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Legacy of Orisha volume 2
Language
English
Description
After Zélie and Amari bring magic back to the land of Orïsha, the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, forcing Zélie to fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.
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Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 53
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Experiments have shown that our brains categorize people by race in less than one-tenth of a second, about 50 milliseconds before determining sex. This means that we are labeling people by race and associating certain characteristics to them without even hearing them speak or getting to know them. This subtle cognitive process starts in the amygdala, the area of the brain associated with strong emotions. Does this mean that unconscious biases are...
4) A new friend
Author
Series
The adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 1
Language
English
Description
Sophie Mouse can't wait to go back to school, especially when she learns there's a new student in class. She loves meeting new animals. But when Owen enters, no one is brave enough to sit with or talk to the snake. Sophie must convince her classmates, and herself, that Owen's not scary after all.
5) Bear and Bee
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hungry bear discovers that bees are not terrible monsters who never share their honey.
7) The jacket
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
An incident at school forces sixth grader Phil Morelli, a white boy, to become aware of racial discrimination and segregation, and to seriously consider if he himself is prejudiced.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores ... the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice--but the weight of history will only tolerate so much"--Provided by publisher.
11) The friendship
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Series
Language
English
Description
Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel. North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold-until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A new stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Early Riser and the Thursday Next series England, 2022. There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the UK. They can walk, talk, drive cars, and they like to read Voltaire, the result of an Inexplicable Anthropomorphizing Event fifty-five years before. A family of rabbits is about to move into Much Hemlock, a cozy little village in Middle England where life revolves around...
16) Linked
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Language
English
Description
When swastikas begin appearing all over town, Link, Michael, and Dana, the only Jewish girl in town, must face crimes both past and present to find the truth.
17) Imagine a wolf
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
What do you see when you imagine a wolf? Sharp, pointy teeth? Big, hungry eyes? A soft sweater and a friendly smile? Wait a minute! The wolf in this story would rather knit than huff, puff, or blow anyone's house down. But that doesn't stop the townsfolk from crying wolf anyway. What's a kind-hearted wolf to do when everyone keeps running and screaming at 'Hello'? It's time to show the world that this wolf is the furthest thing from Big and Bad. This...
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English
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"Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves. Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Olivas feet, making her dance uncontrollably. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fevers history...
19) Avielle of Rhia
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Taught to hate and fear the heritage that sets her apart from most people of the kindgom, fifteen-year-old Princess Avielle of Rhia must finally embrace the magic of her Dredonian ancestors to save the very people who scorn her.
20) Purrfect friends
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Feeling jealous when Helen and Alice make a big fuss over a new kitten that has moved into the neighborhood, Martha finds her anti-cat resolve wavering when the endearing young feline begins following her around in an attempt to make friends.
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