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2) John Henry
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - Youth
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Black History Month - Youth
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Paola Santiago volume 1
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In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.
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BBD Black History Month
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
For Fans of... Percy Jackson & the Olympians (SCPL-YS)
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
For Fans of... Percy Jackson & the Olympians (SCPL-YS)
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"Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend Eddie when they were in a bus accident together. But on his first night at his grandparents' farm, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. When Tristan chases after, he finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these...
6) Legendborn
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"Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and "braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power, and self-discovery" (Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles). After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood...
7) Neverhome
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"She calls herself Ash, but that's not her real name. She is a farmer's faithful wife, but she has left her husband to don the uniform of a Union soldier in the Civil War. Neverhome tells the harrowing story of Ash Thompson during the battle for the South. Through bloodshed and hysteria and heartbreak, she becomes a hero, a folk legend, a madwoman and a traitor to the American cause. Laird Hunt's dazzling new novel throws a light on the adventurous...
9) Golem
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Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
The Jewish Experience - Picture Books
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
The Jewish Experience - Picture Books
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A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
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Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy volume 1
Irish trilogy volume 01
Irish trilogy volume 1
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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Irish trilogy volume 01
Irish trilogy volume 1
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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"In Gallagher’s Pub, where the fire is burning low and the pints are waiting, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts has a story to tell...Determined to reevaluate her life, Jude Murray flees America to take refuge in Faerie Hill Cottage, immersing herself in the study of Irish folklore and discovering hope for the future of the magical past. Finally back home in Ireland after years of traveling, Aidan Gallagher possesses an uncommon...
13) 'Salem's lot
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The town knew darkness...and the awful, heavy silence of terrifying images grotesquely dancing in and out of the shadows...and stark white faces, huge empty eyes and long gnarled hands that reached out with lustful insistence...and the paralyzing fear of a diabolical corruption and a hideous peril more dreadful than death.
Salem's Lot is a small New England town with the usual quota of gossips, wirdos and respectable folk. Of course there are tales...
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (teens)
Lunar New Year - Teens
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Lunar New Year - Teens
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge.
16) Star Boy
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Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World.
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Gallop through history with the bullets and badges that attempted to bring order to the Wild West. See how men like Daniel Boone, Wyatt Earp and 'Doc' Holliday became frontier legends in their quest to keep the peace and stay alive. Witness some of the most infamous events in American history through authentic re-enactments, historical accounts and archived photos. This unique six part documentary series examines the personalities, weapons, tactics...
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