepers. In connecting with a club of disparate but kindred spirits, he discovers the centuries-old history of the trade; the practicality of maintaining it; what bees see, think, and feel; how they talk to each other and socialize; and what can be done to combat their biggest threats, both human and mite. Mortimer delivers an informative, funny, and galvanizing book about the symbiotic relationship between flower and bee, and bee and the beekeepers who are determined to protect the existence of one of the most beguiling and invaluable creatures on earth.
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice
Better, Not Bitter : living on purpose in the pursuit of racial justice by Yusef SalaamCall Number: BIO SALAA YUS B (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9781538705001
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
They didn't know who they had. So begins Yusef Salaam telling his story. No one's life is the sum of the worst things that happened to them, and during Yusef Salaam's seven years of wrongful incarceration as one of the Central Park Five, he grew from child to man, and gained a spiritual perspective on life. Yusef learned that we're all 'born on purpose, with a purpose.' Despite having confronted the racist heart of America while being 'run over by the spiked wheels of injustice,' Yusef channeled his energy and pain into something positive, not just for himself but for other marginalized people and communities. Better Not Bitter is the first time that one of the now Exonerated Five is telling his individual story, in his own words. Yusef writes his narrative: growing up Black in central Harlem in the '80s, being raised by a strong, fierce mother and grandmother, his years of incarceration, his reentry, and exoneration. Yusef connects these stories to lessons and principles he learned that gave him the power to survive through the worst of life's experiences.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Between Two Kingdoms : a memoir of a life interrupted by Suleika JaouadCall Number: BIO JAOUA SUL B (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780399588587
Publication Date: 2021-02-09
A few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, Jaouad received a diagnosis of leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. She would spend much of the next four years in a hospital bed, fighting for her life and chronicling the saga in a column for The New York Times. After countless rounds of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant she learned that a cure is not where the work of healing ends; it's where it begins. How could she reclaim what had been lost? Jaouad embarked on a 100-day, 15,000-mile road trip across the country. This is her inspiring exploration of what it means to begin again.
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
The Bomber Mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the Second World War by Malcolm GladwellCall Number: 940 G543b (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780316296618
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points -- industrial or transportation hubs -- cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In his podcast, Revisionist History, Gladwell re-examines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time. In The Bomber Mafia, he steps back from the bombing of Tokyo, the deadliest night of the war, and asks, "Was it worth it?" The attack was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared more by averting a planned US invasion. Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. As a key member of the Bomber Mafia, Haywood's theories of precision bombing had been foiled by bad weather, enemy jet fighters, and human error. When he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.
The Book Collectors
The Book Collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war by Delphine Minoui; Lara Vergnaud (Translator)Call Number: 956.91 M666b (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780374115166
Publication Date: 2020-11-03
Long a site of peaceful resistance to the Assad regimes, Daraya fell under siege in 2012. For four years no one entered or left, and aid was blocked. Bombs fell on this place of homes and families. A group searching for survivors stumbled upon a cache of books; in a week they had six thousand volumes; in a month fifteen thousand. A sanctuary was born: a library to escape the blockade, offering Arabic poetry, American self-help, Shakespearean plays and more. Over text messages, Minoui came to know the young men who gathered in the library, exchanged ideas, learned English, and imagined how to shape the future, even as bombs kept falling from above.
The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border
The Book of Rosy ; a mother's story of separation at the border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz; Julie Schwietert CollazoCall Number: BIO PABLO ROS B (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780062941923
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
When Rosayra Pablo Cruz made the decision to seek asylum in the United States with her children, she had no choice : violence from gangs, from crime, from spiraling chaos was making daily life hell. After a brutal journey Rosy and her two little boys arrived at the Arizona border. Almost immediately they were seized and forcibly separated by government officials under the Department of Homeland Security's new 'zero tolerance' policy. Here Pablo Cruz tells her story, aided by Julie Schwietert Collazo, founder of Immigrant Families Together, the grassroots organization that reunites mothers and children. Their book is a paean to the unbreakable will of people united by true love, a sense of justice, and hope for a better future.
Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny LawsonCall Number: BIO LAWSO JEN B (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9781250077035
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the best possible way), she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor: "People do different things to distract themselves during each treatment. I embroider. It feels fitting. I'm being magnetically stabbed in the head thousands of times as I'm stabbing the embroidery myself. I don't embroider the same patterns my grandmother did. I embroider girls with octopus faces, David Bowie, a flowery bouquet with FUCK YES written in the middle. They let you do anything as long as it's 'positive.'" Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in "An Open Letter to My Insurance Company," which should be an anthem for anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. On the lighter side, she tackles such timelessly debated questions as "How do dogs know they have penises?" We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the post office. Of course, Jenny's long-suffering husband Victor-the Ricky to Jenny's Lucille Ball-is present throughout. A treat for Jenny Lawson's already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter.
