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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Call Me Athena
Author: Colby Cedar Smith
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524873977
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith’s paternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman—much to the chagrin of her parents, who want her to be a “good Greek girl.” Mary’s story is peppered with flashbacks to her parents’ childhoods in Greece and northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one’s own culture. Though Call Me Athena is written from the perspective of three profoundly different narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and equality.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524873977
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith’s paternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman—much to the chagrin of her parents, who want her to be a “good Greek girl.” Mary’s story is peppered with flashbacks to her parents’ childhoods in Greece and northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one’s own culture. Though Call Me Athena is written from the perspective of three profoundly different narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and equality.
Michigan Librarian
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Directory of Government Document Collections & Librarians
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Category : Documents librarians
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Category : Documents librarians
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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The University of Michigan Librarian
Author: University of Michigan. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Michigan Library Bulletin
Author: Michigan State Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Directory of Library Networks and Cooperative Library Organizations
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Category : Library cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Library cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Doyen of Librarians
Author: Claud Glenn Sparks
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810827721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Focuses mainly on Bishop's activities from 1902 to 1941 as a leader in professional movements and organizations in the United States and abroad, advisor to philanthropic foundations in their library-related activities, scholar, administrator, library educator and author.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810827721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Focuses mainly on Bishop's activities from 1902 to 1941 as a leader in professional movements and organizations in the United States and abroad, advisor to philanthropic foundations in their library-related activities, scholar, administrator, library educator and author.
The University of Michigan Library Newsletter
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Census Catalog and Guide
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Includes subject area sections that describe all pertinent census data products available, i.e. "Business--trade and services", "Geography", "Transportation," etc.
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Includes subject area sections that describe all pertinent census data products available, i.e. "Business--trade and services", "Geography", "Transportation," etc.
Fiftieth anniversary yearbook and list of active members of the National Educational Association
Author: National Education Association of the United States
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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