William Alexander
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
William Alexander is more than a Francophile. He wants to be French. There's one small obstacle though: he doesn't speak la langue française. In Flirting with French, Alexander sets out to conquer the language he loves. But will it love him back?
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods - while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...
5) Ambassador
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Appointed Earth's ambassador to the universe, twelve-year-old Gabe Fuentes faces two sets of "alien" problems when he discovers his parents are illegal aliens and face deportation and the Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force causing multiple mass extinctions.
8) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later,...
Author
Series
Clues kids volume 1
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
The Clues Kids, five foster children living with Chief Klink and his wife, suspect their new neighbors of being counterfeiters.
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