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Biography of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837-1930), labor organizer and self-described hell-raiser who advocated for children's, women's, immigrants', and workers'…
rights. Discusses her role in protests and strikes--including the 1886 Haymarket Massacre, the 1897 United Mine Workers strike and the 1903 Children's Crusade--that defined the modern American labor movement. Violence and strong language. 2001
Baseball all-star and World Series champion Reggie Jackson chronicles his ups and downs in the New York Yankees organization, focusing…
on two formative years, 1977 and 1978. Details his often-troubled relationships with fellow players, owner George Steinbrenner, and manager Billy Martin, and the unrelenting pressure of the media spotlight. 2013
1838. Orphaned seventeen-year-old Julia becomes the legal ward of a mysterious guardian who wants to send her to Scotland as…
a widow's companion. So Julia concocts a scheme to quickly marry her betrothed, Edward. Only Edward is the new vicar, and Julia is the daughter of a famous atheist. 2013
Columbus, Ohio. Alex Price, brother to Verity from Midnight Blue-Light Special (DB 76402), is in rural America practicing his family's…
business of tracking supernatural creatures. His current project is undercover, but he falls for animal trainer Shelby Tanner. Then their lives are threatened. Violence and strong language. 2014
Books four, five, and six in the Whiskey Creek series. In Home to Whiskey Creek Adelaide Davies reluctantly returns to…
the small California town to help out in her grandmother's restaurant. But someone doesn't want her back. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
Four former college friends reunite at a North Carolina beach house twenty-three years after graduation. Lola, Annie, Mel, and Sara…
relive the past, confront misunderstandings, reveal secrets, and reestablish their commitment to stay in touch. And one decides to drastically change her life. Some strong language. 2009
Recounts the catastrophic explosion at the U.S. Navy's Port Chicago munitions base near San Francisco on July 17, 1944. Details…
the mutiny trial of fifty African American seamen who refused to continue work after the blast and discusses the trial's impact on the budding civil rights movement. 1993
1991. While hiding out from Rico and his goons, Jack, from Cold City (DB 78357), discovers that his favorite hangout,…
the Spot, may be sold. But the potential buyer has a serious grudge against Jack and his friends. And mobsters are threatening Jack's health. Violence and strong language. 2013
Two Philadelphia Daily News reporters chronicle their probe into corruption in the Philadelphia Police Department narcotics squad, for which they…
won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Some strong language. 2014
Historians compile interviews of former slaves conducted by the Federal Writers Project during the 1930s. Includes accounts of Civil War…
battles, participation in the Union and Confederate armies, freedom, and Reconstruction. Also documents rural poverty among African Americans during the Great Depression. Strong language. 2014
1950s. A woman named Boy Novak flees Manhattan for suburban Massachusetts. There, she falls in love and marries Arturo Whitman,…
father to six-year-old Snow. When Boy and Arturo's own daughter, Bird, is born, it is revealed that Arturo and Snow are African Americans passing for white. Some violence. 2014
Duluth, Minnesota. Detective Jonathan Stride finds sixteen-year-old prostitute Catalina Mateo hiding in his house. He could not save her mother…
from being murdered by Cat's ex-con father a decade earlier, but Stride is determined to catch whoever is stalking Cat. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
Details the Battle of Hastings between William I, Duke of Normandy, and Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England,…
in October 1066. Discusses the Bayeux Tapestry, the Domesday Book, and other primary sources. Analyzes the consequences of William's victory, which laid the foundation for modern-day Great Britain. 2012
Geopolitical analyst examines the countries surrounding the South China Sea, particularly China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Details geographical, economic, and historical…
influences; describes the lingering impact of U.S. foreign policy; and discusses threats to regional stability in the early twenty-first century. 2014
Though Seymour, a pet hamster, thinks life is perfect inside his cage, Pearl the family cat talks Seymour into exploring…
the sunroom outside the cage. But once he's out, Seymour misses his cozy--and safe--home. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2013
Vigilantes sentence rancher Luke Garrett to hang for shooting one of their own who was rustling Garrett's herd. But a…
stranger frees Garrett by blowing up the jail--and asks in return that Garrett escort five mail-order brides to Fort Whoop-Up. Some violence and some strong language. 2006
Traces North Africa's role in Western history, from the time of the pharaohs through the Middle Ages to the rise…
of the transcultural hubs of postcolonial Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Western Sahara. 2009
Traces the Jewish influence on America's pastime, from legendary stars like Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax to owners, coaches, and…
lesser-known players. Explores Jewish identity and appreciation for the game with fans such as former congressman Barney Frank and lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Foreword by baseball commissioner Allan "Bud" Selig. 2013
Two short stories about slave mutinies on the high seas: Frederick Douglass's 1853 "The Heroic Slave" and Herman Melville's 1855…
"Benito Cereno." Includes excerpts from A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the 1817 memoir of Amasa Delano--the real-life captain in Melville's tale. Some violence. 2000
Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan notices that magic in Cincinnati is behaving unpredictably when a simple charm to protect…
elf Trent Kalamack blows a crater in a golf green. Rachel investigates the cause. Some violence and some strong language. 2014