Prince
1) Spare
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Language
English
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"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A skill-building introduction to the life of the principal dancer from the Dance Theatre of Harlem describes her early years as an orphan in Sierra Leone, her adoption by an American family, the photograph that inspired her dreams and her rise to becoming one of the world's most accomplished ballerinas.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis finds the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James outside the gates of an exclusive resort, she teams up with Ashley's older sister Nora to find the killer, and she is thrown into a world of unimaginable wealth and privilege--and the fight for her life.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Thought-provoking stanzas encourage readers of all ages to consider they ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and encourages them to think deeply about their behaviors. Rooted in Indigenous teachings, the message delivered by the authors is universal, be a good ancestor to the world around you."--
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the man who escaped slavery in Maryland to become a speaker and writer for abolition and the rights of African Americans and women, focusing on his childhood and youth as a slave.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words--featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death." -- amazon.com
An acclaimed musician, Prince Rogers Nelson was a visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds. But his most ambitious creative act was turning himself into...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
12) Snowy race
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A girl and her father set out in his snowplow to pick up someone special at the train station during a snow storm"--
Author
Language
English
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Description
Kachemak Winkel's life seemed to end the day his family died in a plane crash. He left the Alaskan wilderness they called home, and two decades of survivor guilt kept him from returning. Following a breakup and the loss of his Texas job, though, he finally decides to make that return trip. Realizing that even his aunt neglected to look in on the family home for all those years, Kache is filled with regret and concern, certain that the place will be...
Author
Publisher
Reservoir Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"The ... coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of [Prince], in his own words--featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks, and lyric sheets, and the ... memoir he began writing before his ... death"--English-language version, Amazon.com.