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3401) Mary McLeod Bethune
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who fought poverty and discrimination, founded a college, and worked with Franklin Delano Roosevelt to improve opportunities for blacks.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From bestselling author Reyna Grandewhose remarkable memoir The Distance Between Us has become required reading in schools across the country comes an inspiring account of one woman's quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer determined to build a new life for her family one fearless word at a time. When Reyna Grande was nine years old, she walked across the US-Mexico border in search of...
3403) The London restoration
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"London, Fall 1945. Architectural historian Diana Somerville's experience as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park and her knowledge of London's churches intersect in MI6's pursuit of a Russian agent named Eternity. Diana wants nothing more than to begin again with her husband Brent after their separation during the war, but her signing of the Official Secrets Act keeps him at a distance. Brent Somerville, professor of theology at King's College, hopes...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes, sharing the secrets to her delicious classic Southern yellow cake, the perfect pinwheel cookies, and other sweet essentials. Her classes have become so popular that she's hired Iris, a new resident of Mason, Missouri, as an assistant. Iris doesn't know how to bake but she needs to...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Blackboard jungle: Urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Based on Evan Hunter's novel.
Edge of the city: If you need a job Charlie Malik can find a spot for you in the dockside railyards. All he needs in return is that you show up on time, work hard, and kick back part of your pay. Two New York City longshoremen, Axel Nordmann, and Army deserter, and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going...
Author
Publisher
Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran presents an impassioned tribute to the importance of fiction to democracy that blends memoir with close readings of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
"A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy...
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
God's not dead: A college freshman who is very religious must debate the existence of God with his college professor who believes otherwise in order to earn a passing grade.
God's not dead 2: A teacher finds herself in trouble when she answers a student's question about Jesus.
God's not dead, a light in darkness: Estranged brothers, one a pastor and the other a lawyer, are reunited when Hadleigh University seeks to close the pastor's church which...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Covers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. Includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from diaries, and interviews with camp survivors.
3411) Un destino propio
Author
Series
Publisher
B
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Algunas novelas tienen el poder de reflejar la vida en todo su esplendor, trasladarnos a una época prodigiosa, captar el instante preciso en el que todo estaba a punto de cambiar. Esta es una de esas novelas. Micaela es una joven maestra que llega a Comillas, uno de los pueblos más elegantes de la costa cántabra, en el verano de 1883. Allí conoce a Héctor Balboa, un indiano que acaba de regresar de Cuba tras amasar una gran fortuna y está...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A moving and wickedly funny memoir about one woman's life as the daughter of a Warhol superstar, and the intimate bonds of mother-daughter relationships Alex Auder's life began at the Chelsea Hotel--New York City's infamous bohemian hangout--when her mother, Viva, a longtime resident of the hotel and one of Andy Warhol's superstars, went into labor in the lobby. These first moments of Alex's life, documented by her filmmaker father, Michel Auder,...
Author
Publisher
Playaway
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Journey into an idyllic, heartwarming, and fanciful story in The Anne Collection, with Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. The Anne of Green Gables series is the tale of Anne Shirley, a young girl orphaned and sent to live with a family who initially wanted to adopt a boy. Anne is kindhearted and charming, and wins over everyone she meets throughout her adventures in this collection"--
"The first novel introduces Anne Shirley...
3414) Butterfly
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Español
Description
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
3415) El gran día de Lily
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
El Sr. Slinger tiene grandes noticias. Se va a casar. ¡A casar! Lily tiene grandes planes. Va a ser la damita de honor. (Lily siempre ha querido ser una damita de honor. Más que ser cirujana o cantante de ópera o peluquera.) Pero, ¿qué es lo más estupendo, lo mejor, lo más perfecto de todo? Que tú vas a asistir a la boda, ¡así que empieza a leer!
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
God's not dead: A Christian college freshman, Josh Wheaton, and his atheist philosophy professor hold court on the existence of God. To pass the course, Josh must prove to the class that God is alive and well. This dare could cost him his relationships, his career, even his future, but Josh stands up for his faith and takes on the challenge.
Woodlawn: In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ron Clark story. This drama is based on events in the life of Ron Clark, a passionate and innovative teacher who left his small town to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. Clark uses persistence and unconventional methods to reach his students and encourage them to reach their full potential.
The kid: This is a powerful coming-of-age story following the ups and downs of a young boxer's life inside and outside the ring. Jimmy has a calling...