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25.

I begin with spring : the life and seasons of Henry David Thoreau

Dunlap, Julie, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

818.309 DUN

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SD_ILS:645626

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Strong

Kearney, Rob, 1991- author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

796.41 KEA

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SD_ILS:650158

27.

Warrior princess : the story of Khutulun

Deng, Sally, author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

950.2 DEN

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SD_ILS:661032

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Phenomenal AOC : the roots and rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Denise, Anika, author.

Publication Date

2022

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328.73 DEN

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SD_ILS:676635

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Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change

Brown, Tameka Fryer, author.

Publication Date

2022

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328.73 BRO

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SD_ILS:676630

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Cover image for Hear my voice : the testimonies of children detained at the southern border of the United States = Escucha mi voz : los testimonios de niños detenidos en la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos

Hear my voice : the testimonies of children detained at the southern border of the United States = Escucha mi voz : los testimonios de niños detenidos en la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos

Binford, Warren (Wendi Warren H.), compiler.

Publication Date

2021

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362.87 HEA

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SD_ILS:618415

31.

My name is Bana

Alabed, Bana, 2009- author.

Publication Date

2021

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956.910423 ALA

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SD_ILS:627690

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I am I. M. Pei

Meltzer, Brad, author.

Publication Date

2021

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720.92 MEL

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SD_ILS:627660

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A brief history of Earth [large print] : four billion years in eight chapters

Knoll, Andrew H., author.

Publication Date

2021

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525 KNO

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SD_ILS:594109

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When I grow up : the lost autobiographies of six Yiddish teenagers

Krimstein, Ken, author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

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Call Number

940.5318 KRI

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SD_ILS:641719

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Corpse talk. Queens & kings and other royal rotters

Murphy, Adam, author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

941.085 MUR

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SD_ILS:697467

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A ghost in the throat

Ní Ghríofa, Doireann, author.

Publication Date

2020

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Call Number

828.9207 NIG

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SD_ILS:606328

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Insulin -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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

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

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