The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
The Burning Blue : the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger disaster by Kevin CookCall Number: 363.124 C771b (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250755551
Publication Date: 2021-06-08
January 28, 1986. NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space" was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember. Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning. He takes readers inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. Centering on McAuliffe, Cook reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics, and the national dream of "reaching for the stars."
Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Crying in H Mart [E-Book] by Michelle ZaunerCall Number: BIO ZAUNE MIC C Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780525657750
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
Dolly Parton, Songteller : my life in lyrics by Dolly Parton; Robert K. OermannCall Number: BIO PARTO DOL S (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9781797205090
Publication Date: 2020-11-17
For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes by Rodrigo GarciaCall Number: BIO GARCI GA G (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780063158337
Publication Date: 2021-07-27
In March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most internationally beloved writers of the 20th century, came down with a cold. He was almost 87 years old, and battling dementia. 'I don't think we'll get out of this one,' Mercedes Barcha, his wife of over fifty years, told Rodrigo, their son. As reality begins to sink in, Rodrigo asks himself, 'Is this how the end begins?' Instead of waiting for an answer, Rodrigo starts to write about the beginning of the end. The resulting pages became A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes -- an intimate and honest account of the last days of a literary genius's life, written by an exceptional witness. Through Rodrigo's measured prose, we are not only reminded of an icon's mortality, but his remarkable humanity. We see the great writer--a master at creating the dramatic arc of an entire life on the page--become a tragic yet charming character of his own right as he and his family come to terms with the end.
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
The Five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the RIpper by Hallie RubenholdCall Number: 362.88 R895f Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781328664082
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from some of London’s wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods, from the factory towns of middle England, and from Wales and Sweden. They wrote ballads, ran coffeehouses, lived on country estates; they breathed ink dust from printing presses and escaped human traffickers. hat they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888. The person responsible was never identified, but the character created by the press to fill that gap has become far more famous than any of these five women. Now, in this gripping narrative of five lives, Hallie Rubenhold finally sets the record straight and gives these women back their stories.
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Forget the Alamo : the rise and fall of an American myth by Bryan Burrough; Chris Tomlinson; Jason StanfordCall Number: 976.403 B372f (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781984880093
Publication Date: 2021-06-08
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality.
A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
A Furious Sky : the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes by Eric Jay DolinCall Number: 363.34 D665f (Adult Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781631495274
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
From the moment European colonists laid violent claim to this land, hurricanes have had a profound and visceral impact on American history-yet, no one has attempted to write the definitive account of America's entanglement with these meteorological behemoths. Now, best-selling historian Eric Jay Dolin presents the five-hundred-year story of American hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus' New World voyages, to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the escalation of hurricane season as a result of global warming. Populating his narrative with unlikely heroes such as Benito Vines, the nineteenth-century Jesuit priest whose revelatory methods for predicting hurricanes saved countless lives, and journalist Dan Rather, whose coverage of a 1961 hurricane would change broadcasting history, Dolin uncovers the often surprising ways we respond to natural crises. A necessary work of environmental and cultural history, A Furious Sky will change the way we understand the storms on the horizon of America's future.
Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP
The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
The Ground Breaking : an American city and its search for justice by Scott EllsworthCall Number: 305.8 E47g (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780593182987
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
The definitive, newsbreaking account of the ongoing investigation into the Tulsa race massacre In the late spring of 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma, erupted into the worst single incident of racial violence in American history. Over the course of sixteen hours, mobs of white men and women looted and burned to the ground a prosperous African American community, known today as Black Wall Street. More than one thousand homes and businesses were destroyed, and scores, possibly hundreds, of people lost their lives. Then, for nearly a half century, the story of the massacre was actively suppressed. Official records disappeared, history textbooks ignored the tragedy, and citizens were warned to keep silent. Now nearly one hundred years after that horrible day, historian Scott Ellsworth returns to his hometown to tell the untold story of how America's foremost hidden racial tragedy was finally brought to light, and the unlikely cast of characters that made it happen. Part true-crime saga, part archaeological puzzle, and part investigative journalism, The Ground Breaking weaves in and out of recent history, the distant past, and the modern day to tell a compelling story of a city-and a nation-struggling to come to terms with the dark corners of its past.
