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Victory. Stand!Victory. Stand!, eAudiobookRaising My Fist for Justice
by Smith, Tommie • Barnes, DerrickeAudiobook, 2024eAudiobook, 2024
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Added Oct 10, 2025
Victory. Stand!Victory. Stand!, Graphic NovelRaising My Fist for Justice
by Smith, TommieGraphic Novel, 2022First edition.Graphic Novel, 2022. First edition.
Added Oct 10, 2025
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The 2024 One Book One San Diego Teen title is an insightful graphic novel memoir of the civil rights movement as experienced by a gifted Olympic athlete, and a protest that was seen around the world. Born into a sharecropping family, Tommie Smith’s athletic ability on the track gave him a path to college during the height of the civil rights movement. There, he became increasingly involved in the fight, culminating in the famous moment at the 1968 Olympic Games, where after winning gold and bronze in the 200-meter race, Tommie and teammate John Carlos raised their gloved fists in a statement protesting systemic racial injustice. A passionate and highly readable look at the background of a famous moment in the continuing battle for racial justice, enhanced by Dawud Anyabwile’s dynamic illustrations, inspired by superhero comics.The 2024 One Book One San Diego Teen title is an insightful graphic novel memoir of the civil rights movement as experienced by a gifted Olympic athlete, and a protest that was seen around the world. Born into a sharecropping family, Tommie Smith’s…
That's Not My NameThat's Not My Name, Book
by Lally, MeganBook, 2024Book, 2024
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Holds: 2 on 3 copies
Added Oct 10, 2025
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Imagine you wake up in a ditch, in the middle of nowhere, broken, bruised, with no memory of who you are or how you got there. A car pulls to a stop above you. Do you flag them down or risk dying in the ditch? Will they save you or are you running for your life? Everyone is a stranger including the police, your father, neighbors, and yourself. Meanwhile, in another part of town, there’s a missing girl, accusations of murder, a boyfriend, envious friends, an enraged community, lackadaisical police - does someone know more than they are letting on? As more is uncovered, more is covered up but who can we trust, help, save? Take a few deep breaths before reading this one! Your flight or fight response will be in overdrive as Lally’s twists and turns leave you breathless and on edge until the very end. A truly chilling thriller.Imagine you wake up in a ditch, in the middle of nowhere, broken, bruised, with no memory of who you are or how you got there. A car pulls to a stop above you. Do you flag them down or risk dying in the ditch? Will they save you or are you running…
Family StyleFamily Style, Graphic NovelMemories of An American From Vietnam
by Pham, ThienGraphic Novel, 2023First edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First edition.
Added Oct 03, 2025
Family StyleFamily Style, eBookMemories of an American from Vietnam
by Pham, ThieneBook, 2023eBook, 2023
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Added Oct 03, 2025
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The 2025 One Book, One San Diego Teen selection is Thien Pham’s graphic memoir of his family’s experience leaving Vietnam after the war to find a new life in California, through the lens of foods they encounter. Each chapter captures an episode in their lives, from the dangerous and terrifying crossing to Thailand, all the way to Thien’s decision to pursue citizenship during the 2016 presidential election. Whether it’s painstakingly learning to make bánh cuốn good enough to sell in their stall in the Thai refugee camp, getting sick from their first meal in California, or digging into a ham and cheese croissant in the bakery they hope to open, food is the symbol of the stress, sacrifice, and joy of starting over in a new world. Pham perfectly captures his family’s remarkable life in this simple metaphor – “the saltiness of the fish, the sweetness of the rice.”The 2025 One Book, One San Diego Teen selection is Thien Pham’s graphic memoir of his family’s experience leaving Vietnam after the war to find a new life in California, through the lens of foods they encounter. Each chapter captures an episode in…
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