May Activity Calendar Reads

There is a random holiday for every day. Read a book to mark the occasion!
 

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1. Fighting for America: Nisei soldiers

Book cover for "Fighting for America"
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Author:
Matsuda, Lawrence Y.
Notes:
MAY 26, 2025 IS MEMORIAL DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO AMERICAN SOLDIER NONFICTION
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Cary Regional - Graphic Novels
940.54 MATSU
East Regional - Graphic Novels
940.54 MATSU
Eva H. Perry Regional - Graphic Novels
940.54 MATSU
Description:
"... tells the stories of six courageous Japanese American soldiers from the Pacific Northwest who volunteered to fight in the combined 442nd Regimental Combat Team with the 100th Infantry Battalion during World War II."--Provided by publisher.

2. The sword and the shield: the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

Book cover for "The sword and the shield"
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Author:
Joseph, Peniel E.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
MAY 19 IS MALCOLM X DAY
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
323.092 JOSEP
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Non-Fiction
323.092 JOSEP
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
323.092 JOSEP
Description:
In this "dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, ... Peniel E. Joseph reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a ... revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define"--