Black Like Me: A Powerful Memoir of Racial Segregation Black Like Me is a nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin, a journalist who recounted his life during the era of racial segregation in the Deep South. It's an incredibly compelling read, especially as today's youth face similar challenges. John Howard Griffin's...
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Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel is a novel set in the Canadian town of Manawaka, Manitoba. It was first published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart. It is one of five novels by the author set in Manawaka. In The Stone Angel, Hagar Shipley is an unseeing stone angel who...
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A 1956 novel by James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room focuses on the lives and feelings of an American man in Paris. It is also a touching tale of love, loss, and redemption. It tells the story of an American man and his Italian bartender. It is a revealing story about the...
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Dell is a technology company based in the United States. It develops, manufactures, and sells computers. It is owned by the Dell Technologies company. Michael Dell founded the company in 1971. Today, Dell has nearly two million customers worldwide. In 2013, Dell took the company private, but has since gone...
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Station Eleven Station Eleven is a novel written by Emily St. John Mandel. It takes place in the Great Lakes region and takes place after a fictitious swine flu pandemic. It is also known as the "Georgia Flu." In this book, we learn what happens to the survivors of the fictional...
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For kids, the holes book can be a great way to learn about the many different types of holes, from Stanley Yelnats hole to Zero s. This book is sure to be a hit! It features a witty, colorful voice that will keep kids guessing and turning pages! Stanley Yelnats Louis Sachar...
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Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed is based on his experiences as a teacher in Brazil and his observations as a political exile. While in exile, he observed that many students harbor a "fear of freedom." Although he acknowledges that his ideas are idealistic, Freire also believes that education can help...
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The Oregon Trail is a 2,170-mile route that connected the valleys of Oregon to the Missouri River. The eastern part of the trail crossed almost all of Wyoming and Nebraska. The Lewis and Clark Expedition paved the way. After they left, emigrants followed. The Oregon Trail is still an important...
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Howard Roark and Peter Keating In Howard Roark at the Fountainhead, Peter Keating is an architect. He had given up painting to become an architect because his mother thought that being an architect was more respectable. Peter Keating shows Roark some of his canvases and the artist takes much longer looking...
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Bonnie and Clyde are two infamous American criminals from the Great Depression. They travelled in the Central United States with a gang and carried out many crimes. While they were most well-known for bank robberies, they also preyed on small stores and funeral homes.Clyde's hobbled foot The distinctive gait of Bonnie...
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Some Like It Hot is a classic American romantic comedy. Starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and George Raft, this classic film is one of the most beloved comedy films of all time. The film is directed by Billy Wilder and also stars Joan Shawlee and Pat O'Brien. Some Like It...
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Adapted from Deborah Ellis' 2000 middle-grade novel, THE BREADWINNER follows 11-year-old Parvana, a girl who helps her father peddle goods in the Kabul market. When her father is arrested by Taliban soldiers, she must disguise herself as a boy to leave her house and make money for her family. She...
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