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Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad Ann Lane Petry A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground railroad. OL10343132W
Proud shoes Proud shoes Pauli Murray History of a family blended from slaves, free blacks, white slaveowners, Cherokee Indians, and others. OL106756W
Her stories Her stories Leo Dillon,Virginia Hamilton,Diane Dillon A few folktales, animal tales, fairy tales and even some actually true herstories collected and retold by Virginia Hamilton. OL112094W
Get yours! Get yours! Amy DuBois Barnett Hey girlfriend, what do you dream of?Do you want more from your job, your man, your life? In this insightful guide, Amy DuBois Barnett, former editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar and Teen People, show… OL11810789W
The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault Janice Sumler-Edmond "In this biography set in nineteenth-century Savannah, Georgia, Janice L. Sumler-Edmond resurrects the life and times of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault, a free woman of color whose story was until now lo… OL11913421W
Michelle Michelle Liza Mundy Presents a portrait of Michelle Obama from her youth on the south side of Chicago and her education at Princeton and Harvard Law School to her relationship with Barack Obama and her views on politica… OL12036898W
For the freedom of her race For the freedom of her race Lisa G. Materson "Focusing on Chicago and downstate Illinois politics during the incredibly oppressive decades between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 - a perio… OL12048834W
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Terry Barber Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1822. Between 1850 to 1860, Harriet helped about 70 slaves escape to freedom. She relied on the Underground Railroad, a secret network of people and safe h… OL12760691W
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Elizabeth Lightfoot Michelle Obama, brillante avocate, a eu des réserves quant à la décision de son mari, sénateur de l'Illinois, de s'engager dans la course présidentielle. Mais elle est rapidement apparue comme une pi… OL13749776W
Permission slips Permission slips Sherri Shepherd Covering topics such as "It's Jesus or Jail,""Marriage, the Hard Way,""Children: The Gift You Can't Give Back," and "All the Things I Don't Know...And All the Things I Definitely Do," stand-up comedi… OL13763335W
God Ain't Blind God Ain't Blind Mary Monroe Two women who've been through just about everything together are about to find out if there are some things forever friends can't fix. . .Annette Goode Davis is a survivor. Life's obstacles have ofte… OL14905977W
Goodness and mercy Goodness and mercy Vanessa Davis Griggs Gabrielle Mercedes has dreamed of being a dancer since she was a little girl. But when her life takes a very different turn, it's not the future she'd envisioned for herself. Feeling a void she can't… OL14909375W
Playthang Playthang Janine A. Morris xii, 270 p. ; 21 cm OL14950973W
Black Girl/White Girl Black Girl/White Girl Joyce Carol Oates Remembering Minette Swift, the talented, assertive, 19-year-old African-American girl enrolled as a scholarship student in an exclusive, mostly white liberal arts college near Philadelphia who died u… OL14958451W
Counterfeit wives Counterfeit wives Phillip Thomas Duck He's handsome, intelligent, romantic and every woman's perfect husband. Too bad he's also three women's perfect husband. Under assumed names, Todd (aka Terry and Michael James) Darling has used his c… OL15033516W
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Corinne J. Naden A biography of the African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad. OL15042645W
Getting to happy Getting to happy Terry McMillan Take a look in the mirror if you don't like what you see then pick a new outfit. It's not always easy to find someone that can be a real friend, someone that will tell you the truth. These ladies … OL15118494W
Sex and the Single Braddock Sex and the Single Braddock Robyn Amos As Senator Braddock's only daughter Shondra Braddock seemed to have it all: brains, beauty and the bank account of an heiress. But she didn't have answers. Determined to discover the connection betwe… OL15170891W
Jewels Jewels Michael Cunningham,Michael Cunningham Photographer Michael Cunningham (coauthor of Crowns) and author Connie Briscoe, a New York Times bestselling novelist, profile 50 women over the age of 50 who have been remarkably successful--whether… OL15186860W
The Prada plan 2 The Prada plan 2 Ashley Tired of competing against YaYa for Indie's affection, Leah kidnaps the couple's baby girl, turning Yaya and Indie's world upside down as they strive to stop this crazy woman from destroying everythi… OL15938152W
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