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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou
Digital audiobook, 2011
Tags
20th Century, 1930s, 1940s, 20th Century Literature, Nonfiction, American Literature, African American, Biography, Autobiography, Memoirs, Childhood — 59 more, Girls, Coming of Age, Feminism, Race, Racism, Segregation, Discrimination, Civil Rights, Women, Gender, Identity, Family, Siblings, Brothers & Sisters, Close Siblings, Grandmothers, Religion, Powerful Women, Broken Families, Abandonment, Abandoned Children, Mothers, Motherhood, Mothers & Daughters, Fathers & Daughters, Fathers, Stepfathers, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Rape, Poverty, Homelessness, Survival, Hope, Singing, Inspirational, American South, Stamps, Arkansas, St. Louis, Missouri, Long Beach, California, USA, Guardian Essential Library, Coretta Scott King Honor, 1001 Books, 1001 Books (2006/2008/2010/2012 Edition), 1000 Books (2018), ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Notable Books for Adults, BookDepository's 100 Best Books Ever, Audiobook, Narrated by the Author, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2018, Read in 2019, Completed February 2019
Collections
Read, Read in 2019, Audiobooks
Series
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies (1)
Status
Available
Call number
818.54092

Crenshaw

by Katherine Applegate
Digital audiobook, 2015
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Young Adult, Relationships, Family, Imaginary Friends, Homelessness, Poverty, Animals — 8 more, Cats, America, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Audiobook, Narrated by Kirby Heyborne, Acquired in 2015, Unfinished
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Ordinary Thunderstorms

by William Boyd
Digital audiobook, 2009
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, English Literature, Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Thriller, Identity, Medicine, Asthma — 15 more, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Industry, Assassins, Homelessness, London, England, Rec'd by brenzi, Rec'd by Chatterbox, Audiobook, Narrated by Gideon Emery, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2015, Read in 2016, Completed May 2016, Favourites of 2016
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2016
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Glass Castle: A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls
CD audiobook, 2005
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century Literature, Nonfiction, American Literature, Autobiographical, Memoirs, Coming of Age, Childhood, Child Neglect, Homelessness, Poverty — 14 more, Hunger, Alcoholism, Mental Illness, Family, Dysfunctional Families, Non-Conformism, Arizona, New York, America, Audiobook, Narrated by Julia Gibson, Library Book (National), Read in 2012, Completed October 2012
Collections
Read, Read in 2012
Status
Available
Call number
362.82092

Jesus' Son

by Denis Johnson
CD audiobook, 2009
Tags
20th Century, 20th Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Drugs, Heroin, Addiction, Drug Addiction, Drug Addicts — 9 more, Alcoholism, Relationships, Sex, Homelessness, Audiobook, Narrated by Will Patton, Library Book, Read in 2018, Completed May 2018
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2018
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Down and Out in Paris and London

by George Orwell
Paperback, 2009
Tags
20th Century, 20th Century Literature, 1920s, 1930s, Nonfiction, English Literature, Autobiographical, Memoirs, Authors, Journalism, George Orwell — 30 more, Poverty, Pawnbrokers, Homelessness, Hunger, Tramping, Tramps, Postwar, Travel, Working Class, Hotels, Hotel Workers, Waiters, Dishwashers, Plogeurs, Sociology, Social Commentary, Social History, London, England, Paris, France, Rec'd by phebj, Audiobook, Narrated by Patrick Tull, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2011, Picked by avatiakh, Picked for Me 2016, Read in 2016, Completed January 2016
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2016, Picked for Me 2016
Status
Available
Call number
914.436

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick
CD audiobook, 2010
Tags
21st Century, Nonfiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Journalism, Current Affairs, Politics, Dictatorships, Totalitarianism, Communism, Poverty, Famine — 12 more, Homelessness, Defectors, North Korea, Asia, National Book Award Finalist, Audiobook, Purchased from Audible.com, Narrated by Karen White, Acquired in 2011, TIOLI, Read in 2012, Completed January 2012
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2012
Status
Available
Call number
951

When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century Literature, 1970s, Fiction, American Literature, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Travel, Time Travel — 24 more, Science Fiction, School, Friendship, Bullying, Homelessness, Homeless People, Death, Dying, Books, Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle, Television, TV Shows, Game Shows, City Life, New York City, Newbery, Newbery Medal, Library Book, Children's & YA July, TIOLI, Read in 2011, Completed July 2011, To Reread
Collections
Read, To Reread, Children's & YA, Read in 2011
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Lost & Found

by Shaun Tan
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century Publication, Fiction, Australian Literature, Young Adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Illustration, People, Places, Animals — 15 more, Rabbits, Lost, Homelessness, Displacement, Depression, Colonialism, ALA Notable Children's Book, Hardcover, New, Purchased from BookDepository, TIOLI, Read in 2011, Completed May 2011, Acquired in 2011, Illustrated by Shaun Tan
Collections
Read, Graphic Novels, Children's & YA, Read in 2011
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Timbuktu: A Novel

by Paul Auster
Paperback, 2000
Tags
20th Century, 20th Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Animals, Dogs, Homelessness, America, 1001 Books — 1 more, Mooched
Status
Available
Call number
813.54
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