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On air with Zoe Washington

2024
Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together.

Cameron Battle and the escape trials

2024
"After his first adventure as the Descendant, Cameron can't sit through seventh-grade classes. Especially when his mother is still trapped in Chidani and his father is still missing. But Cameron encounters a particularly nasty bully in his new school, and it doesn't take long for him and his trusty friends Zion and Aliyah to realize that the troubles of Chidani won't stay away for long. With the Book to guide them, Cameron and his crew end up transported back to Chidani sooner than anticipated and the gods and goddesses they encoutner don't intend to make Cameron's journey easy"--Provided by publisher.

Charles Drew

the innovator of the blood bank
2023
"Born in Washington, D.C., in 1904, Charles R. Drew was a Black surgeon and medical researcher. Known as the 'Father of The Blood Bank,' he researched in the field of blood transfusions, and developed improved techniques for blood storage. Among his many accomplishments, he developed America's first large-scale blood bank during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Invisible son

2024
After spending two months in a juvenile detention center for a crime he did not commit, seventeen-year-old Andre Jackson returns home to Portland, Oregon, and tries to adapt to a Covid-19 world and find his missing best friend.

The in-between

a memoir in verse
2024
"After being evicted from their home, thirteen-year-old Katie Wingate and her family move into an Extended Stay America Motel where she tries to lead a normal life, all the while wondering if things would be easier living with her father"--Provided by publisher.

A mighty long way

my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School
2024
A young readers adaptation of the personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.

Patina

2024
"A newbie to the track team, Patina 'Patty' Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--Provided by publisher.

Simone Biles

Two-time Olympic gymnast Simone Biles reigns over gymnastics. With four impressive skills already named after her, Biles has amassed legions of fans. Explore this standout superstar's career and life.

The dividing sky

2024
"In 2460, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients. Maybe a few illegally, but money equals freedom. So when a customer offers her a ludicrous sum to go on an assignment in no-man's-land, Liv accepts. Now she just has to survive. Rookie Forceman Adrian Rao believes in order over all. After discovering that a renegade Proxy's shady dealings are messing with citizens' brain chemistry, he vows to extinguish the threat. But when he tracks Liv down, there's one problem: her memories are gone"--Provided by publisher.

Angela Davis

an autobiography
2023
An autobiographical account of the life of Angela Davis, discussing her childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, her political activity in a New York high school, her relationship with the Soledad Brothers, and the political crimes that made her on of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.

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