Forest Hills Diary: The Crisis of Low-Income Housing -- by Mario Cuomo (Author) (Book)
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All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Who Comes To King's Mountain? -- by John Beatty (Author) (Book - Child)
"Living in the South Carolina hills in 1780, a young Scottish boy, whose own family is divided between Loyalist and rebel, must decide for himself which side he will follow." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
I am the Cheese -- by Robert Cormier (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But it is a past that must not be remembered...if he is to survive." From the Publisher
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- by Mitch Frank (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unlike any other situation in the world today. It's in the news daily, can spark intense emotional arguments, and influences American foreign...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood -- by David Simon, Edward Burns (Authors) (Book)
"From the Publisher--At the center of the narrative is fifteen-year-old DeAndre McCullough. DeAndre's parents, Gary and Fran, were once poised, against all odds, to pull themselves up and out of west...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Street Kingdom: Five Years inside the Franklin Avenue Posse -- by Douglas Century (Author) (Book)
"The world is the blacktop turf of the once all-powerful Franklin Avenue Posse's "hardrocks," stickup kids, gunrunners, and coke dealers. In this explosive odyssey through Brooklyn's ravaged...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Environmental and Chemical Toxins and Psychiatric Illness -- by James S. Brown, Jr. (Author) (Book)
"During the past 60 years, the number of chemical disasters worldwide from military, occupational, and environmental sources has risen at an alarming rate. The profound controversy surrounding many...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Wolf of Shadows -- by Whitley Strieber (Author) (Book - Child)
"Wolf of Shadows is an intensely moving story of the aftermath of a nuclear attack told from the point of view of a large wolf living in a forest near Minneapolis. Human behavior, emotions and anatomy...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Owl Hoots Twice at Catfish Bend -- by Lucien Burman (Author) (Book - Child)
"The family will hoot with delight at this humorous saga of Doc Raccoon and the other inhabitants of Catfish Bend." From Choosing Books for Kids
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Under the Persimmon Tree -- by Suzanne Staples (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means “star,” suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)