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1) Passing
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English
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"This is a novel about racial identity set in New York in 1929. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and Alexander SkarsgAArd. Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in Harlem, New York. Reluctantly, she renews her friendship with old school friend, Clare Kendry. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, apassesaTM as white and is married to a racist white man who has no idea about...
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"From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders's skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening...
3) Shine bright
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English
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"When her confidence is shaken by peers who say they are scared of her because she's 'too dark,' Imani turns to her sister for a loving reminder that she's smart, hope, brave, beautiful, strong, and just enough. After embracing what makes her truly special, Imani learns to be fearless!"--
4) 10 cats
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Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A family of playful kittens jump, slide and splatter paint everywhere in this entertaining introduction to numbers and colors from award-winning author of Me and My Monkey, Dogs and The Mysterious Egg"--
6) Face
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English
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"In Joma West's Face, Margaret Atwood meets Kazuo Ishiguro in this sci-fi domestic drama that reimagines race and class in a genetically engineered society fed by performative fame. How much is your Face worth? Schuyler and Madeleine Burroughs have the perfect Face-rich and powerful enough to assure their dominance in society. But in SchAddie's household, cracks are beginning to appear. Schuyler is bored and taking risks. Maddie is becoming brittle,...
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"From debut novelist Laura Maylene Walter, a bold and dazzling exploration of fate and female agency in a world very similar to our own--except that the markings on women's bodies reveal the future"--
Like all girls, Celeste Morton was born with a set of childhood markings-- the freckles, moles, and birthmarks on her body-- that foretell her future and that of those around her. With puberty will come a new set of predictions that will solidify her...
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English
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"Florida kitsch swirls together with magical realism in this glittering debut novel about a young Black and Indigenous woman who learns to change the color of her skin. Gabrielle has always had a complicated relationship with her mother Tallulah, one marked by intimacy and resilience in the face of a volatile patriarch. Everything in their home has been bleached a cold white -- from the cupboards filled with sheets and crockery to the food and spices...
11) Umbrella parade
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Publisher
Troll Associates
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Each animal uses a different colored umbrella while walking in the rain.
14) Who said red?
Author
Publisher
M.K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A dialogue between two speakers, one of whom must keep insistingon an interest in the color red, introduces that hue as well asgreen, blue, yellow, and others.
15) Mix it up!
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Language
English
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Description
Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, simple directions lead the reader to experiment with mixing and changing colors on the printed page.
17) Colorful days
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Explores a variety of colors seen in the different seasons from winter through spring and summer to fall.
18) Willy can count
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Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
While outdoors, Willy and his mother observe and count a numberof colorful objects, encompassing everything from shirt buttonsand haystacks to birds and bugs.
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English
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"The landmark comic satire that asks, "What would happen if all black people in America turned white?" It's New Year's Day 1933 in New York City, and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr. Junius Crookman has discovered a mysterious process that allows people to bleach their skin white--a new way to "solve the American race problem." Max leaps at the opportunity, and after a brief stay at the Crookman Sanitarium, he becomes...
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