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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Sort by Language Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 7 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Diary of Latoya Hunter : my first year in junior high by Hunter, Latoya Paperback(Vintage Books, 1993)Publication Date: 08/31/1993 BTSB #: 472344 Available Dewey: 974.7/AAges: 9-12 AR: 4.6 UG RC: 7.1 6-8 Lexile: 690 Genres: Subjects: Hunter, Latoya - Diaries Children of immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Diaries West Indian Americans - New York (State) - New York - Diaries Children's writings - New York (State) - New York Elementary education - New York (State) - New York Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: A timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and about the ways it is shaped by the inner city. It is also a lively introduction to a delightful girl whose humor and idealism are inspirational. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 13.94 * 0.00 +- Down these mean streets by Thomas, Piri Paperback(Vintage, 1997)Publication Date: 11/25/1997 BTSB #: 879302 Available Dewey: 974.7/BAges: 16-18 Lexile: 820 Genres: Subjects: Thomas, Piri,|d1928-2011 Puerto Ricans - New York (State) - New York - Biography Vulgarity in popular culture Drug abuse Criminals - Biography Prisons Sexual intercourse Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: As he recounts the journey that took him from adolescence in El Barrio to a lock-up in Sing Sing to the freedom that comes of self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence, Piri Thomas gives a frank tale of street life and the dream of escaping it. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 13.90 * 0.00 +- Loud and proud : the life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023)Publication Date: 10/11/2023 BTSB #: 222912 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change by Brown, Tameka Fryer BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2022)Publication Date: 11/01/2022 BTSB #: 158126 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 5-9 Lexile: 590 Genres: Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: Stirring free verse chronicles Shirley Chisholm's fight for fairness and change on her journey to becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress and, in 1972, the first woman to seriously run for president. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- Out of hiding : a Holocaust survivor's journey to America by Gruener, Ruth BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)Publication Date: 10/20/2020 BTSB #: 405239 Available Dewey: 940.53/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5.7 MG Lexile: 840 Genres: Subjects: Gruener, Ruth Holocaust, 1939-1945 - Poland - Personal narratives Hidden children (Holocaust) - Biography Jews - Poland - Biography Holocaust survivors - New York (State) - New York - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Pura Belpre [She Persisted]by Medina, Meg Paperback(Philomel, 2023)Publication Date: 09/05/2023 BTSB #: 763842 Available Dewey: 428/BAges: 6-9 Lexile: 1110 Genres: Subjects: Belpre, Pura New York Public Library - Employees - Biography Women librarians - New York (State) - New York - Biography Puerto Rican women - New York (State) - New York - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: Pura Belpre moved from Puerto Rico to New York City and became a librarian at a time when libraries were filled with only English language books. But she knew that Spanish speakers would love to make use of the libraries too, and so she persisted in implementing bilingual programming and offerings in libraries across the city. Learn about the amazing life of Pura Belpre--and how she persisted. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Who was Shirley Chisholm? [Who HQ]by Hubbard, Crystal BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2024)Publication Date: 12/24/2024 BTSB #: 467299 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 8-12 Lexile: 1000 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography Summary: Read all about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.94 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 7 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Subject Search for new york (n.y.) - biographySort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. 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