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The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker includes compelling conversations between acclaimed writer Walker and other significant literary and cultural figures, including Gloria Steinem, Howard Zinn, Pema Chodron, Claudia Tate, Margo Jefferson, William Ferris, Paula Giddings, and Amy Goodman. Each conversation represents a different stage in Walker's artistic and spiritual development; taken together, they offer an unprecedented angle...
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Best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning play 'night, Mother and her acclaimed adaptations of The Secret Garden and The Color Purple for musical theater, Marsha Norman has produced an impressive oeuvre that includes not only works for the stage but also a novel and several television screenplays. The first book on the Louisville-born writer in twenty years, Understanding Marsha Norman introduces readers to her life and work while making a persuasive...
83) Upstate
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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This program is read by Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman
"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"
So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio
84) Lady Lazarus
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The story of a woman's triumphant rise from fear and loss, Lady Lazarus is at once both heartrending and inspirational. Author Cheryll Crane introduces us to the unforgettable Mattie Moon, whose life takes a number of twists and turns that have the potential to break her spirit. Mattie is a happy nine-year-old when her beloved father tells her that he is leaving home. He asks her to take care of her deeply religious mother, Claudette. Reeling from...
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I Bet You Never Heard It Like This!
For those who are spiritually inclined and well-versed on quoting scriptures from the Bible, you will be enlightened to hear it from an amusing perspective. For those who think the Bible is dull and boring and have little or no interest in reading it, this book will change your mind!
The biblical references are included not only to validate the facts but also to ignite your curiosity to examine the full intriguing...
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In this hard-hitting anthology, Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank have invited a diverse group of informed and accomplished writers, both women and men, who are rarely heard to comment on the long-standing bigotry on Broadway towards many different ethnic minorities.
How do intellectuals and scholars feel about how members of their ethnic groups are portrayed on Broadway? How would we know? Very few of them have the power to rate which plays and musicals...
87) The Beach House
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How far would you go to protect your family? New town. New life. Old enemies. California, 1958. Shona and Chloe arrive at their beautiful new beach house with every intention of living a peaceful existence after a harrowing and heart-breaking few months in Alabama. Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life....
88) Bootleg
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Nothing is too outrageous for Damon Wayans. Whether he's talking about family, celebrities, racism, relationships, politics, or sex, Damon takes no prisoners. And in Bootleg, he brings it all on, uncut and uncensored:
Marriage...
What are the scariest words known to man? "Till death do us part." Why not until my car breaks down? Or until I run out of money?
I hate marriage counselors. This is the biggest scam in the world. Someone figured out a...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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A three-star general offers a gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong.
Over a thirty-five year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly...
90) Butterfly
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Harcourt
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Kipper the dog discovers that a little blue butterfly is attracted to the color purple, he finally finds a way to catch it.
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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD • An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature.
“Yes, Well-Read Black Girl is as good as it sounds. . . . [Glory Edim] gathers an all-star cast of contributors—among them Lynn Nottage, Jesmyn Ward, and Gabourey Sidibe.”—O:...
“Yes, Well-Read Black Girl is as good as it sounds. . . . [Glory Edim] gathers an all-star cast of contributors—among them Lynn Nottage, Jesmyn Ward, and Gabourey Sidibe.”—O:...
93) Take the Trip
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Two of the most understated chronic medical conditions are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis unless of course you have them. The impact they can have on someone and their family is devastating. They affect people's personal and professional lives in a way that only a person with the disease can truly comprehend. However, the levels of knowledge and understanding of these conditions by the people who have them, across the medical profession and...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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For nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science is not always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
95) Alice Walker
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Discusses the personal life and literary career of the African American woman who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "The Color Purple."
96) Púrpura
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AV² by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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"Where can you find the color purple? Does this color have any special meanings? Young readers will learn to identify purple objects and the places they appear in Purple, a Science Kids: Colors book"--Back cover.
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees themselves on the pages of a book. In this timely anthology,...