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My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth
Par Ann Turner, Ann Warren Turner, James Ransome. 2015
Freedom in Congo Square
Par Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016
The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…
their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3El pergamino de la seducción: una novela
Par Gioconda Belli. 2006
In modern-day Madrid, Lucia, a university student, and Manuel, a professor, attempt to unravel the enigma of Queen Juana of…
Castille, who allegedly went mad in 1506. Their own relationship unfolds as they search for the truth about the Spanish monarch. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2005A drowned maiden's hair: a melodrama
Par Laura Amy Schlitz. 2006
New England, 1909. Eleven-year-old orphan Maud is thrilled when the spinster Hawthorne sisters adopt her. But the sisters hide Maud…
away in their house and use her to trick wealthy clients at fake séances. Maud's only true friend is the lame, deaf-mute servant Muffet. For grades 6-9. 2006Hija de la fortuna: Novela
Par Isabel Allende. 1999
Eliza Sommers follows her fiancé to California in 1849 where he has gone in search of gold. Her experiences in…
a harsh land gripped by gold fever transform her into an exceptional woman. She is befriended by a Chinese doctor who teaches her about the human condition. Spanish languageThe pelican: a comedy
Par Martin Michael Driessen, Jonathan Reeder. 2019
In a small town on the Adriatic coast, postman Andrej and funicular railway conductor Josip discover each other's secrets and…
begin blackmailing the other. A strange friendship develops, but war looms. Translated from the original 2017 Dutch edition. Some violence and some strong language. 2019Miss Alcott's e-mail: yours for reforms of all kinds : a bio-memoir
Par Kit Bakke. 2006
Kit Bakke imagines an exchange of emails with Louisa May Alcott that discuss life and society. She compares the radical…
politics of her youth and career as a nurse with Louisa's progressive beliefs and experiences as a Civil War nurse. Adult. UnratedMise en forme
Par Nicol Mikella. 2023
Après une rupture, la narratrice de Mise en forme voit ses repères lui échapper. Cloîtrée dans sa nouvelle chambre blanche,…
elle s'adonne à une pratique intensive du fitness, sculptant son corps pour reprendre le contrôle de sa vie. Mais les promesses des influenceuses ne l'aident pas à se sentir mieux. L'été suivant, en vacances à New York, elle accusera le choc de deux rencontres déterminantes : celles d'un inconnu hostile et d'un livre, The Red Parts de Maggie Nelson, qui lui feront mesurer ses forces et les dangers qui la guettent, elle et toutes les filles de la rue et du webThe day of the locust [excerpt: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers
Par Sonia Maasik, Nathanael West, Jack Solomon, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. 2004
Show me a sign (Show Me a Sign)
Par Ann Clare LeZotte. 2020
1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates…
in a shared sign language. But a scientist determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness decides that she makes the perfect live specimen--and kidnaps her. For grades 4-7. 2020Like a love story
Par Abdi Nazemian. 2019
New York City, 1989. Three teens discover their sexuality, romance, AIDS activism, and the revolutionary act of living life to…
the fullest in the face of impossible odds. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019Dread nation
Par Justina Ireland. 2018
After the dead rise on the battlefields of Gettysburg, America passes the Negro and Native Reeducation Act that requires children…
of color attend combat schools to battle the undead. Jane McKeene, trained to protect the elite, gets caught up in a conspiracy. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Let the children march
Par Monica Clark-Robinson. 2018
The Selection (The selection Ser. #1)
Par Kiera Cass. 2012
When Prince Maxon comes of marrying age in the caste-divided nation of Illéa, thirty-five single young women compete in the…
Selection--a chance to win the prince's heart. America Singer reluctantly enters the contest and is chosen as a candidate, but loves another. For senior high and older readers. 2012One crazy summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Par Rita Williams-Garcia. 2010
Oakland, California; 1968. Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with…
their poet mother Cecile, who abandoned them years ago. Cecile resents their presence--and sends them to a Black Panther summer camp. For grades 4-7. C.S. King Award, Newbery Honor. 2010The day of the pelican
Par Katherine Paterson. 2009
When the hostilities between Albanians and Serbs escalate in Kosovo, Meli's older brother Mehmet is temporarily captured. Fleeing to refugee…
camps, the Lleshi family then immigrates to Vermont, where, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, they face mistreatment for being Muslim. For grades 5-8. 2009The boy who dared
Par Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2008
1942. Seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hübener is imprisoned for treason. While awaiting execution in his filthy prison cell, Helmuth looks back over…
his short life, recalling friendships, family, and his courageous endeavor to share the truth with other Germans about Hitler and the war. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Fallen angels
Par Walter Dean Myers. 1988
Ritchie Perry, a black youth from Harlem, enlists in the army. He is sent to Vietnam where he struggles to…
survive racist officers, pitched battles, guerrilla raids, and multiple wounds. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1988Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
Par Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007The Wednesday wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Par Gary D. Schmidt. 2007
Long Island, 1967. Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood knows that Mrs. Baker "hates his guts" because she would have Wednesday afternoons free…
if he went to catechism or Hebrew school like his classmates. Mrs. Baker worries about her husband in Vietnam and introduces a reluctant Holling to Shakespeare. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 2007