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History and Current Events June 2019
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| The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story by Aaron Bobrow-StrainWhat it is: a sobering examination of the U.S.-Mexico border conflict that intimately depicts the high-stakes life of an undocumented immigrant.
Starring: the pseudonymous Aida Hernandez, a young mother and deportee desperate to reunite with her son.
Try this next: Francisco CantĂș's heartwrenching memoir The Line Becomes a River explores the border conflict from the perspective of a Mexican American Border Patrol agent. |
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| Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children by Therese OneillWhat it is: a tongue-in-cheek "guide" to Victorian-era child rearing, full of questionable advice from 19th-century medical texts.
Topics include: which toys will engender sexual deviancy; how much heroin is appropriate to take while pregnant; the best application of leeches to mend broken bones.
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| D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped... by Sarah RoseWhat it is: a gripping tribute to the women spies employed by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII, whose contributions were crucial to the war effort in occupied France.
Is it for you? This fast-paced blend of thriller, social history, biography, and romance offers something for every reader.
Try this next: Larry Loftis' suspenseful biography Code Name: Lise centers on Odette Sansom, one of the spies profiled in D-Day Girls. |
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| Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule by Gordon Thomas and Greg LewisWhat it's about: how Germans from all walks of life resisted and undermined Hitler throughout his rise to power.
What sets it apart: This stirring rejoinder to the notion that Germans supported Hitler en masse highlights both famous and lesser-known resistance efforts.
Don't miss: the disturbing story of Kurt Gerstein, a Gestapo officer who became one of the first people to publicize the horrors of the Holocaust. |
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Real Queer America : LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha AllenWhat it is: A transgender reporter for the Daily Beast visits Red States in America's "flyover country" and tells the stories of extraordinary LGBT people who decided to stay, rather than leave for the more liberal coasts, and describes their work for change. Why you should read it: Real Queer America is a story of hope, joy, friendship, and the exhilarating possibility of change for the better.
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"You're in the Wrong Bathroom!" And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About...
by Laura Erickson-Schroth and Laura A. Jacobs
What it is: a sympathetic, advice-filled rebuttal to 21 common myths concerning transgender and gender-nonconforming people, co-written by a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist.
Myths include: "Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children;" "Trans People Are 'Trapped in the Wrong Body.'"
Who it's for: readers curious to learn about the evolving language and conceptualizations of gender identity.
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| The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle by Lillian FadermanWhat it's about: This passionate history traces the evolution of the gay rights movement from the 1950s onward, touching on topics both well-trod (the Stonewall Riots) and lesser-known (the Mattachine Society).
Is it for you? Comprehensive and well-researched, this 800-page account is ideal for readers looking for a deep dive into LGBTQIA history.
Reviewers say: "readers will feel like they are experiencing these history-altering moments in real time" (Booklist). |
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How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David FranceWhat it is: a moving, unputdownable chronicle of the advocacy movements that fought tirelessly for effective AIDS testing, treatment, and funding throughout the 1980s and '90s; a companion to the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name.Book buzz: A 2016 New York Times Notable Book, How to Survive a Plague is also the winner of a Stonewall Book Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and the Baillie Gifford Prize.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 585 Dahlonega Street Cumming, Georgia 30040 770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org/ |
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