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
The Happiest Man on Earth : the beatiful life of an Auschwitze survivor by Eddie JakuCall Number: BIO JAKU EDD H (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780063097681
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'.
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog
How Stella Learned to Talk : the groundbreaking story of the world's first talking dog by Christina HungerCall Number: 591.59 H936h (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780063046832
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: If dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able to say words to us? Can dogs use AAC to communicate with humans? Christina decided to put her theory to the test with Stella and started using a paw-sized button programmed with her voice to say the word "outside" when clicked, whenever she took Stella out of the house. A few years later, Stella now has a bank of more than thirty word buttons, and uses them daily either individually or together to create near-complete sentences. How Stella Learned to Talk is part memoir and part how-to guide. It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella "spoke" her first word, and the other breakthroughs they've had since. It also reveals the techniques Christina used to teach Stella, broken down into simple stages and actionable steps any dog owner can use to start communicating with their pets. Filled with conversations that Stella and Christina have had, as well as the attention to developmental detail that only a speech-language pathologist could know, How Stella Learned to Talk will be the indispensable dog book for the new decade.
A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Who We Are
A Human Algorithm : how artificial intelligence is redefining who we are by Flynn ColemanCall Number: 303.48 C692h (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781640092365
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Examines the immense impact intelligent technology will have on humanity. These machines, while challenging our personal beliefs and our socioeconomic world order, also have the potential to transform our health and well-being, alleviate poverty and suffering, and reveal the mysteries of intelligence and consciousness. Flynn Coleman argues that it is critical that we instill values, ethics, and morals into our robots, algorithms, and other forms of AI. Equally important, we need to develop and implement laws, policies, and oversight mechanisms to protect us from tech's insidious threats.
Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape
Islands of Abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape by Cal FlynCall Number: 333.73 F648i (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781984878199
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Some of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long-abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl. A lush forest supports thousands of species that are extinct or endangered everywhere else on earth in the Korean peninsula's narrow DMZ. Cal Flyn, an investigative journalist, exceptional nature writer, and promising new literary voice visits the eeriest and most desolate places on Earth that due to war, disaster, disease, or economic decay, have been abandoned by humans. What she finds every time is an "island" of teeming new life: nature has rushed in to fill the void faster and more thoroughly than even the most hopeful projections of scientists. ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT is a tour through these new ecosystems, in all their glory, as sites of unexpected environmental significance, where the natural world has reasserted its wild power and promise. And while it doesn't let us off the hook for addressing environmental degradation and climate change, it's a case that hope is far from lost, and is ultimately a story of redemption. The most polluted spots on Earth can be rehabilitated through ecological processes, and in fact they already are.
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
The Last Kings of Shanghai : the rival Jewish dynasties that helped create modern China by Jonathan KaufmanCall Number: 951.03 K21L (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780735224438
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Shanghai, 1936. The Cathay Hotel, located on the city's famous waterfront, is one of the most glamorous in the world. Built by Victor Sassoon--billionaire playboy and scion of the Sassoon dynasty--the hotel hosts a who's who of global celebrities: Noel Coward has written a draft of Private Lives in his suite, Charlie Chaplin entertained his wife-to-be, and the American socialite Wallis Simpson reportedly posed for dirty photographs. A few miles away, Mao and the nascent communist party have been plotting revolution before being forced to flee the city. By the 1930's, the Sassoons had been doing business in China for a century, rivaled in wealth and influence by only one other dynasty--the Kadoories. These two Jewish families, both originally from Baghdad, stood astride Chinese business and politics for more than one hundred seventy-five years, profiting from the Opium Wars; surviving Japanese occupation; courting Chiang Kai-shek; and nearly losing everything as the Communists swept into power. In The Last Kings of Shanghai, Jonathan Kaufman tells the remarkable story of how these families ignited an economic boom and opened China to the world, but remained blind to the country's deep inequality and to the political turmoil on their doorsteps.
