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Invisible child [large print] : poverty, survival & hope in an American city

Elliott, Andrea, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Book

Call Number

362.7 ELL

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SD_ILS:639783

With the devil's help : a true story of poverty, mental illness, and murder

Wooten, Neal, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Book

Call Number

364.1523 WOO

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SD_ILS:661993

King : a life

Eig, Jonathan, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

323 EIG

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SD_ILS:799549

King of the North : Martin Luther King's life of struggle outside the South

Theoharis, Jeanne, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

323 THE

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SD_ILS:802832

Naomi's houses : a memoir

Tennison, Rosalie I., author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

306.8743 TEN

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SD_ILS:804660

Love, Queenie : Merle Oberon, Hollywood's first South Asian star

Sen, Mayukh, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

Call Number

927.9143 OBE

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SD_ILS:804139

Radiant : the life and line of Keith Haring

Gooch, Brad, 1952- author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

Call Number

927.41 HAR

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SD_ILS:707794

Class [large print] : a memoir of motherhood, hunger, and higher education

Land, Stephanie, 1978-

Publication Date

2024

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Book

Call Number

306.87432086942 LAN

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SD_ILS:707690

The talented Mrs. Mandelbaum : the rise and fall of an American organized-crime boss

Fox, Margalit, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

364.109747 FOX

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SD_ILS:718016

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Rethinking rescue : Dog Lady and the story of America's forgotten people and pets

Mithers, Carol Lynn, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

636.70832 MIT

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SD_ILS:723662

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A passionate mind in relentless pursuit : the vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

Rooks, Noliwe, 1963- author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

923.773 BET

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SD_ILS:724359

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John Lewis : a life

Greenberg, David, 1968- author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

923.273 LEW

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SD_ILS:729929

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