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Class: A memoir
Par Stephanie Land. 2023
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Raw and inspiring." — People "Land is not just exploring her own story,…
but also the larger implications of what it means to fall between the cracks of American capitalism." — The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner—a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid . When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid , she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" ( People ). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid , which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In Class , Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all oddsFist, stick, knife, gun: a personal history of violence in America
Par Geoffrey Canada. 1995
Canada recounts his experiences growing up in the South Bronx and the culture of violence that governed daily survival. He…
reflects on the increase of inner-city youth violence and discusses programs such as New York's Beacon Schools as a way to help America's troubled youth. Strong language and violenceThe words of Martin Luther King, Jr (The Newmarket Words Of Pocket Edition Series)
Par Martin King. 1987
Selections from King's speeches and writing arranged in seven areas of concern: the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice…
and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace. Introduction by Coretta Scott King provides personal and historical background for King's words. Also includes a chronology of his lifeOscar Wilde (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Jeff Nunokawa. 1995
Shows how Wilde achieved fame in London as a poet, playwright, and the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray…
(BR 9281), though he was later imprisoned for his homosexuality. Born in 1854 to a prominent Irish family, Wilde first gained notoriety at Oxford for his flamboyant manner and nontraditional religious views. For senior high and older readersThe "children of Perestroika": Moscow teenagers talk about their lives and the future
Par Deborah Adelman. 1992
Interviews conducted in 1989 with eleven Moscow teenagers from various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. These youths discuss their concerns about…
the tremendous social, political, and economic upheaval brought on by Gorbachev's sweeping reforms. For senior high and older readersSaving our sons: raising Black children in a turbulent world
Par Marita Golden. 1995
An African American mother tells of her ten-year life in America after her divorce in Nigeria. She contrasts her son's…
relative safety overseas against the perils that beset young black males in America. She depicts actual cases of violence to dramatize her message and provide insights into the issue. Strong languageThe "children of Perestroika" come of age: young people of Moscow talk about life in the new Russia
Par Deborah Adelman. 1994
Adelman returns to Moscow in 1993 to reinterview the eleven teens featured in The Children of Perestroika (BR 10842). Now…
approaching adulthood, these Russian youths discuss their concerns about the huge social and economic changes initiated by Gorbachev in 1985. For senior high and older readersThe good society: the humane agenda
Par John Galbraith. 1996
Contending that big governments arise from the people's need for services, economist Galbraith explores the nature and elements of a…
"good society" that he finds practically achievable. He posits the essential human needs of personal liberty, basic well-being, social and ethnic equality, and individual opportunity, while offering a liberal blueprint for building a safer and better futureOù sont partis les cheveux de papi? (Collection Histoires de vivre)
Par Martina Djogo. 2023
Quand il était jeune, le grand-papa de Milo avait beaucoup de cheveux. Une vraie bande de durs à défriser! Avec…
la guerre, le départ du pays et d’autres soucis, papi a aujourd’hui un coco tout lisse. Où sont donc partis les cheveux de papi ? Un récit tout léger et tout doux qui fait découvrir aux enfants la réalité d’une famille d’immigrants.Cocorico: les gars, faut qu'on se parle
Par Mickaël Bergeron. 2023
Mickaël Bergeron nous arrive avec un cri de ralliement pour ses semblables, dans lequel il plaide pour un véritable leadership…
au sein de la masculinité, qui contribuerait à remettre en question des normes, comportements et politiques sociales. Il estime que les féministes se tapent tout le boulot et que les hommes ne font pas leur part. Une question le guide : "Vous n'êtes pas tannés, les gars, de tout ce bordel ?"Willa Cather (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Sharon O'Brien. 1995
Born in 1873, Willa Cather supported herself as a journalist and a teacher before becoming a published novelist and winning…
the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (DB 27930). O'Brien, who uses Cather's letters as evidence that she was a lesbian, also discusses the author's intense relationships with other women and her gender-bending practices. For high school and older readersFoster care (The Changing family)
Par Nancy Millichap. 1994
Description of the foster care system includes history, governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also covers reasons children are placed in…
foster care, what it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and older readersThe forestwife
Par Theresa Tomlinson. 1993
A retelling of the legend of Maid Marian and Robin Hood. Mary de Holt, fifteen, simply can't marry the elderly…
widower with rotten black stumps of teeth and breath that smells of sour ale her uncle has chosen for her. So she escapes into the forest and is soon joined by her maid, Agnes. They take refuge among others on the run: a group of defrocked nuns and the Forestwife--a role Mary will eventually adopt. For grades 5-8Remote
Par David Shields. 1996
Part cultural critique, part self-portrait, this book is divided into fifty-two short pieces. Though diverse in subject matter, the work…
is unified by one overarching theme: documenting the role of "remoteness" in Shields's own life. Shields's "evidence" includes personal vignettes as well as observations of modern American popular culture and its accompanying obsession with fame and celebrity. Some strong languageThe homeless
Par Christopher Jencks. 1994
To determine how much homelessness increased during the 1980s, why it increased, and what can be done to reduce it,…
sociologist Jencks examines different methods used to count the homeless and various social and political changes that may have contributed to the rise in numbers. These changes include the abolishment of involuntary commitment for the mentally ill, the destruction of skid row, and reductions in monetary welfare benefitsLast watch of the night: essays too personal and otherwise
Par Paul Monette. 1994
Ten essays written from August 1992 to New Year's Eve 1993. While "leashed to three separate IV drugs and a…
small mountain of oral medication," AIDS patient Monette wrote as thoughts came to him. Topics include Puck, the dog left by one of his lovers; selecting his own grave site; and the lives of gay priests. Follows Borrowed Time (BR 07469) and Becoming a Man (BR 09742). Some descriptions of sex and some strong languagePerestroika: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1992
Sequel to Millennium Approaches (RC 37012, BR 9377). Part two, picking up where the angel makes a traumatic entry in…
the final scene of Millenium, stands alone or can be seen as a resolution to Millenium. Prior is fighting for his life, but in the end he lectures his friends about what AIDS has done and how the world will go on. Strong languageUnder fire: the NRA and the battle for gun control
Par Osha Davidson. 1993
Davidson provides a brief history of the National Rifle Association (NRA) from its 1871 inception as an institution to teach…
gun-handling skills to its 1990s status as a powerful lobby. His discussion includes NRA's fights against any type of gun control (which began during the cold war), NRA leadership by Harlon Carter, and the escalating number of privately owned gunsBuilding basic skills in social studies (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1982
Designed to help readers build social studies knowledge while practicing reading skills. Includes units on economics, geography, political science, history,…
and behavioral science, as well as a pretest, posttest, and glossaryThe bell curve: intelligence and class structure in American life
Par Richard Herrnstein. 1994
The authors assert that information and the intellectual ability to use it separate the "haves" from the "have nots" in…
American society. The authors' stated goal is to convince public policy makers to acknowledge that differences in ability exist, that reliance on prejudicial assumptions is wrong, and that open discussion of class intelligence is vital. Bestseller