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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
A chorus of men who died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today's gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance, and more in a society that has changed in many ways.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"At the turn of the twentieth century, in a time of great change, two women--separated by societal status and culture but bound by their expected roles as the daughters of famed statesmen--forged a lifelong friendship. Portia Washington's father Booker T. Washington was formerly enslaved and spent his life championing the empowerment of Black Americans through his school, known popularly as Tuskegee Institute, as well as his political connections....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious shelter is also the only option for a disabled father-in-law...
6) Aftermath
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The acclaimed actor's shockingly prescient novel of speculative fiction "presents a near-future United States torn apart by civil war and deep racial strife" ( Tampa Bay Times ). America today is teetering on the edge of the alarming vision presented in LeVar Burton's debut novel, written more than two decades ago... In 2012, the first African American president is assassinated by a white extremist -- just four days after he is elected. The horrific...
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