greenwich village (new york, n.y.)

"In 1969, when thirteen-year-old transgender runaway Flor and her new trans friend Tami try to make their way into the queer and trans community of New York City, they find themselves at the Stonewall Inn on a night that leads to a police raid and violence"--OCLC.

Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.

Harriet's ex-boyfriend Claude had her evicted from the Greenwich Village apartment they once shared. Now she's determined to exact revenge on the louse she once loved. Lost in the flurry of her broken heart, Harriet finds an unlikely savior at the Chelsea Hotel who might just bring her back from the brink.

An exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national gay rights movement that followed.

Hidden Heroes brings to light the straggles and triumphs of key figures whose stories have been lost in time. Discover whose calculations launched the US space ships. Learn whose pen brought down art oil empire. Explore whose heroic flights helped win World War II. Activists, journalists, mathematicians, pilots, and even baseball players all had an impact on society. Their names may not be well known today, but their contributions still resonate. Uncover their lives and legacies in Hidden Heroes.

Aspiring playwright Kit Zanetti lucks into the story of a lifetime when she accepts an invitation to tea from her elderly upstairs neighbor Aunt Lu and is treated to the tale of Lu's life in Greenwich Village in the 1950s as a beautiful, independent apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at a chic Fifth Avenue department store.

"Comprehensive account of the 1969 raid on a gay bar by New York City police that sparked protests and inspired the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. Explores the atmosphere leading up to the riots, the events, and their legacy. Includes a narrative, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--.

An exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national gay rights movement that followed.

On a Saturday morning Katie, who lives in Greenwich Village, plays checkers, helps paint the hallway, receives a sugar cookie from Mrs. Zelinsky, and keeps a secret.

Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.