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True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
By Jody Wilson-Raybould. 2022
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation…
across Canada.There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? It is clear that people from all over the country want to take concrete and tangible action that will make real change. We just need to know how to get started. This book provides that next step. For Wilson-Raybould, what individuals and organizations need to do to advance true reconciliation is self-evident, accessible, and achievable. True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices—Learn, Understand, and Act—that can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations, and governments. The practices are based not only on the historical and contemporary experience of Indigenous peoples in their relentless efforts to effect transformative change and decolonization, but also on the deep understanding and expertise about what has been effective in the past, what we are doing right, and wrong, today, and what our collective future requires. Fundamental to a shared way of thinking is an understanding of the Indigenous experience throughout the story of Canada. In a manner that reflects how work is done in the Big House, True Reconciliation features an “oral” history of these lands, told through Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices from our past and present. The ultimate and attainable goal of True Reconciliation is to break down the silos we’ve created that prevent meaningful change, to be empowered to increasingly act as “inbetweeners,” and to take full advantage of this moment in our history to positively transform the country into a place we can all be proud of.Picture perfect (Fiction - Young Adult)
By Elaine Marie Alphin. 2003
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9Worth the fighting for: A Memoir
By John McCain. 2002
Political recollections of former Vietnam POW and Arizona senator John McCain. McCain talks candidly about his political career, his understanding…
of American values, and the role models that have guided himAll too human: the love story of Jack and Jackie Kennedy (Basic Ser.)
By Edward Klein, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. 1996
Lucky to see at all: one man's journey with visual impairment
By William Bryan Waters. 2014
William Bryan Waters grew up during the Depression in eastern North Carolina and, when he was in his teens, learned…
that he had a hereditary, degenerative disease of the eye called retinitis pigmentosa. This book surprises and delights, however, with tales of the author's youthful escapades as well as insight into education practices. An Epilogue details many accomplishments of William Waters' distinguished career with the Division of Services for the BlindHelen Keller (Let's read biography)
By Houghton Mifflin Company Staff. 1997
The great and the terrible: the world's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names
By Joanne O'Sullivan, Udayana Lugo. 2020
Profiles notorious figures--and their nicknames--in history. Includes great leaders such as Good King Wenceslas and Kamehameha the Great and the…
terrible ones such as Bloody Mary Tudor and Sultan Ismail the Bloodthirsty. For grades 5-8. 2020Running with Roselle: how a blind boy and a puppy grew up, became best friends, and together survived one of America's darkest days
By Michael Hingson, Jeanette Hanscome. 2013
Hingson, blind since birth, describes Roselle's energetic days as a puppy to becoming a confident guide dog. The author recounts…
how their special bond helped them survive the terrorist attacks on September, 11, 2001. For grades 6-9. 2013Long before inclusion became a professional responsibility, it was a personal struggle for Bill Henderson, a blind man and one…
of Boston's most successful elementary school principals. Yet he also argues in this thoughtful volume that his physical disability has strengthened him professionally, making him more collaborative, more creative, better able to understand the needs of all his studentsSharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman
By Sharice Davids, Nancy K. Mays, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley. 2021
On Here Wee Read's 2021 Ultimate List of Diverse Children's Books! "Rich, vivid illustrations by Ojibwe Woodland artist Pawis-Steckley are…
delivered in a graphic style that honors Indigenous people. The bold artwork adds impact to the compelling text." (Kirkus starred review)"The prose is reminiscent of an inspirational speech (“Everyone’s path looks different”), with a message of service that includes fun biographical facts, such as her love of Bruce Lee. Pawis-Steckley (who is Ojibwe Woodland) contributes boldly lined and colored digital illustrations, inflected with Native symbols and bold colors. A hopeful and accessible picture book profile." (Publishers Weekly)"Affecting picture-book autobiography" (The Horn Book Review)This picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.When Sharice Davids was young, she never thought she’d be in Congress. And she never thought she’d be one of the first Native American women in Congress. During her campaign, she heard from a lot of doubters. They said she couldn’t win because of how she looked, who she loved, and where she came from. But here’s the thing: Everyone’s path looks different and everyone’s path has obstacles. And this is the remarkable story of Sharice Davids’ path to Congress.Beautifully illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, an Ojibwe Woodland artist, this powerful autobiographical picture book teaches readers to use their big voice and that everyone deserves to be seen—and heard!The back matter includes information about the Ho-Chunk written by former Ho-Chunk President Jon Greendeer, an artist note, and an inspiring letter to children from Sharice Davids.The world at my finger tips
By Karsten Ohnstad. 1942
Seeing lessons: 14 life secrets I've learned along the way
By Tom Sullivan. 2003
Motivational speaker and author of If You Could See What I Hear (DB 35991) offers advice on living with purpose,…
passion, and fulfillment. Sullivan, blind since birth, interweaves personal experiences with reflections on lessons learned, including turning disadvantages into advantages, facing fears, and creating a life plan. 2003Adventures in darkness: the summer of an eleven-year-old blind boy
By Tom Sullivan. 2006
Memoir of actor, singer, and entertainer Tom Sullivan, who has been blind since birth. Sullivan describes the summer before his…
twelfth birthday when he experienced life through sports and adventure. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2006Tough love: my story of the things worth fighting for
By Susan E. Rice. 2019
US ambassador to the United Nations and former national security advisor to President Obama recounts pivotal moments from her career…
in American diplomacy and foreign policy as well as her early life in Washington, DC. 2019Too much and never enough: how my family created the world's most dangerous man
By Mary L. Trump. 2020
President Trump's niece, a clinical psychologist, reflects on her family's history to theorize how her uncle became the man he…
is. A first-hand witness to countless family interactions, she details events, relationships, and patterns of behavior among the members of the Trump family. Strong language. 2020Golda
By Elinor Burkett. 2008
Biography of Golda Meir (1898-1978), one of the founders of the State of Israel. Describes her childhood in Russia, her…
family's immigration to the United States, and her dedication to Zionism. Examines her term as prime minister, her presence on the world political stage, and her legacyTales from the bed: on living, dying, and having it all : [a memoir
By Jenifer Estess, Valerie Estess. 2004
Jenifer Estess was 35 and on top of the world when she was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). She…
spent six years fighting the disease, and with her sisters founded Project ALS. Co-author is Valerie Estess. Introduction by Katie Couric. 2004Queen of France: a biography of Marie Antoinette
By André Castelot. 1957
Biography of the queen of France who was executed by the French Revolutionary Tribunal in 1793. Born in Austria, the…
archduchess Marie Antoinette became the wife of Louis XVI at the age of fifteen. Her insolent frivolities and her opposition to reforms contributed to the social unrest that culminated in the French Revolution and her own doom. Also published as "Marie Antoinette."The unwinding of the miracle: a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after
By Julie Yip-Williams. 2019
Born blind in Vietnam, the author--who fled the political upheaval with her family, gained partial sight from an American surgeon,…
became a Harvard-educated lawyer, married, and started a family--turned to writing her memoir after being diagnosed with terminal metastatic colon cancer at thirty-seven. Some strong language. 2019Conspiracy: Nixon, Watergate, and Democracy's Defenders
By P. O’Connell Pearson. 2020
Author of Fighting for the Forest: How FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps Helped Save America (DB 98293), explores President Nixon's contentious…
time in office, the Watergate scandal, and the people who helped protect our Constitution. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020