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RSVP

2006
The girls from Camp Lakeview are excited about their invitations to the camp reunion; however, everyone expects things to be just as they were when they were last together.

The long way home

2013
Dana is Abby and Zander's daughter, but growing up in New York City in the late nineteen fifties is not always easy, especially when you would like your own room separate from your twin sister--and when your beloved father dies and you are forced to move things just get worse.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911

2004
Describes the 1911 fire that destroyed New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and killed nearly one hundred and fifty workers, examining its causes and the reforms that came as a result of the tragedy.

A Haitian family

1998
Chronicles the history of Haiti and the efforts of one Haitian family to emigrate to the United States and rebuild their lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Guardians of safety

law enforcement at Ground Zero
2003
Examines the history of law enforcement in New York City, as well as the response of law enforcement agencies to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Call to rescue, call to heal

emergency medical professionals at Ground Zero
2003
Describes how emergency medical technicians responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and other emergencies.

"Then Perreault said to Rico--"

the best Buffalo Sabres stories ever told
2008
Discusses the origins of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team, which won the Stanley Cup within five seasons, with ancecdotes about games and players such as Jim Schoenfeld, Fred Atkins, and Jim Lorenz.

Queens reigns supreme

Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the rise of the hip-hop hustler
2005
Re-creates the rise and fall of the drug dealers who dominated Queens in the 1980s and explores how those figures have be idealized by hip-hop artists.

Olivia Kidney and the secret beneath the city

2009
While preparing for her participation in a wedding, adjusting to being a student at a school for the arts, and dealing with surprise visitors at home, twelve-year-old Olivia ventures into the New York City subway tunnels in search of a man who might help her friend Frannie.

Slam dunk

2007
Talented basketball player Ashlee Carson works hard to win a place in the nationals, but her strict mother wants her to focus on academics and Ashlee must ask her deadbeat father, a former professional basketball player, for support.

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