The Founding Mothers of the United States (A True Book) (A True Book (Relaunch))

Children's Books

Castrovilla, Selene

Biographies

Children's Press

Many women helped shape a free and independent United States of America. They are known as the Founding Mothers. These smart, brave women were ambassadors, fostering peace between Native Americans and Europeans. They risked their lives by writing, printing, and distributing information about the fight for independence. They supported their husbands during battle and even donned disguises to join the army. They were all key in shaping the America of today. This book tells their story. Women are sometimes called the silent protagonists of history. But since before the founding of our nation until now, women have organized, marched, and inspired. They forced change and created opportunity. With engaging text, fun facts, photography, infographics, and art, this new set of books examines how individual women of differing races and socioeconomic status took a stand, and how groups of women lived and fought throughout the history of this country. It looks at how they celebrated victories that included the right to vote, the right to serve their country, and the right to equal employment. The aim of this much-needed set of five books is to bring herstory to young readers!

A bouncing picture book biography of the tap dancer behind the Happy Feet penguin, illustrated by the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Winner of Hidden Figures.\nThis is a story about tap dancing, a distinctly American art form that blended English-Scottish-Irish clog dancing with African tribal dancing. And it’s about a boy, Savion Glover--who was born to feel the music—to dance and perform and invent. And to delight and awe audiences with the movements of his body.\nSoul meets sole. 
From that day on, Savion danced. 
All the time. Not practicin’. Livin. 
’Tippity, tippity, tappity, tappity, TROMP, TROMP, TROMP!\nFollow Savion's journey as beats crescendos into a love of dancing as self-expression. This picture book biography creates music with words and story, and dance with color and composition. Child and parent can read the rhymes and onomatopoeia together while enjoying the bold artwork.\nSavion Glover revitalized modern tap dancing with his jazz and hip-hop influenced “free-form hard core” style. From his appearances on Sesame Street and choreographing Happy Feet to his Tony award-winning musical Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Savion has inspired a new generation of tap dancers. Read more about his impact on music and dance in the afterword.\nFeel the movement with bright, electric art from Laura Freeman, winner Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for Hidden Figures. Hear the music with Selene Castrovilla’s bouncing, bold rhymes. This is Tap! brings Savion’s exuberant story of creativity and passion to young readers.\nA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Holiday House

Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz, this tale is both a chilling story of abuse and a timeless romance. Sixteen-year-old good girl Dorothy just blew into the small town of Highland Park—where the social headquarters is Munchkinland (Dunkin’ Donuts). There, she meets Joey—a bad boy who tells no one about the catastrophic domestic violence he witnesses at home. Can these two lovers survive peer pressure, Joey’s reputation, and his alcoholism? And then there’s his family secret which is about to be unleashed. Joey’s words are scattered on the page—reflecting his broken state. Dorothy is the voice of reason—until something so shattering happens that she, too, may lose her grip. Can their love endure, or will it melt away? Drawing from true events, this brutal love story will hit like a punch in the face and is sure to reach into the soul of every reader.

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Last Syllable Books

The tables are turned with a vengeance in this tour de force love story. Nearly a year has gone by and now it’s Dorothy who is fragmented and lost, while Joey keeps the promise he had made her to better himself—even though she’s gone. Joey talks about what is happening in the present while Dorothy describes what happened before— in the moments and hours after the Glock dropped. This time the stakes are even higher, as Joey forces himself to move forward while Dorothy is frozen in place. But when he learns of a devastating decision, Joey races to find her before it is too late. Truth, consequence, repercussion and modern medicine collide as pieces converge in this psychological, thrilling story which begs the question: Can love really conquer all?

Signs of Life: Book 2 in the Rough Romance Trilogy (2)

Teen & Young Adult

Winner, 2017 Book Excellence Award in Chick Lit Life begins at thirty-eight for Long Island mom and writer Luna Lampanelli, when she kicks her secretly gay husband to the curb. She's got her freedom, but what she wants is love. Luna knows she doesn't need a man to exist, but try telling that to her heart. Against the advice of Sunny, her snarky best friend, and Jiminy, the cautioning voice in Luna's head who just won't shut up, Luna sets course to find a mate. Luna speed and on-line dates her way into several short-lived, surreal relationships. There's Ari, the humorless Israeli who refuses to assimilate – to America, and to humanity. There's Alex, the young and handsome ex-crackhead who informs Luna he doesn't want to be monogamous—while they're in bed. There's Memphis, the wild-eyed sadomasochist. There's Red, angry and crippled, who becomes the catalyst for Luna to join Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. But before Luna can proceed to recovery, she meets the elusive but oh so appealing Trip. He's emotionally unavailable and has the Madonna-Whore Complex, but how can Luna (aka "whore") let him go when she enjoys his dry wit so much, and his body even more? Humorously haunting and packed with unspeakable truths, Luna Rising follows a woman's funny and heart-breaking struggle to relate with un-relatable men and an un-relatable world, and to figure out something even more un-relatable: herself.

