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The bones of ruin

2022
"An African tightrope walker who cannot die gets involved with a mysterious society that's convinced the world is ending and is drafted into the fight-to-the-death Tournament of Freaks, where she learns the terrible truth of who and what she really is"--Provided by publisher.

Set me free

2023
Three years after being kidnapping from her home in Martha's Vineyard, fourteen-year-old Mary Lambert receives a letter from Nora O'Neal, a servant in the house where she was held, who tells her of an eight-year-old girl where she is now employed whom Nora believes to be a deaf-mute, but who is being treated as insane, and asks Mary to come and teach the nameless child; a little scared, but intrigued, and bored with domestic life, Mary agrees--only to find that there is more to the child's story, and that freeing her from a world of silence and imprisonment may be more dangerous than anyone anticipated.

The librarian spy

a novel of World War II
2022
"Posing as a librarian in Lisbon while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence during WWII, Ava . . . connects with a woman who runs a printing press in occupied France through coded messages that bring hope in the face of war"--Provided by publisher.

6888th Battalion and military achievement

"Black people have fought in every war the United States has been in, even when they weren't able to officially serve. Readers will discover the bravery and achievements of Black soldiers and units--including the storied 6888th battalion of tenacious Black women"--Provided by publisher.

Give me some truth

In 1980 life is hard on the Tuscarora Reservation in upstate New York, and most of the teenagers feel like they are going nowhere: Carson Mastick dreams of forming a rock band, and Maggi Bokoni longs to create her own conceptual artwork instead of the traditional beadwork that her family sells to tourists--but tensions are rising between the reservation and the surrounding communities, and somehow in the confusion of politics and growing up Carson and Maggi have to make a place for themselves.

Mirror girls

"Biracial twin sisters--one who presents as black and the other as white--are determined to put the ghosts of the past to rest and to uncover the truth behind their parents' murders in the Jim Crow South"--OCLC.

I survived the American Revolution, 1776

"Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He's only eleven years old! He's barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he's been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle. But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee home suddenly, Nate finds himself in New York City, in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters an old friend and joins his army regiment as a camp helper. Soon the British invade -- and nothing goes as planned. Can Nate survive the war's biggest battle yet?"--Back cover.

Magic tree house

"The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back in time to feudal Japan where the siblings learn about the ways of the ninja"--OCLC.

What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

Describes the 1921 racial attack on Black citizens in the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Discusses how the neighborhood was destroyed, and the impact of the destruction today. Includes timelines and a section of black-and-white photographs.

Custer

the makin gof a young general
A biography of George Armstong Custer, focusing on his childhood and early military career before his unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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