A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet...
Search Results
-
Author: Klobuchar, AmySummary:
-
Author:Summary:
This anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer's and other dementias on patients as well as their...
Genre: Medicine, health and fitness -
Author: Sekyiamah, Nana DarkoaSummary:
Blogger Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book she spoke to more than thirty African women across the...
Genre: Social science -
Author: White, E. B.Summary:
Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E.B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just...
-
Author: Kendi, Ibram X.Summary:
A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author...
-
Author: Atakora, AfiaSummary:
A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing—and for the conjuring of curses—are at the heart of this dazzling first novel LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE "...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Jamieson, VictoriaSummary:
The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming tale about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby—perfect for fans of...
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Flournoy, AngelaSummary:
The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone--and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Rather, LinaSummary:
The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita captain their living ship into the reaches of space in Lina Rather's debut novella, Sisters of the Vast Black. Years ago, Old Earth sent forth sisters...
Genre: Science fiction -
Author: Giddings, MeganSummary:
Lena Johnson drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan. On paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out...
Genre: Dystopian fiction, Medical fiction -
Author: Ellison, KatieSummary:
Get Up, Stand Up! for the king of reggae music! Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician...
-
Author: Elliott, AndreaSummary:
The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America-from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of...
-
Author: Williams, SynithiaSummary:
What do you do when you want the one person you can never have? Get in and get out. That was India Robidoux's plan for this family visit. But when her brother needs her help with his high-...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Abrams, StaceySummary:
From celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams, While Justice Sleeps is a gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court. "Brilliant...
Genre: Political fiction -
Author: Rather, LinaSummary:
Two generations ago, Earth's colonies and space stations broke free of their home planet's tyrannical rule. Earth's Central Governance is now flexing its power to regain control of...
Genre: Science fiction