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The Nickel Boys

Elwood Curtis, a black boy in the 1960s, is wrongly sentenced to a horrifying juvenile center, where he is determined to remember that he is worthy.

Posted byCarlenDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021Posted inArchives, Fiction

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

A book that spans the widest breadths—from the beginning of our species, through our cognitive, agricultural, and industrial revolutions, to the present.

Posted byCarlenDecember 8, 2021December 13, 2021Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Weekly Bulletin: December 9, 2021

The Non-fiction Feature: Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind
The Fiction Spot: Pastwatch – The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
The Product Spot: National Geographic – Human Origins

Posted byCarlenDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021Posted inArchives, Bulletins

National Geographic: Human Origins

National Geographic’s Human Origins page presents a wide range of informative resources to help children and adults understand our past.

Posted byCarlenDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021Posted inArchives, Products

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

Orson Scott Card draws mesmerizing lines between history and science fiction as he wonders: What if someone could go back in time and change Christopher Columbus’s mind?

Posted byCarlenDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021Posted inArchives, Fiction

The Weekly Bulletin: December 2, 2021

The Non-fiction Feature: The Making of Asian America
The Memoir & Poetry Spot: Minor Feelings
The Product Spot: Mooncake

Posted byCarlenDecember 2, 2021December 6, 2021Posted inArchives, Bulletins

The Making of Asian America: A History

A sweeping history of Asians in the Americas, their struggles and triumphs, which have been invisible for too long.

Posted byCarlenDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Minor Feelings

A series of essays that explores Hong’s Asian American identity and critiques the culture that surrounds it.

Posted byCarlenDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Mooncakes

A recipe for delicious mooncakes—sweet, rich, and filled with love.

Posted byCarlenDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021Posted inArchives, Products

Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

A sprawling study of energy security, climate change, alternative energies, and what we should do about it.

Posted byCarlenNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

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