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Akata witch 1 Akata witch 2 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné 2 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné 3 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné 5 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné ; v. 3 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné ; v. 5 Chronicles of the last emperor of Melniboné v. 4 Crazy creatures of the animal kingdom Elric sagaOkorafor, Nnedi
Summary: "Affectionately dubbed 'the Nigerian Harry Potter, ' Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC OKOReynolds, Jason
Summary: "Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REYCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION REYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC REYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series ReynoldsOkorafor, Nnedi
Summary: Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Moorcock, Michael
Summary: Elric of Melnibone. Traitor. Savior. Lover. Thief. Last king of a fallen empire whose cruelty was surpassed only by its beauty. Sustained by drugs and the vampiric powers of his black sword, Stormbringer, haunted by visions of a tragic past and a doomed future, Elric wanders the world in quest of oblivion. But the great lords of Law and Chaos have other plans for this tormented adventurer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOMoorcock, Michael
Summary: A volume of fantasy short stories about Elric, the king of Melinboné and his sword, Stormbringer, which includes "To Rescue Tanelor," "Master of Chaos (Earl Aubec)," "The Eternal Champion," "The Singing Citadel, and "The White Wolf's Song."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOMoorcock, Michael
Contents: The sailor on the seas of fate -- Duke Elric -- Aspects of fantasy (part 2) -- The flaneur des arcades de l'opera -- Elric: a personality at war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOOkorafor, Nnedi
Summary: With the help of her friends, fifteen-year-old Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object and return it to the spider deity Udide, but defeating the guardians of Udide's ghazal will put all of Sunny's hard lessons and abilities to the test.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OKOOkorafor, Nnedi
Summary: Now stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny Nwazue, along with her friends from the the Leopard Society, travel through worlds, both visible and invisible, to the mysterious town of Osisi, where they fight in a climactic battle to save humanity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OKOMoorcock, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aspect 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MOO EL #3Birdsong, Destiny O.
Summary: "In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the bustling intersection of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BIRDugoni, Robert
Summary: Born with ocular albinism, small-town eye doctor Sam Hill must finally face a past tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always known--a journey that makes him realize what truly matters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Moorcock, Michael
Summary: "Elric: In the Dream Realms" is the fifth volume of Del Ray's series focusing on Moorock's most popular character--the albino antihero Elric. There are two major works included here--"The Fortress of the Pearl" and the script for the "Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer" graphic novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOGappah, Petina
Summary: Memory, the narrator of Petina Gappah's The Book of Memory, is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, after being sentenced for murder. As part of her appeal, her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. The death penalty is a mandatory sentence for murder, and Memory is, both literally and metaphorically, writing for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAPTopacio, Francine
Summary: "Albinism is a condition in which there's a lack of pigment in an animal's eyes, skin, scales, or feathers. This condition is genetically transmitted from parent to offspring. Albinism is found in nearly all animal species, including humans, snakes, and beetles. In this book, readers learn what causes albinism, the challenges albino animals face, and why these animals are so special. Fact boxes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 TOPSmith, Emma Bland
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about Claude the albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Talusan, Meredith
Summary: "A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020