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Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Opening with the notorious bonfires of "un-German" and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, Burning the Books takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it. Richard Ovenden, director of the world-famous Bodleian Library, explains how attacks on libraries and archives have been a feature of history since ancient times but have increased...
Author
Publisher
Red Hen Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Ron Koertge wants to do nothing but delight. Armed with his trademark wit, he introduces readers to Little Red Riding Hood all grown up with a fondness for salsa and chips, explores the thorny relationship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, spies a Trojan pony and the children it bamboozles, and offers an alternate reading to the Icarus story. He meets Walt Whitman on the set of an X-rated movie, attends his gardener's funeral, and goes to his...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Now a powerful graphic novel, this award-winning memoir is an honest and evocative account of a family's journey from Mexico to the fields of California as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Summary in Spanish.
"Unas memorias gráficas conmovedoras, hilarantes e inolvidables sobre la familia de un niño mexicano-estadounidense y su viaje lleno de aventuras para traer a su abuelo de regreso de México para vivir con ellos." --
"A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them."--
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Agnes "Ness" Larkin has been out of the spotlight since her quick departure twenty years ago from a starring role in a hit teen TV drama. When the show is tapped for a reboot, no one is more surprised than Ness that she signs on to rejoin the cast, leaving behind a normal--if not exactly thrilling--life in Toronto. Also back for round two are Libby, Ness's former best friend and soon-to-be makeup-empire magnate, and Hayes, Ness's one-that-got-away,...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 180
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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