social conditions

"More fun is on the way for Lolo in Fly High, Lolo, the fourth book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Lolo is kind-hearted, creative, full of joy, and- whether it's making homemade Christmas decorations from recycled plastics, or stepping in when the school play goes awry-she always knows just what to do to save the day! In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Fly High, Lolo follows Lolo as she explores her world, and the new adventures each day brings. In Fly High, Lolo, Lolo gets an unexpected role in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama's new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--Provided by publisher.

The author shares her journey growing up in the poorest county in Kentucky, graduating from Harvard, and finding her way back home to help the Kentucky women by providing free legal services.

Explores crime-ridden poverty enclaves in America.

Provides an overview of Elizabethan England, looking at the conditions that led to the Elizabethan Era, the lives of the rich and poor, the Elizabethan Renaissance, and other related topics.

"The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the medieval world in the late 1340s. From Central Asia, the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of Europe's population died, and in England the population fell from nearly six million to just over three million"--Provided by publisher.

"A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore, the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956"--.

Text and photographs look at the friendship of Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen, featuring conversations, about life, music, and their enduring love of America.

Thirty-something "millennial everywoman" Kim Jiyoung leaves her white-collar desk job to fulfill the South Korean expectation that she will focus on being a mother to her newborn daughter, full-time. It isn't long before Jiyoung exhibits an alarming species of psychosis--she begins speaking in perfect impersonations of the voices of other women, living and dead. Her husband demands she goes to see a male psychologist, and there, in the male dominated world, Jiyoung lets out her grievances, from her childhood till now.

"Latin America is a region that consists of 13 dependencies and 20 countries including Argentina and Brazil. Because of the area's wide breadth, diverse geography, and unique colonization patterns, there are many distinct sub-cultures that all offer a different perspective on life in the region. Along with . . . images, this book's . . . narrative examines these many cultures and explains how they came to be. Guided by sidebars and fact boxes that underscore key concepts, readers will be taken on a journey across the . . . Latin American world"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to Native Alaskan cultures, religion, family life, and more.