The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril n the Edge of a Warming
The Loneliest Polar Bear : a true story of survival and peril on the edge of a warming world by Kale WilliamsCall Number: 599.786 W724L (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781984826336
Publication Date: 2021-03-23
Six days after giving birth, a polar bear named Aurora got up and walked away from her den at the Columbus Zoo, leaving her tiny squealing cub to fend for herself. Hours later, Aurora still hadn't returned. The cub was furless and blind, and with her temperature dropping dangerously, the zookeepers entrusted with her care felt they had no choice: They would have to raise one of the most dangerous predators in the world by hand. Over the next few weeks, a group of veterinarians and zookeepers worked around the clock to save the cub, whom they called Nora. Humans rarely get as close to a polar bear as Nora's keepers got to their fuzzy charge. But the two species have long been intertwined. Three decades before Nora's birth, her father, Nanuq, was orphaned when an Inupiat hunter killed his mother, leaving Nanuq to be sent to a zoo. That hunter, Gene Agnaboogok, now faces some of the same threats as the wild bears near his Alaskan village of Wales, on the westernmost tip of the North American continent. As sea ice diminishes and temperatures creep up year after year, Agnaboogok and the polar bears-and everyone and everything else living in the far north-are being forced to adapt. Not all of them will succeed.
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
Madhouse at the End of the Earth : the Belgica's journey into the dark Antarctic night by Julian SanctonCall Number: 919.89 S212m (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781984824332
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a threeyear expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache's plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship's occupants were condemned to months of endless night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness. In this epic tale, Julian Sancton unfolds a story of adventure and horror for the ages. As the Belgica's men teetered on the brink, de Gerlache relied increasingly on two young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity: the expedition's lone American, Dr. Frederick Cook-half genius, half con man-whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica; and the ship's first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, even in his youth the storybook picture of a sailor. Together, they would plan a last-ditch, nearly certain-to-fail escape from the ice-one that would either etch their names in history or doom them to a terrible fate at the ocean's bottom.
Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band
Me and Sister Bobbie : true tales of the family band by Willie Nelson; Bobbie Nelson; David RitzCall Number: BIO NELSO FAM M (Adult Biography)
ISBN: 9781984854131
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Nelson, Willie, 1933-
Nelson, Bobbie.
Country musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West
Oak Flat : a fight for sacred land in the American west by Lauren RednissCall Number: 979.004 R318o (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780399589720
Publication Date: 2020-11-17
Oak Flat tells the story of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the federal government and two of the world's largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight, and the Gorhams, a mining family whose patriarch was a sheriff in the lawless early days of Arizona statehood.
Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics
On Juneteenth
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-ReedCall Number: 394.263 G662o (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781631498831
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts the origins of Juneteenth and explores the legacies of the holiday that remain with us. From the earliest presence of black people in Texas-in the 1500s, well before enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown-to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery, Gordon-Reed's insightful and inspiring essays present the saga of a "frontier" peopled by Native Americans, Anglos, Tejanos, and Blacks that became a slaveholder's republic. Reworking the "Alamo" framework, Gordon-Reed shows that the slave-and race-based economy not only defined this fractious era of Texas independence, but precipitated the Mexican-American War and the resulting Civil War. A commemoration of Juneteenth and the fraught legacies of slavery that still persist, On Juneteenth is stark reminder that the fight for equality is ongoing.
Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants
Out of Many, One : portraits of America's immigrants by George W. BushCall Number: 920 B978o (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780593136966
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
The issue of immigration stirs intense emotions today-- as it always has-- but what gets lost in the debates are the stories of the people who are drawn to America by its promise of economic opportunity and political and religious freedom, and who strengthen our nation in countless ways. In this powerful collection of oil paintings and stories, Bush spotlights the inspiring journeys of America's immigrants and the contributions they make to the life and prosperity of our nation.
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic HIstory
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Remember : the science of memory and the art of forgetting by Lisa GenovaCall Number: 153.12 G335r (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780593137956
Publication Date: 2021-03-23
The Harvard-trained neuroscientist presents an exploration of the intricacies of human memory that distinguishes between normal and concerning memory loss while explaining the profound roles of sleep, stress, and other contributing influences.
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
The Secret History of Home Economics : how trailblazing women harnessed the power of home and changed the way we live by Danielle DreilingerCall Number: 640.92 D771s (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781324004493
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken cakes. But obscured by common conception is the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople that were otherwise foreclosed. In The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field's history from small farms to the White House, from Victorian suffragists to Palo Alto techies. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them; Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by Black women who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics' women, as they chose being single, shared lives with women, or tried for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a maligned subject to its rightful importance.
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
The Secret Life of Groceries : the dark miracle of the American supermarket by Benjamin LorrCall Number: 381.45 L876s (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780553459418
Publication Date: 2021-11-09
The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the industry, The Secret Life of Groceries delivers powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and the social costs therein.
