Call Me Athena

Call Me Athena
Author: Colby Cedar Smith
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1524873977

This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith’s paternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman—much to the chagrin of her parents, who want her to be a “good Greek girl.” Mary’s story is peppered with flashbacks to her parents’ childhoods in Greece and northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one’s own culture. Though Call Me Athena is written from the perspective of three profoundly different narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and equality.

Fish for All

Fish for All
Author: Michael J. Chiarappa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

The contentious claims of groups seeking to use Lake Michigan's fisheries resources were at the centre of modern America's emerging environmental politics in the middle of the 20th century. This text contextualizes the shared experiences that shape each group's collective memory.

Shakin' All Over

Shakin' All Over
Author: George McKay
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0472120042

Given the explosion in recent years of scholarship exploring the ways in which disability is manifested and performed in numerous cultural spaces, it’s surprising that until now there has never been a single monograph study covering the important intersection of popular music and disability. George McKay’s Shakin’ All Over is a cross-disciplinary examination of the ways in which popular music performers have addressed disability: in their songs, in their live performances, and in various media presentations. By looking closely into the work of artists such as Johnny Rotten, Neil Young, Johnnie Ray, Ian Dury, Teddy Pendergrass, Curtis Mayfield, and Joni Mitchell, McKay investigates such questions as how popular music works to obscure and accommodate the presence of people with disabilities in its cultural practice. He also examines how popular musicians have articulated the experiences of disability (or sought to pass), or have used their cultural arena for disability advocacy purposes.

Go Michigan! Crossword Puzzle Book

Go Michigan! Crossword Puzzle Book
Author: Brendan Quigley
Publisher: Cider Mill Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781604330199

Sharpen your pencil, sit back, and get ready to test your mettle! With 64 pages of puzzles and trivia, this book is the perfect challenge for every diehard Wolverines fan!

Giving It All Away

Giving It All Away
Author: Margaret A Leary
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-08-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0472034847

The first biography of William W. Cook, the man who made possible the Michigan Law Quadrangle

Three and Out

Three and Out
Author: John U. Bacon
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1250016975

The brilliant but star-crossed Rich Rodriguez led the young Wolverines through three of the program's toughest seasons. With the entire sports world watching, they enjoyed thrilling victories and suffered heartbreaking losses.

The Women of the Copper Country

The Women of the Copper Country
Author: Mary Doria Russell
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982109580

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes an inspiring historical novel about “America’s Joan of Arc” Annie Clements—the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She’s spent her whole life in the copper-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries—and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones aren’t coming home. When Annie decides to stand up for herself, and the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle. In Annie’s hands lie the miners’ fortunes and their health, her husband’s wrath over her growing independence, and her own reputation as she faces the threat of prison and discovers a forbidden love. On her fierce quest for justice, Annie will discover just how much she is willing to sacrifice for her own independence and the families of Calumet. From one of the most versatile writers in contemporary fiction, this novel is an authentic and moving historical portrait of the lives of the men and women of the early 20th century labor movement, and of a turbulent, violent political landscape that may feel startlingly relevant to today.

Michigan

Michigan
Author: Bruce Madej
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781571671158

Year in and year out, the Wolverines have placed championship banner upon banner atop their record collection. The Wolverines have 47 national team championships, 281 Big Ten titles, more than 1,600 first team All-Americans, nearly 1,300 individual Big Ten champions, and the list goes on. While many schools note periods of success, the U-M has made winning a way of life, emerging from the battles victorious more than 10,000 times. This great tradition has been filled with notable names and spectacular performances.

North American Indian Tribes of the Great Lakes

North American Indian Tribes of the Great Lakes
Author: Michael G Johnson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2012-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1780964994

This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. During the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812, these tribes took sides and became important allies of the warring nations. However, slowly the Indians were pushed westward by the encroachment of more settlers. This tension finally culminated in the 1832 Black Hawk's War, which ended with the deportation of many tribes to distant reservations.