new york (n.y.)

"Every morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Ans Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students--until Rocky welcomes her into this new life. White, rebellious, and ignored by her wealthy parents, Rocky uses her money toward one goal: to get away with anything. To Maria, it's a dazzling privilege. As a bond develops between these unlikely friends, neither can see what they share most--jealousy and the desire for each other's lives. But crackling under the surface of their seemingly supportive alliance, the girls begin to commit little betrayals as they strive to get closer to their ideals regardless of the consequences"--Amazon.

Christina, Grant, Benjamin, and Katherine become gridlocked in a mystery that takes them on a hair-raising history tour of New York City's most famous landmarks to find a priceless missing part of history.

"A giant copper statue welcomes people from around the world to the United States. Discover the story behind this famous national landmark, the Statue of Liberty"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an introduction to the Statue of Liberty, including the history of its creation and its importance as a national symbol.

Christina, Grant, Benjamin, and Katherine become gridlocked in a mystery that takes them on a hair-raising history tour of New York City's most famous landmarks to find a priceless missing part of history.

An analysis of the black American cultural renaissance of the 1920s. Covers political figures, painters and sculptors, jazzmen and musical comedy.

Contains hundreds of accurate line drawings depicting the growing buildings and infrastructure of Manhattan as it transformed from a small Dutch outpost to a commercial, financial, and cultural metropolis. Illustrates the techniques used to construct dozens of skyscrapers, subways, and bridges.

Celebrated American author Frank McCourt recounts his thirty-year teaching career, and describes some of his unconventional teaching methods that have left an impact on his students.

Seventeen-year-old Imogene scores an internship with Hautelaw and heads to Paris with her best friend Evie to spend the summer immersed in the fashion scene, but disaster looms when the high-fashion models go on strike just before Couture Week, and it is not until the girls discover a mysterious unnamed designer that things get back on course.

The story of four strong-willed women of the del Pino family of Havana and of Brooklyn who are divided by conflicting political loyalties.