Heather Alicia Simms
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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National Book Award winner Virginia Euwer Wolff completes her award-winning Make Lemonade trilogy.
LaVaughn has struggled to get out of the projects and into nursing school. Now she’s one step away from her goal of college. But to her great shock, she discovers a few secrets that may change things.
Praise for the Make Lemonade Trilogy:
“Wolff ’s writing leaves listeners with no option but to root enthusiastically...
LaVaughn has struggled to get out of the projects and into nursing school. Now she’s one step away from her goal of college. But to her great shock, she discovers a few secrets that may change things.
Praise for the Make Lemonade Trilogy:
“Wolff ’s writing leaves listeners with no option but to root enthusiastically...
Author
Language
English
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From the New York Times Bestselling Author of An American Marriage
“A love story . . . Full of perverse wisdom and proud joy . . . Jones’s skill for wry understatement never wavers.”
—O: The Oprah Magazine
“Silver Sparrow will break your heart before you even know it. Tayari Jones has written a novel filled with characters I’ll never forget. This is a book...
“A love story . . . Full of perverse wisdom and proud joy . . . Jones’s skill for wry understatement never wavers.”
—O: The Oprah Magazine
“Silver Sparrow will break your heart before you even know it. Tayari Jones has written a novel filled with characters I’ll never forget. This is a book...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In this New York Times bestseller, Tina Turner—the long-reigning queen of rock & roll—reveals personal stories she's never told before in print or film, about her complicated relationship with her mother, the tragic death of her son, and finally finding true love with Erwin, setting the record straight about her illustrious career in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to...
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"This rich volume is a national treasure." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy to follow and hard to put down." —School Library Journal (starred review)
The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she...
"Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy to follow and hard to put down." —School Library Journal (starred review)
The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
The latest New York Times bestseller from the author of the beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House is a heart racing story about a man's treacherous journey through the twists and turns of the Underground Railroad on a mission to save the boy he swore to protect. Glory Over Everything is "gripping...breathless until the end" (Kirkus Reviews).
The year is 1830 and Jamie Pyke, a celebrated silversmith and...
The year is 1830 and Jamie Pyke, a celebrated silversmith and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
We have a multitude
of obstacles to overcome here.
We’ll begin.
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn’t seem so bad. If she had a fight with Myrtle or Annie, it would never last long. If she was mad at her mother, they made up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were buddies. Everything made sense.
But LaVaughn is fifteen and the obstacles aren’t going away...
of obstacles to overcome here.
We’ll begin.
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn’t seem so bad. If she had a fight with Myrtle or Annie, it would never last long. If she was mad at her mother, they made up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were buddies. Everything made sense.
But LaVaughn is fifteen and the obstacles aren’t going away...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
We have a multitude
of obstacles to overcome here.
We’ll begin.
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn’t seem so bad. If she had a fight with Myrtle or Annie, it would never last long. If she was mad at her mother, they made up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were buddies. Everything made sense.
But LaVaughn is fifteen and the obstacles aren’t going away...
of obstacles to overcome here.
We’ll begin.
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn’t seem so bad. If she had a fight with Myrtle or Annie, it would never last long. If she was mad at her mother, they made up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were buddies. Everything made sense.
But LaVaughn is fifteen and the obstacles aren’t going away...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."
For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for...
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."
For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for...
12) American Like Me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipient America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.
America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish...
From Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipient America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.
America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish...
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