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I am Jesse Owens

Meltzer, Brad, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

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796.42 MEL

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SD_ILS:715947

Mr. Pei's perfect shapes : the story of architect I. M. Pei

Leung, Julie, author.

Publication Date

2024

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720 LEU

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SD_ILS:715971

Wings of an eagle : the gold medal dreams of Billy Mills

Mills, Billy, 1938- author.

Publication Date

2024

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796.42 MIL

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SD_ILS:722588

The Enigma girls : how ten teenagers broke ciphers, kept secrets, and helped win World War II

Fleming, Candace, author.

Publication Date

2024

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940.548641 FLE

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SD_ILS:703944

Planting hope : a portrait of photographer Sebastião Salgado

Hoelzel, Philip, author.

Publication Date

2024

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770.92 HOE

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SD_ILS:703990

Devout : a memoir of doubt

Gazmarian, Anna, author.

Publication Date

2024

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616.895 GAZ

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SD_ILS:712385

Introducing the one and only Cicely Tyson

Watson, Renée, author.

Publication Date

2024

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791.43028 WAT

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SD_ILS:787645

Up, up, ever up! : Junko Tabei : a life in the mountains

Yasuda, Anita, author.

Publication Date

2024

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796.522 YAS

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SD_ILS:787740

Thorns, lust, and glory : the betrayal of Anne Boleyn

Paranque, Estelle, author.

Publication Date

2024

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923.141 ANN

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SD_ILS:785245

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It belongs to the world : Frederick Banting and the discovery of insulin

Katzenberger, Lisa, author.

Publication Date

2024

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509 KAT

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SD_ILS:787689

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The sunflowers : Vincent Van Gogh's search for beauty

Marwan, Zahra, 1989- author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2024

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759.9492 MAR

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SD_ILS:787733

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Shoreline : a memoir of wandering, friendship, and finding home

Nayman, Shira, 1960- author.

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2024

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928.16 NAY

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Aziz, Omer.

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Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 -- Juvenile literature.

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Cox, Daniel Allen -- Childhood and youth.

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Cox, Daniel Allen.

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Detention of persons -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Juvenile literature.

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Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997 -- Juvenile literature.

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Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Evangelicalism -- United States.

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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Ex-church members -- Canada -- Biography.

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Flack, Roberta -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.

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Gazmarian, Anna -- Mental health.

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Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Family -- Juvenile literature.

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Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931.

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Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Juvenile literature.

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Gospel musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Gospel singers -- Juvenile literature.

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Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547.

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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Women's Royal Naval Service (1939-1993) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Guitarists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel.

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Hispanic American women legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Hockey goalkeepers -- Québec (Province) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Europe, Eastern -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Human rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Immigrant children -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Impressionist artists -- Juvenile literature.

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Indigenous authors.

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Informational works.

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Installations (Art) -- Juvenile literature.

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Insulin -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Irish poetry.

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Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970- -- Juvenile literature.

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Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009 -- Juvenile literature.

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Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Europe, Eastern -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Lithuania -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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K2 (Pakistan : Mountain) -- Description and travel.

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Kearney, Rob, 1991- -- Juvenile literature.

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Khutulun, approximately 1260-approximately 1306 -- Juvenile literature.

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Kidd, Sarah, -1744.

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Kidd, William, -1701.

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Lithuania -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

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Mexican-American Border Region -- Juvenile literature.

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Mills, Billy, 1938- -- Juvenile literature.

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Mongols -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Mount Everest Expedition (1975) -- Juvenile literature.

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Nayman, Shira, 1960-

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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 1989- -- Juvenile literature.

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Oglala -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 -- Juvenile literature.

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