Susan Dalian
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English
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"Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she's known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community's past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block -- her neighbor Theo....
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2023.
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English
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From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.
You may think you know how the fairytale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes.
On the run, the mermaid is joined by...
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©2006
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1 videodisc (73 minutes) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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To save humanity, the Earth's mightiest heroes must reunite for a rematch of heroic proportions. ; Mysterious Wakanda. It lies in the darkest heart of Africa, unknown to most of the world. An isolated land hidden behind closed doors, fiercely protected by its young king - the BLACK PANTHER. But when brutal alien invaders attack, that leaves the Black Panther with no option but to go against the sacred decrees of his people and ask for help from outsiders....
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Jordan Manning novels volume 2
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[2024]
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249 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply can’t believe that her sister would ever willingly vanish without her children. But with limited support from the town’s police department or media resources, Shelly fears that Marla’s disappearance won’t get the attention it deserves,...
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©2006
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1 videodisc (73 minutes) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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To save humanity, the Earth's mightiest heroes must reunite for a rematch of heroic proportions. ; Mysterious Wakanda. It lies in the darkest heart of Africa, unknown to most of the world. An isolated land hidden behind closed doors, fiercely protected by its young king - the BLACK PANTHER. But when brutal alien invaders attack, that leaves the Black Panther with no option but to go against the sacred decrees of his people and ask for help from outsiders....
7) For the culture: phenomenal Black women and femmes in food : interviews, inspiration, and recipes
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[2023]
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xii, 305 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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"Author Klancy Miller found her own way by trial and error--as a pastry chef, recipe developer, and founder of For the Culture magazine--but what if she had known then what she knows now? What if she had known the women profiled within these pages and learned from their stories? Like Leah Penniman, a farmer using Afro Indigenous methods to restore the land and feed her community; Ashtin Berry, an activist, sommelier, and mixologist creating radical...
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[2023]
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274 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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The revered New York Times bestselling writer makes her triumphant returns with this electrifying novel of domestic suspense that marks an exciting turn in her career, a twisting, tension-filled thriller in which a hearing-impaired woman must battle her rising terror as she fights for her life.
Alexis Roberts is asleep one night when someone breaks into her home and tries to assault her. Though she manages to escape serious harm, the invasion has...
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English
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"Years after a breakdown and a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder derailed her historical preservationist career, Kenetria Nash and her alters have been given a second chance they can't refuse: a position as resident caretaker of a historic home. Having been dormant for years, Ken has no idea what led them to this isolated Hudson River island, but she's determined not to ruin their opportunity. Then a surprise visit from the home's conservation...
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[2024]
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258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year." -Provided by Publisher
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[2023]
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304 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Defending an accused rapist, a high-powered lawyer learns firsthand the terrible truth about her client... a discovery that propels her on a quest for justice and revenge in this addictively readable thriller from the author of The Cage.
Kelly McCann is a fighter. She's fought to build a successful legal career, fought for the special needs of her family, and tirelessly fought for her clients. Her specialty is defending men accused of sex crimes——falsely...