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Magic in the air : the myth, the mystery, and the soul of the slam dunk

Sielski, Mike, 1975- author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

796.3232 SIE

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SD_ILS:796427

Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher

Bridges, Ruby, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

379.2 BRI

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SD_ILS:794108

Escaping Mr. Rochester

McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.), author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

MCK

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SD_ILS:701796

Mahogany : a Little Red Riding Hood tale

Brown-Wood, JaNay, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

BRO

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SD_ILS:703132

A calamity of souls

Baldacci, David, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

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BAL

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SD_ILS:703907

I might be in trouble

Aleman, Daniel, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

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ALE

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SD_ILS:786135

Muhammad Ali : great lives in graphics

Pierce, Nick, editor.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

796.83 MUH

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SD_ILS:794064

The Black box : writing the race

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

Call Number

305.896073 GAT

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SD_ILS:712370

Salvage : readings from the wreck

Brand, Dionne, 1953-

Publication Date

2024

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801.95 BRA

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SD_ILS:715797

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A calamity of souls [large print]

Baldacci, David, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

BAL

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SD_ILS:718033

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The N-Word of God. Volume 1 [hoopla comic]

Doox, Mark, author.

Publication Date

2024

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AM5A0N A

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SD_ILS:784315

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The collected essays of Ralph Ellison

Ellison, Ralph, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

814.54 ELL

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