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The General's Cook: A Novel
By Ganeshram Ramin. 2018
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Multi-cultural fiction, Historical fiction, Family storiesPolitics and government biography, United States history
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Philadelphia 1793. Hercules, President George Washington’s chef, is a fixture on the Philadelphia scene. He is famous for both his…
culinary prowess and for ruling his kitchen like a commanding general. He has his run of the city and earns twice the salary of an average American workingman. He wears beautiful clothes and attends the theater. But while valued by the Washingtons for his prowess in the kitchen and rewarded far over and above even white servants, Hercules is enslaved in a city where most black Americans are free. Even while he masterfully manages his kitchen and the lives of those in and around it, Hercules harbors secrets-- including the fact that he is learning to read and that he is involved in a dangerous affair with Thelma, a mixed-race woman, who, passing as white, works as a companion to the daughter of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious families. Eventually Hercules’ carefully crafted intrigues fall apart and he finds himself trapped by his circumstance and the will of George Washington. Based on actual historical events and people, The General's Cook, will thrill fans of The Hamilton Affair, as they follow Hercules' precarious and terrifying bid for freedom.Piracy & plunder: a murderous business (Look-Inside Ser.)
By Milton Meltzer, Dawn Bentley, Robert Greisen. 2001
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General fiction, Family storiesAdventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio
A history of piracy from ancient times to the modern age. Discusses how and why pirates became thieves and killers,…
the lives they led on land and sea, the harm they did, and the fates they suffered. Includes Sir Francis Drake, Blackbeard, and Sir Henry Morgan. For grades 5-8. 2001Going to the sun: Glacier National Park : adventures with the Parkers (Adventures with the Parkers Ser.)
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2009
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Adventure stories, Family stories, General fictionGeneral non-fiction, Adventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio
On their action-packed visit to Glacier National Park, the traveling Parkers discover that its gorgeous alpine scenery is being threatened…
by global warming, persistent summer fires, and drought. For grades 5-8Mr. Lincoln's boys: being the mostly true adventures of Abraham Lincoln's trouble-making sons, Tad and Willie
By Staton Rabin, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2008
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Historical fiction, Family storiesHistory, Biography, Politics and government biography, Parenting
Human-narrated audio
Tad and Willie Lincoln are the sons of Abraham Lincoln who treat the White House like a playground, aggravating everyone except their indulgent father. For grades 2-4