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The officer responding to a 911 call at one of Houston's hippest high-rises expected the worst. After all, domestic violence situations can be unpredictable. But nothing could've prepared him for what he found: a beautiful woman drenched in blood{u2026} an older man lying dead on the floor{u2026} and a cobalt blue suede stiletto with tufts of white hair stuck to its five-and-a-half-inch heel. With her stunning looks, magnetic personality, and erratic...
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Bloom Books, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fianče won't vow to obey... And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need...
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Blue Hudson Pub
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Women too often are overwhelmed with long to-do lists while raising a family, working long hours, and helping everyone. Putting everyone and everything before ourselves is a behavior we've learned from our mothers and the women around us. We also teach it to our daughters. The book "Women, Rice and Beans" shows women the path to pay attention to our lives and learn the wisdom waiting to be discovered and live a more balanced, happy and loving life....
4) Freed
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele have tied the knot, but marriage brings its own challenges. Though their passion burns hotter and deeper than ever, Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart.
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The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"In this collection of essays, Ana Castillo examines what it means to be a single, brown, feminist parent in a world of mass incarceration, racial profiling, and police brutality. Castillo writes about intergenerational stories from Mexico City to Chicago, and she narrates some of America's social injustices through the lens of motherhood"--
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Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"It's Spring Break! During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday!"--Amazon.
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2019.
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English
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"In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She's spent her whole life in the coal-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries--and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man...
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Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"It's summertime! Ana & Andrew travel to visit their grandparents in Savannah, Georgia. While they are there, they learn that Grandma and Grandpa's church was built by slaves. With some help from an unusual source!' -- Amazon.com.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"--Page 4 of cover
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Just days after September 11, the most dangerous female spy in American history was arrested by federal authorities. She wasn't involved in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Instead, she was a high-level staff member at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Her name was Ana Montes, and she had spent seventeen years feeding American secrets to the Cuban government, who made a habit of selling US intel to the highest bidders, Russia, Venezuela...
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[2018]
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English
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"An emotional, revealing memoir of one family's life in seclusion--and the love, strength, and faith it took to save it. Seahawks star running back Curt Warner and his wife, Ana, were prominent figures in Seattle in the early 1990s. When they dropped from the public eye after Curt's retirement, everyone assumed it was for a simpler life. But the reality behind their seclusion was a secret they hid from even their closest friends: their twins, Austin...
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Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Judy Chicago, Faith Ringgold, Ana Mendieta and The Guerrilla Girls - these women changed art forever. Each made their mark in their own powerful way. Judy Chicago made us reassess the female body, Faith Ringgold taught us that feminism is for everyone, Ana Mendieta pushed the boundaries of identity, while The Guerrilla Girls have taken the fight to the male-dominated museum. See their unique stories for the first time in colourful graphic novel form."--...
13) Martin's dream
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Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For Black History Month, Ana & Andrew join a research group at the Community Center. They learn many interesting things about Martin Luther King Jr.! Later, with the help of some other children, they make one of Martin's famous dreams come true.
14) A walk in Harlem
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Calico Kid
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City! They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own!
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