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"Widely heralded as a leading feminist scholar, bell hooks also identified as a Buddhist Christian who believed that love was the antidote to oppression. In bell hooks' Spiritual Vision, Nadra Nittle traces the spirituality in Hooks' writings. The book shows hooks as a feminist and a believer who knit together her political and spiritual practices"--
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Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. For their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens and their families. Drawing on hundreds of hours of on-the-ground...
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2024.
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"From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates-one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades-and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change...
6) Taylor Swift
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Little Taylor grew up on her family's Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania. Her life changed at six years old when she attended her first concert. Dancing and singing in the crowd as country musician LeAnn Rimes performed, Taylor fell in love with country music. Some of the kids at school didnt understand, but Taylor managed to shake it off.
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Celebrating what makes a person unique, this true story of Sarah Brenner, a poor Jewish girl from New York City's impoverished Lower East Side, shows how she became Sydney Taylor: an actress, dancer and successful children's book author whonever forgot the importance of fighting unfairness.
8) Simone Biles
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An illustrated biography of American gymnast Simone Biles.
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"In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn't make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history's unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the first time."--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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830L
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"Michael Jordan shoots. He scores! This basketball superstar dominated the sport for years. From a set of three-peat victories to a key spot on the Dream Team, his position as one of the greatest players of all time is indisputable. But how did the basketball great go from being cut during tryouts for his high school basketball team to earning a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame? Follow along as Michael grows from athletic kid, to star college player,...
11) Jojo Siwa
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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850L
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This title explores the life and career of JoJo Siwa. Learn about JoJo's childhood, family, and career, including how she got her start on YouTube, rose to fame, and became a pop culture influencer. Includes fun facts about viral videos, popular posts, subscriber counts, and photos. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, informative sidebars, a timeline, and an index.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book takes a look at the incredible life and untimely and tragic death of Selena. The book is complete with photographs from Selena's impressive career, simple text, and a timeline. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.
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"Author Neal Bascomb chronicles Gandhi's arguably most famous, and effective, campaign in his fight for India's independence: the Salt March. This campaign would kickstart the first and biggest nonviolent protest movement the world had ever seen, making history"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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800L
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"Christina Koch reached for the stars-and made it to space! As a kid, a love for science and engineering sent Christina to her school's rocket club and her backyard shed to build things with her dad. And that was all before she joined NASA, explored some of the most remote places on this planet, and finally blasted off for a historic space mission. As the record holder for the longest spaceflight made by a woman, you might think Christina's had enough...
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"When Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992, he was surrounded by advisors with radical ideas about everything from economic management to health care reform to labor relations to social policy. With the White House and Congress under full Democratic control, a new, more equitable vision of American capitalism seemed possible-even likely. And indeed, over the course of the 1990s, the economy performed remarkably well, real wages rose, and unemployment...
16) Dude Perfect
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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870L
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This title explores the life and career of Dude Perfect. Learn about the group's childhoods, families, and careers, including how they got their start on YouTube, rose to fame, and became a pop culture influencers. Includes fun facts about viral videos, popular posts, subscriber counts, and photos. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, informative sidebars, a timeline, and an index.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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960L
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"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"--
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"Roberto Clemente always loved baseball. Growing up in Carolina, Puerto Rico, he swung tree branches (since he didn’t have a bat) and hit tin cans. He was always batting, pitching, running, sliding. His dedication paid off when, at the age of 19, he was tapped for a major league team. First stop: chilly Montreal . . . where he warmed the bench and himself, longing to play baseball. Months later, he finally got his chance with the Pittsburgh Pirates....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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650L
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"Gloria Steinem is known as a leader of the feminist movement and a trailblazer who fights for equality for all people. This unofficial biography for young readers tells her story, from being a young girl with big dreams to her inspiring travels in India to the launch of Ms. magazine, which gave women a voice. Gloria's message of believing in yourself and following your dreams will inspire a whole new generation"--Publisher.
20) Gloria Steinem
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Gloria Steinem realized from a young age that the general attitude towards women was different to the way people behaved towards men. After spending some time abroad, she became passionate about grassroot activism. This manifested in her work with the women's liberation movement, and even in the articles she wrote as a journalist. Gloria dedicated her life to women's rights, and became one of the most iconic feminists in the world. Includes extra...
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