The Monsters We Defy

Author : Leslye Penelope
Publisher : Redhook
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316378024

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The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope Pdf

"[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This smart and entertaining, magical heist novel hits all the right notes!" ―T.L. Huchu NPR Best Book of 2022! Paste Best Fantasy Book of 2022! "Never make a deal with shadows at night, especially ones that know your name.” Washington D. C., 1925: Clara Johnson can talk to spirits—a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, Clara seizes the chance, no questions asked. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District. Clara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. She’ll need the help of an unlikely team, from a handsome jazz musician able to hypnotize with a melody to an aging actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. But as they race along DC’s legendary Black Broadway, conflict in the spirit world begins to leak into the human one—an insidious mystery is unfolding, one that could cost Clara her life and change the fate of an entire city. The Monsters We Defy is a timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.

Author : Leslye Penelope
Publisher : Redhook
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316377910

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The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope Pdf

"In the summer of 1925, along Washington, DC's "Black Broadway", a malevolent entity has begun preying on Negro residents. Twenty-three-year-old Clara Johnson is determined to discover what's going on in her community. Using her natural ability to talk with spirits, she begins to investigate, but a powerful spirit tasks her with a difficult quest: steal an ancient, magical ring from the finger of a wealthy socialite. When Clara meets Israel Lee, a supernaturally enhanced jazz musician also vying for the ring, the two decide to work together. They put together an unlikely team including a former circus freak, a pickpocketing Pullman Porter, and an aging vaudeville actor to pull off an impossible heist. But a dangerous spirit interferes at every turn and conflict in the spirit world is leaking out into the human world. With different agendas, even if Clara and Israel pull off the heist, only one of them can truly win"--

Author : A. J. Smith
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402286544

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Even Monsters... by A. J. Smith Pdf

An exciting new picture book-perfect for the little monster in your life! Everybody knows monsters can be...well, MONSTERS. But did you know sometimes even monsters get scared? They can be sad, they can be kind, they can miss their mommies. Sometimes, they're just plain silly. And even monsters need to brush their teeth! A funny and family-friendly picture book by innovative author/illustrator A. J. Smith, who combines traditional storytelling with exciting interactive digital components.

Author : Leslye Penelope
Publisher : Redhook
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316378345

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Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope Pdf

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. “Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.” Jane Edwards hasn’t spoken since she was eleven years old, when armed riders expelled her family from their hometown along with every other Black resident. Now, twelve years later, she’s found a haven in the all-Black town of Awenasa. But the construction of a dam promises to wash her home under the waters of the new lake. Jane will do anything to save the community that sheltered her. So, when a man with uncanny abilities arrives in town asking strange questions, she wonders if he might be the key. But as the stranger hints at gods and ancestral magic, Jane is captivated by a bigger mystery. She knows this man. Only the last time she saw him, he was dead. His body laid to rest in a rushing river. Who is the stranger and what is he really doing in Awenasa? To find those answers, Jane will journey into a sunken world, a land of capricious gods and unsung myths, of salvation and dreams made real. But the flood waters are rising. To gain the miracle she desires, Jane will have to find her voice again and finally face the trauma of the past. For more from Leslye Penelope, check out The Monsters We Defy.

Author : Chris Myers Asch,George Derek Musgrove
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469635873

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Chocolate City by Chris Myers Asch,George Derek Musgrove Pdf

Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.

Author : Gwendolyn Brooks,Keorapetse Kgositsile,Haki R. Madhubuti,Dudley Randall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015018292717

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A Capsule Course in Black Poetry Writing by Gwendolyn Brooks,Keorapetse Kgositsile,Haki R. Madhubuti,Dudley Randall Pdf

Author : Jake Patton Beason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : African Americans
ISBN : WISC:89039184452

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Why We Lose by Jake Patton Beason Pdf

Author : College Language Association (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : UCSC:32106016968916

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CLA Journal by College Language Association (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Janet Witalec
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UOM:49015002818194

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The Harlem Renaissance: Authors I-Z by Janet Witalec Pdf

Presents writings by and criticism on seventeen Harlem Renaissance authors, including Claude McKay and Jean Toomer. This volume covers I-Z.

Author : Gilbert Schroerlucke
Publisher : Booklocker.com
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89096729801

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I Did what I Could by Gilbert Schroerlucke Pdf

A United Methodist minister chronicles his life journey from rural Kentucky roots to a controversial urban ministry focused on civil rights and social justice. This memoir provides insights into one minister's struggle with the institutional church as it resisted change.

Author : Barbara Dodds Stanford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : African Americans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035033393

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I, Too, Sing America by Barbara Dodds Stanford Pdf

Author : Patricia A. Wasley,Robert L. Hampel,Richard W. Clark
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-24
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015040147665

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Kids and School Reform by Patricia A. Wasley,Robert L. Hampel,Richard W. Clark Pdf

A kids'-eye view of school reform reveals what motivates students to connect with school. Written in an engaging manner, this book is based on a study of 150 high school students and spotlights a representative five students to provide a real-world view of school reform efforts for administrators and teachers.

Author : Gloria Mason Henderson,William Day,Sandra Stevenson Waller
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 1542 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0321027493

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Literature and Ourselves by Gloria Mason Henderson,William Day,Sandra Stevenson Waller Pdf

Emphasizing writing as a means to examining, evaluating, sharing, and refining ideas, A Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry will help chemists develop the language skills the field demands. This book covers the kinds of readings and writing that chemists are called on to do-from introductory to more advanced work-in academic and industrial settings, and in public life. With comprehensive coverage on topics including graphing programs, ACS formats, Science Citation Index, Merck Index, and writing abstracts, this book is a "must-have" for any aspiring chemist. This edition also provides updated coverage on the Internet, working with computers, and electronic sources. For anyone interested in a practical and rewarding guide to communicating successfully about chemistry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Librarians
ISBN : UCAL:B4138418

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California Librarian by Anonim Pdf

Includes Handbook and proceedings of the annual meeting of the California Library Association.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0070098514

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Focus by Anonim Pdf

A thematically arranged anthology of poems, short stories, plays, novellas, and excerpts from longer works for junior high school readers.