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1) Sisters
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Raina Telgemeier uses her signature humor and charm to tell the story of her relationship with her little sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood by their father's side when he took the same oath. They spent their college years watched over by Secret Service agents and became fodder for the tabloids, with teenage mistakes making national headlines. But the tabloids didn't tell the whole story. In SISTERS FIRST,...
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Language
English
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"The beloved chaplain of Loyola University's men's basketball team offers a memoir of her life of service along with common sense wisdom and spiritual guidance from one hundred years of living. "Part memoir and part spiritual guide, Wake Up with Purpose! captures the humor, wisdom, and common sense that have made Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt an icon of faith and joy. Join Sister Jean on an inspiring journey through her first century of life, and discover...
Author
Language
English
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The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, as told by his beloved and trusted sister.
"The ... story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just ... Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild,...
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Language
English
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Draws on candid interviews with Jackie Kennedy Onassis' sister, Lee, to share insights into the close relationship the two shared, discussing their artistic interests and the rivalries that complicated their bond.
Kashner and Schoenberger draw on candid interviews with Jackie Kennedy Onassis' sister, Lee, to share insights into the close relationship the two shared. One became the most iconic woman of her time, while the other lived in her shadow....
Author
Language
English
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After witnessing the way in which his hometown of St. Francisville, La., rallied around his ill sister, journalist Rod Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia and move back to St. Francisville, thereby accepting the limitations of small-town life for the privilege of being part of a community.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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"An introduction to the life and art of Judith Scott, a renowned artist"--
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Series
Language
English
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After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the "lucky child," the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother to America while her one surviving sister and two brothers remained behind. In this poignant and elegiac memoir, Loung recalls her assimilation into an unfamiliar new culture while struggling to overcome dogged memories of violence and the deep scars of...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pulitzer Prize-winner Eileen McNamara brings Eunice Kennedy Shriver out from her brothers' shadows to reveal an officious, cigar-smoking, fast-driving, indefatigable woman who was a shrewd player in the careers of Jack, Bobby, and Ted, a complicated wife to Sargent, an oft-neglected daughter of Rose, and a fiercely devoted but emotionally aloof mother to her five children. Granted access to never-before-seen private papers, including the scrapbooks...
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Language
English
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When her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces the complex question about what it really means to love. Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant, the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance. They examine their family history and old assumptions, and offer forgiveness until...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty, shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reminiscent of Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body and Maggie Nelson's The Red Parts, a perfect balance of memoir and true crime, The Book of Atlantis Black will have you questioning facts, rooting for secrets, and asking what it means to know the truth. A young woman is found dead on the floor of a Tijuana hotel room. An ID in a nearby purse reads "Atlantis Black." The police report states that the body does not seem to match the identification,...
Author
Publisher
W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 191 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"How did a couple of quirky siblings from suburban Pittsburgh end up as the king and queen of eclectic-design chic with their own HGTV show? They never let fear get in the way of a great idea. Leanne and Steve Ford share their secrets for how to turn dreams into reality. What makes you feel most alive? Siblings Leanne and Steve Ford discovered early in their lives that creativity--in very different forms--was what made them happy. It just took a few...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An uplifting picture book biography about the unwavering bond between sisters and tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams"--
In 1989, Venus and Serena Williams faced off in their first tennis tournament. They went on to take the tennis world by storm, achieved everything possible in the sport, and stood by one another through thick and thin. Leslie takes young readers from their beginnings on a crumbling Compton tennis court to their shining achievements,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
17) Hermanas
Author
Publisher
Maeva Young
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
197 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Raina siempre había querido tener una hermana, pero cuando nació Amara las cosas no salieron como esperaba. A través de flashbacks, Raina relata los diversos encontronazos con su hermana pequeña, protestona, quejica y solitaria. Pero un largo viaje en coche desde San Francisco a Colorado puede que le brinde la oportunidad de acercarse a ella. Al fin y al cabo, son hermanas"--Page 4 of cover.
"Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A true story....
18) Her: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Christa Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, shared a bond that went beyond siblinghood, beyond sisterhood, beyond friendship. Raised up from poverty by a determined single mother, the gifted and beautiful twins sheltered each other from family violence and loss by inventing a haven of playfulness and creativity between themselves. They went on to earn scholarships at a prestigious college, to careers as artists (Christa, the photographer and Cara...
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
416 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of a woman who risked everything to put her brother, a murderous psychopath and one of the world's most infamous crime bosses, behind bars.
Astrid Holleeder is in hiding because she had the courage to write this book. Her brother Willem Holleeder, best known for his involvement in the 1983 kidnapping of the CEO and chairman of Heineken brewing company, is one of the most notorious criminals in contemporary history. For...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Born into poverty in southern New Jersey and raised in a commune of single mothers, Mary Anna King watched her mother give away one of her newborn sisters every year to another family. All told, there were seven children: Mary, her older brother, and five phantom sisters. Then one day, Mary was sent away, too. Living in Oklahoma with her maternal grandfather, Mary gets a new name and a new life. But she's haunted by the past: by the baby girls she's...
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