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Buddha Boy

Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.

Artists, Buddhism, Conduct of life, fiction, Peer Pressure

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13 Little Blue Envelopes

Maureen Johnson

When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.

Artists, Aunts, Europe, fiction, Grief

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My Dear Mother

A collection of more than one hundred letters that were written by famous men to their mothers; includes letters from William Carlos Williams, Elvis, Baudelaire, F.

Artists, Arts, Correspondence, Mothers and sons

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Michelangelo

Tim McNeese

Profiles the life and works of Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo, and describes some of his greatest masterpieces including the "Pieta," "Moses," and the statue of David, as well a

1475-1564, Artists, Italy, Juvenile literature, Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Buddha Boy

Kathe Koja

Artists, Buddhism, Conduct of life, fiction, High schools

FIC
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Andy Warhol

Jan Greenberg

Biography of pop artist Andy Warhol, who became known for his hipster lifestyle as well as his artistic endeavors.

1928-, Artists, Juvenile literature, Pop art, United States

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Andy Warhol

Jan Greenberg

Chronicles the life of pop artist Andy Warhol, describing his childhood in Pittsburgh, the development of the Factory, and his rise to fame.

1928-, Artists, Juvenile literature, Pop art, United States

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Wake Up Our Souls

Tonya Bolden

Explores the lives and creations of a select number of notable African-American men and women who have contributed to the American art scene.

African American art, African American artists, African Americans, Artists, Juvenile literature

704.03
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Andy Goldsworthy

Follows Andy Goldsworthy all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. Depicts the relationship between art and nature in Goldsworthy's work.

1956-, Art, Artists, Criticism and interpretation, Goldsworthy, Andy

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The Spirit Catchers

Kathleen V. Kudlinski

During the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Parker finds himself homeless and traveling across New Mexico's desert, when a shepherd leads him to the artist Georgia O'Keeffe who teaches him photograp

1887-1986, Artists, fiction, Historical fiction, History

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