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The riches of Oseola McCarty
By Evelyn Coleman. 1998
Traces the youth of Oseola McCarty, an African American woman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; her career as a laundress; and her…
rise to fame in 1995. Then age eighty-seven, she donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students. For grades 3-6. 1998Grow it again
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 1999
Instructs how to grow potted plants by taking seeds from or sections of fruits, vegetables, and other plants used for…
food. Also includes crafts and recipes. Carrot, bean, pea, garlic, peanut, melon, orange, and pineapple are among the sources. For grades 3-6. 1999Ida B. Wells: mother of the civil rights movement
By Dennis Fradin. 2000
Biography of a woman who was born a slave and became a civil rights leader. Best known for her fight…
against lynching African Americans, Wells was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Describes her accomplishments, crusades, and personal life. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000Building storage stuff: 25 plans & projects to help put things in their place
By Richard Freudenberger. 1997
Slow motion: a true story
By Dani Shapiro. 1998
The author describes dropping out of college to become the mistress of her roommate's wealthy stepfather and turning her life…
around a few years later after her parents are in a serious accident. Shapiro stops drinking, leaves her lover, and returns to school at Sarah Lawrence to become a writer. Strong language and some descriptions of sexThe dissident: Alexey navalny: profile of a political prisoner
By David Herszenhorn. 2023
A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny— lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and…
presidential candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader. THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival—so despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering Navalny's name. There's an old saying that Russia without corruption isn't Russia. Alexey Navalny refuses to accept this proposition. His stubborn insistence that Russians can defy the stereotype and create an entirely different country made him such a threat to Putin that the Kremlin wanted him exiled—or dead—and now seems intent on keeping him locked in a prison colony for decades. International correspondent David M. Herszenhorn, weaves together the threads of Navalny's remarkable life and work: The assassination attempt with a military- grade nerve agent by an FSB hit squad in Siberia, his recovery, and the vigilante-style investigation with news outlet Bellingcat to identify and confront his own would-be killers; Navalny's personal biography as part of the generation that straddled the end of the Soviet Union and birth of the Russian Federation, including childhood summers with his Ukrainian grandparents near Chernobyl, and his fellowship at Yale University, which spurred conspiracy theories about his ties to the U.S.; His anti-corruption investigations that exposed billions in graft at Russia's biggest state-owned companies and vast bribe-taking by top Russian officials, including his blockbuster revelations about Putin's Black Sea Palace; His political activism, including huge street protests, his bid for Moscow mayor in 2013, renegade run for president in 2017, his controversial views on nationalism, gun rights and Crimea, his transformation into a prisoner of conscience bravely denouncing Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and more. Riveting and complex, THE DISSIDENT introduces readers to modern Russia's greatest agitator, a man willing to sacrifice his freedom—and even his own life—to build the decent, democratic country he wants to live in and hopes to pass on to his childrenBen Franklin of old Philadelphia
By Margaret Cousins. 1980
When my ghost sings: A memoir of stroke, recovery, and transformation
By Tara Fraser. 2023
A lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara Sidhoo Fraser is…
thirty-one years old when a rare mutation in her brain causes a stroke. Awakening after surgery with no memory of her previous life, she attempts to piece it all back together through a haze of amnesia. Yet, as memories do begin to surface, they are seen through someone else's eyes-the person whose body she stole, whom she calls Ghost. Fighting to stabilize her existence, Tara struggles with the gulf between who she was and who she is now, while constantly battling and paying penance to Ghost. She meets Jude, who is also contending with their identity, the gap between who they are and who they present to the world. As Jude's transition progresses and they begin testosterone injections, Tara's conflict with Ghost heightens. Ghost's voice becomes stronger, and memories of hospital visits, old desires, and her ex threaten Tara's new relationship. She burrows deeper into the mystery of who she once was, recognizing the need to fuse herself and Ghost into one. When My Ghost Sings is a lyrical memoir of healing, a farewell letter, and an embracing/reclamation of selfhoodSally Ride: first American woman in space
By Carole Camp. 1997
Provides biographical information on Ride's upbringing, education, and path to becoming an astronaut. Describes her training as the first woman…
to travel to space aboard the Challenger in 1983. Discusses Ride's role as mission specialist, her career in NASA through the 1986 Challenger disaster, and her professional life after leaving NASA. For grades 6-9Explorers with disabilities program helps
By Boy Scouts of America. 1994
Provides a variety of programs and activities for the scout leader in an effort to include young adults with disabilities…
in the Exploring program, which includes both men and women from ages fourteen through twenty. Companion to Scouting for the Physically Handicapped (RC 9429). 1994Bitter winds: a memoir of my years in China's Gulag
By Hongda Wu. 1994
Personal account by a survivor of nineteen years in Chinese labor reform camps. Wu recalls his childhood in Shanghai, his…
arrest in 1960, and the physical and mental hardships of his imprisonment. Describes the plight and reactions of fellow prisonersIn the wilderness: coming of age in unknown country
By Kim Barnes. 1996
A poet describes her happy childhood in the Idaho timberlands, where her father was a logger, and her rebellious adolescence…
after her parents joined a fundamentalist religion. She recalls changes in the environment and in her interior landscape as she matured. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996Women in space
By Carole Briggs. 1999
Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins…
with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999Going solo
By Roald Dahl. 1999
Autobiographical account of British writer's experiences as a young man working in East Africa and his adventures as a fighter…
pilot for the Royal Air Force in World War II. Sequel to Boy: Tales of Childhood (BR 11563). For junior and senior high and older readersFolk shawls: 25 knitting patterns and tales from around the world
By Cheryl Oberle. 2000
Describes patterns for square, rectangular, and triangular wraps--many using only one color of yarn. Briefly reviews techniques, then discusses the…
heritage of each piece and gives directions for making it. The projects include the Irish diamond (square), Japanese kimono (rectangular), and lacy prairie (triangular) shawls. 2000The things I want most: the extraordinary story of a boy's journal to a family of his own
By Richard Miniter. 1998
With the youngest of their six children in high school, the author reluctantly agrees to his wife's request that they…
become foster parents. They are offered an eleven-year-old boy with a daunting file. His note asking for "a family, a fishing pole, a family" sways them to accept. Some strong languageHarvest son: planting roots in American soil
By David Masumoto. 1998
Sequel to Epitaph for a Peach (BR 10551). Japanese American farmer describes life and work on his family's orchard in…
California's Central Valley. Explores his cultural heritage by visiting his ancestral village in Japan and by recounting the arduous existence of his forebears, including those interned during World War II. 1998The pleasure of their company
By Doris Grumbach. 2000
As the author composes a guest list for her eightieth birthday party, she recalls family and friends, both living and…
dead. She discusses favorite books, comments on fellow authors, reflects on relationships, and meditates on the approach of death. 2000The bend for home
By Dermot Healy. 1996
Poet and novelist recalls his childhood in a small Irish village and the family's move to a town where his…
mother and aunt managed a bakery. Reminisces about his father, a policeman plagued with ill health. Includes diary entries from Healy's teenage years and how he cared for his aging mother. Some strong languageAnna and the King of Siam
By Margaret Landon. 1943
Anna Leonowens, a Welsh widow hired in 1862 to be governess to the children and concubines of the king of…
Siam, found the contrasts between the exotic Orient and Victorian Great Britain striking. Landon recounts Leonowen's five years of adventures and confrontations. This book inspired the Broadway musical The King and I