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
This is Your Mind on Plants
This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael PollanCall Number: 581.6 P771t (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780593296905
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
Of all the things humans rely on plants for-- sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber-- surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs-- opium, caffeine, and mescaline-- and explores the cultures that have grown up around these drugs. He examines the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants, and the equally powerful taboos with which we surround them. The result is a unique blend of history, science, memoir-- and participatory journalism.
This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving
The Ugly Cry: A Memoir
The Ugly Cry : a memoir by Danielle HendersonCall Number: BIO HENDE DAN U (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780525559351
Publication Date: 2021-06-08
Abandoned at ten by a mother who chose her drug-addicted, abusive boyfriend, Henderson was raised by grandparents. She grew up Black, weird, and overwhelmingly uncool in a predominantly white town in upstate New York, which created its own identity crises. Here she shares how she found the strength and smarts to save herself, as her grandmother gifted her a faith in her own capabilities that the world would not have most Black girls possess.
Uncomfortable Conversations with A Black Man
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel AchoCall Number: 305.8 A179u (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781250800466
Publication Date: 2020-11-10
Emmanuel Acho, the son of Nigerian immigrant parents, grew up in Dallas with his three siblings. In 2012 he was drafted into the NFL by the Cleveland Browns, and he later played with the Philadelphia Eagles while earning a master's degree in sports psychology at the University Texas in the off-season. In 2016 he left the NFL for ESPN, whre he served as the nation's youngest national football analyst, and he was named to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He is now a Fox Sports analyst and the creator of the ongoing online video series 'Uncomfortable conversations with a black man.
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Wake : the hidden history of women-led slave revolts by Rebecca Hall; Hugo Martínez (Illustrator)Call Number: 306.362 H178w (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781982115180
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
An historical and imaginative tour-de-force, WAKE brings to light for the first time the existence of enslaved black women warriors, whose stories can be traced by carefully scrutinizing historical records; and where the historical record goes silent, WAKE reconstructs the likely past of two female rebels, Adono and Alele, on the slave ship The Unity. WAKE is a graphic novel that offers invaluable insight into the struggle to survive whole as a black woman in today's America; it is a historiography that illuminates both the challenges and the necessity of uncovering the true stories of slavery; and it is an overdue reckoning with slavery in New York City where two of these armed revolts took place. It is, also, a transformative and transporting work of imaginative fiction, bringing to three-dimensional life Adono and Alele and their pasts as women warriors. In so doing, WAKE illustrates the humanity of the enslaved, the reality of their lived experiences, and the complexity of the history that has been, till now, so thoroughly erased.
The Way I Heard It
The Way I Heard It by Mike RoweCall Number: 818.602 R876w (Adult Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781982130855
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It's a delightful collection of mysteries. A mosaic. A memoir. A charming, surprising must-read.
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
What Happened to You? [E-Book] : conversations on trauma, reslience, and healing by Oprah Winfrey; Bruce D. PerryCall Number: 616.8521 O62w Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781250223210
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
Have you ever wondered "Why did I do that?" or "Why can't I just control my behavior?" Others may judge our reactions and think, "What's wrong with that person?" When questioning our emotions, it's easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It's time we started asking a different question. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
The Woman They Could Not Silence : one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear by Kate MooreCall Number: BIO PACKA EPW M (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9781492696728
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum. The horrific conditions inside the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, are overseen by Dr. Andrew McFarland, a man who will prove to be even more dangerous to Elizabeth than her traitorous husband. But most disturbing is that Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to the institution. There are many rational women on her ward who tell the same story: they've been committed not because they need medical treatment, but to keep them in line-conveniently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored. No one is willing to fight for their freedom, and disenfranchised both by gender and the stigma of their supposed madness, they cannot possibly fight for themselves. But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing everything is that you then have nothing to lose.
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The Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomCall Number: BIO BROOM SARM Y (Adult biography)
ISBN: 9780802125088
Publication Date: 2019-08-13
Sarah M. Broom's [memoir] The Yellow House tells a hundred years of her family and their relationship to home in a neglected area of one of America's most mythologized cities. This is the story of a mother's struggle against a house's entropy, and that of a prodigal daughter who left home only to reckon with the pull that home exerts, even after the Yellow House was wiped off the map after Hurricane Katrina.
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You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel HowellCall Number: 158.H859y (Adult nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780063053885
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
The author shares his own struggles with depression and anxiety with self-deprecation and dark humor in this no-nonsense guide. In consultation with a psychologist, he explores how our minds work, why we think and feel the way we do, and what we can do about it. Learn how to manage your thoughts and feelings in tough times; change your everyday habits to be healthier and happier; understand your behavior and how to treat yourself with compassion.
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