Luna Rising

United States

We’re all human, sharing a planet and trying to get by. We’re all looking for happy. Why is it so hard to find? Ten Steps to Finding Happy navigates your soul. Each step comes with simple, specific actions—not vague mumbo-jumbo or convoluted language. This is a straightforward path to happiness, delivered to you by a writer, a psychologist and 24 experts. Generally speaking, the left side of our brain controls logical thoughts, language, and numbers. The right side of the brain controls emotions, spatial information, and visual comprehension. It should go without saying that the whole right brain/left brain idea is an outdated oversimplification, but the idea that some people are more drawn to a more logical reasoning while others thrive in the beauty of the pain and pleasure of emotions definitely rings true. With that in mind, we have structured this book in a way that we hope appeals to all of our readers, both those who enjoy balancing a checkbook and those who toss money into their account when the balance seems low and hope it all works out. Our goal from the beginning has been to write a book that offers you ten steps to finding your happy, along with a selection of solid, simple CONCRETE ACTIONS for following through with those steps. We won’t leave you hanging, wondering what to do! Selene Castrovilla tackles the emotional perspective, peppered with personal anecdotes and honest admissions. In the sections titled From the Doctor’s Desk, Dr. Lindsay S. Weisner offers logical, research-based, psychologist-approved information that will provide the PROOF for which lovers of reason thirst. Read both, and figure out what moves you more, your mind or your heart. There is no right or wrong answer. BONUS! In the A Note From the Expert segments, guest writers deep dive into their professions, providing clear information and scientific evidence backing up our ten-step process. Isn’t time to be on your way to happy?

Ten Steps To Finding Happy: A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction

Self-Help

Weisner Psy.D., Lindsay S

Happiness

<div>Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series. The year 1960 was a turning point in the civil rights movement as young Black men and women became peaceful warriors for change. In February, four Black college students, known as the Greensboro Four, were refused service at a lunch counter in North Carolina. Their sit-in inspired similar protests across the country, demonstrating the ideals of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. In November, as the year drew to a close, the nation's eyes were on Ruby Bridges, a Black first grader who bravely integrated the William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Desegregation would create a crisis of law and order throughout the South as the decade continued. ABOUT THE SERIES: The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement--from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Voting Rights Act. The contributions of key activists, including Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Barbara Nash, and Malcolm X, are part of the narrative. Demonstrations of passive resistance and legal challenges were often met with bloodshed and violence against Black Americans fighting to end segregation and discrimination. Yet the courage of those yearning for equal opportunities under the law ultimately produced legislation affirming that every American should have the same constitutional rights, regardless of color, race, or gender. With stunning photographs throughout and rich back matter, each book focuses on a specific year and chronologically follows the detailed events that occurred and the changes that took place. </div>

Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement: 1960 (Library Edition)

History

<div>Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series. The year 1960 was a turning point in the civil rights movement as young Black men and women became peaceful warriors for change. In February, four Black college students, known as the Greensboro Four, were refused service at a lunch counter in North Carolina. Their sit-in inspired similar protests across the country, demonstrating the ideals of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. In November, as the year drew to a close, the nation's eyes were on Ruby Bridges, a Black first grader who bravely integrated the William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Desegregation would create a crisis of law and order throughout the South as the decade continued. The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement--from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Voting Rights Act. The contributions of key activists, including Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Barbara Nash, and Malcolm X, are part of the narrative. Demonstrations of passive resistance and legal challenges were often met with bloodshed and violence against Black Americans fighting to end segregation and discrimination. Yet the courage of those yearning for equal opportunities under the law ultimately produced legislation affirming that every American should have the same constitutional rights, regardless of color, race, or gender. </div>

1960 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement)

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The Founding Mothers of the United States (A True Book) (A True Book (Relaunch))

The Founding Mothers of the United States (A True Book) (A True Book (Relaunch))

This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk

Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Signs of Life: Book 2 in the Rough Romance Trilogy (2)

Luna Rising

Ten Steps To Finding Happy: A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction

Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement: 1960 (Library Edition)

1960 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement)