Locality/New York
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Gorilla, My Love
$15.00 Add to cartFifteen unforgettable short stories from an essential author of African American fiction gives us compelling portraits of a wide range of unforgettable characters, from sassy children to cunning old m… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Contemporaries #0000
- Author: Bambara, Toni Cade
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 30 1992
- ISBN10: 0679738983
- Language: English
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Coming to America: The Story of Immigration
$17.99 Add to cartThousands of years ago, the first people to arrive on American soil traveled across a land bridge from Asia to what is now Alaska. Millions of people were already settled when Christopher Columbus “re… [more below]
- Author: Maestro, Betsy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 1, 1996
- ISBN10: 0590441515
- Language: English
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Abuela (Spanish Edition)
$8.99 Add to cartDive into Spanish text and fly high over beautiful New York City with Rosalba and her grandmother in Arthur Dorros’ enchanting Abuela. Winner of the Parents’ Choice Award.
-Tantos p?jaros- dice Rosal- Author: Dorros, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140562265
- Language: Spanish
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Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale
$19.99 Add to cartImagine what a pig might say if one were to ask why it lives in one of Manhattan’s swankiest hotels: “Swine not?” Plunge into this irresistible tall tale filled with zany characters and wry humor cook… [more below]
- Author: Bransford, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 12, 2009
- ISBN10: 0316114057
- Language: English
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When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History
$20.00 Add to cartThe never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.
***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection***
***NAMED O- Author: Ryan, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 23 2020
- ISBN10: 1250621402
- Language: English
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Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“This is history at its most immediate and moving…A marvelous and memorable book.” –Jon Meacham “Remarkable…A priceless civic gift…On page after page, a reader- Author: Graff, Garrett M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1501182218
- Language: English
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
$18.99 Add to cartWinner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon- Author: Steptoe, Javaka
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 25, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316213888
- Language: English
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
$21.00 Add to cartThis New York Times bestseller intimately depicts urban life in a gripping book that slips behind cold statistics and sensationalism to reveal the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta gl… [more below]
- Author: LeBlanc, Adrian Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 10 2004
- ISBN10: 0743254430
- Language: English
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The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir
$18.00 Add to cartA finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography
A contentious, deeply moving ode to friendship, love, and urban life in the spirit of Fierce Attachments A memoir of self-discovery- Author: Gornick, Vivian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 17, 2016
- ISBN10: 0374536155
- Language: English
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Some Places More Than Others
$7.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ren e Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring novel for middle schoolers about finding deep roots a
- Author: Watson, Renée
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1681191105
- Language: English
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Rick Riordan Presents: City of the Plague God-The Adventures of Sik Aziz Book 1
$8.99 Add to cartBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents an adventure based on ancient Mesopotamian mythology by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash Mistry series.
“An epic worthy of Gilgamesh. Chadda brings attention- Author: Chadda, Sarwat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 1368067328
- Language: English
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Masterpiece
$10.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestselling middle grade mystery novel full of adventure, friendship, and stolen art.
Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much- Series: Masterpiece Adventures
- Author: Broach, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 30 2010
- ISBN10: 0312608705
- Language: English
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Ellis Island (a True Book: American History)
$6.95 Read moreLearn why immigrants came to the United States and the establishment of Ellis Island Immigration Station.
A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in Ameri… [more below]
- Series: A True Book: American History
- Author: Landau, Elaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0531147819
- Language: English
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Nelly Takes New York: A Little Girl’s Adventures in the Big Apple
$19.99 Add to cartThe Big Apple may be hiding in the place you least expect it in this spunky introduction to the best parts of New York.
Nelly lives in New York, the greatest city in the world. Every morning, she wake- Series: Big City Adventures
- Author: Pataki, Allison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1534425047
- Language: English
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The Carpenter’s Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree
$19.99 Add to cartThis modern classic Christmas story teaches children the spirit of the season by bringing together two great New York City traditions: the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and the neighbor-helping-ne
- Author: Rubel, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0375869220
- Language: English
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Brooklyn
$18.00 Add to cartColm Tb匤’s New York Times bestselling novel–now an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture–is “a moving, deeply satisfyi… [more below]
- Series: Eilis Lacey
- Author: Toibin, Colm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 2, 2010
- ISBN10: 1439148953
- Language: English
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If You Come Softly
$12.99 Add to cartA lyrical story of star-crossed love perfect for readers of The Hate U Give, by National Ambassador for Children’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson
Jeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0142415227
- Language: English
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The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 1: Egypt’s Fire
$10.99 Add to cartHilarious, non-stop adventure, a mysterious jewel heist, and a detective team like no other make this a must-have middle grade series starter. Perfect for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and En… [more below]
- Series: The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves
- Author: Phillips, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1645951065
- Language: English
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One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
$10.99 Add to cart“One Last Word is the work of a master poet.” – Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover
From the New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Nikki Gri- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1681196026
- Language: English
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The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
$9.99 Add to cartWitness the power of family history and family love in this funny, poignant addition to a series that the New York Times Book Review hails as “delightful and heartwarming.”
It’s summer on 141st Street,
- Series: Vanderbeekers #5
- Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0358721466
- Language: English
