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Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on a vast range of material, from critical theory to pop culture to the intimacies and plain exchanges of daily life, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience, or talk about freedom in ways responsive to the conditions of our day"--
3) The giver
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Author
Language
English
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Description
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Readers will learn about the history of the Statue of Liberty and everything from how tall Lady Liberty is and what she's made out of to the significance of the tablet she's holding. The title is complete with historical and modern images, bolded glossary terms, a More Facts page, and a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
"For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and newspapers of the day, the fascinating story of this universally...
Publisher
Mo Mo Bay
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
A small-town war hero is heartbroken when his own son Tom loses his life defending America. Tom left behind a son of his own named Christian, and 14 years later, the young boy and his mother move back to the small town to be with their family for the holidays. When powerful Washington interests seek to stamp out religious expression, Christian inspires his grandfather to take a stand for the ideals Tom died defending.
Author
Series
Dragons of Terra volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caught trying to assassinate a fellow noble, Lord Silas Bershad was given a death sentence: fight monsters so that he would die serving the kingdom. He's never lost a fight. He's the most successful dragon slayer in history. But marked as a doomed man, Bershad stands apart from the world. Now the king who sentenced Bershad to his fate has just given him an out. Kill a foreign emperor and walk free forever. Across dragon-infested mountains, into a...
16) If dogs run free
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Music icon Bob Dylan and acclaimed illustrator Scott Campbell team up in this delightful interpretation of Dylan's 1970 song, "If Dogs Run Free"! If dogs run free, Why not we? In this quirky, spirited interpretation of Bob Dylan's 1970 song, "If Dogs Run Free," illustrator Scott Campbell brings Dylan's lyrics to life as a celebration of the freedom and creativity of childhood. Children of all ages will delight in the message, "Just do your thing!"...
18) Transformation
Author
Series
[Rai-Kirah saga] volume 1
Publisher
ROC
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A debut novelist brings readers into an exotic world where a crusader struggles to rise above the demons who enslave him. Seyonne, whose people were once guardians of the magic, is sold to the cold and cruel heir of the Derzhi Empire. In this unlikely place, Seyonne will triumph. For within his new master lie the seeds of greatness.
20) Beyond the fence
Author
Publisher
Child's Play
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A gentle book about freedom and friendship. Piggy and Thomas live in a large house. Thomas knows exactly what Piggy needs until a chance meeting with a wild pig changes everything: Piggy finds out what lies beyond the fence.
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