Collection Highlights

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn't make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history's unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories … [Read more...] about The Small and the Mighty

A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools by Mary Annette Pember From the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1930s, tens of thousands of Native children were pulled from their tribal communities to attend boarding schools whose stated aim was to "save the Indian" by way of assimilation. In reality, these boarding schools--sponsored by the U.S. government, but often run by various religious orders with little to no regulation--were a calculated attempt to dismantle … [Read more...] about Medicine River

by Martin Luther King A remarkable compilation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s reflections on love and its transformative power--a stellar addition to Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. "I have also decided to stick with love for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems."--Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King, one of the greatest civil rights leaders in history, wrote and reflected frequently about love. He understood its transformative … [Read more...] about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sobre el Amor

by Rudy Ruiz The Border Between Us (La Frontera Entre Nosotros) is a moving coming-of-age novel written by one of the most exciting voices in fiction. Ramón López was born on the border between the United States and Mexico, but he is determined to leave and embrace the American dream, and he is not sure if his complicated family is a help or a hindrance. The son of immigrants, as Ramón grows up, his admiration for his entrepreneurial father sours as he watches his dreams of success wither … [Read more...] about La Frontera Entre Nosotros

Historias Genuinas Sobre Migración, Sobrevivencia y Renaceres by Renya Grande With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, Somewhere We Are Human: Genuine Stories About Migration, Survival, and Rebirth is an anthology of forty-four bold, important, and groundbreaking essays and poems written by immigrants, refugees, and Dreamers, including award-winning writers, artists, and activists, who shed light on the day-to-day reality of being undocumented. Today, there is … [Read more...] about Donde Somos Humanos

A story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools by Mary Annette Pember From the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1930s, tens of thousands of Native children were pulled from their tribal communities to attend boarding schools whose stated aim was to "save the Indian" by way of assimilation. In reality, these boarding schools--sponsored by the U.S. government, but often run by various religious orders with little to no regulation--were a calculated attempt to … [Read more...] about Medicine River