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Miss Morgan's book brigade [large print] : a novel / by Skeslien Charles, Janet,author.(CARDINAL)563312;

Includes bibliographical references (page 485-486)."1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen--children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea their paths will converge in surprising ways across time."--

Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959; New York Public Library; American Committee for Devastated France; Women librarians; Women philanthropists; World War, 1914-1918; Authors; Children's libraries; Americans;

Available copies: 36 / Total copies: 40

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Miss Morgan's book brigade [audio-enabled device] : a novel / by Skeslien Charles, Janet,author.(CARDINAL)563312; Campbell, Cassandra,narrator.(CARDINAL)347921; Sanders, Jackie,narrator.; Ireland, Marin,narrator.(CARDINAL)347172; Gadon, Sarah,1987-narrator.; Playaway Products, LLC,issuing body.(CARDINAL)868990; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),contributor(CARDINAL)432140;

Read by Marin Ireland & Sarah Gadon, with Cassandra Campbell & Jackie Sanders.A new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France. 1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild destroyed French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen--children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Fiction.; Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959; American Committee for Devastated France; New York Public Library; Women librarians; Women philanthropists; World War, 1914-1918; Americans; Children's libraries; Authors;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Miss Morgan's book brigade : a novel / by Skeslien Charles, Janet,author.(CARDINAL)563312;

"1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen--children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea that their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire...[this work] is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change."--

Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959; American Committee for Devastated France; New York Public Library; Women librarians; Women philanthropists; Children's libraries; Americans; World War, 1914-1918; Authors;

Available copies: 77 / Total copies: 96

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Miss Morgan's book brigade [sound recording] / by Skeslien Charles, Janet,author (CARDINAL)563312; Ireland, Marin,narrator.(CARDINAL)347172; Gadon, Sarah,1987-narrator.; Sanders, Jackie,narrator.; Campbell, Cassandra,narrator.(CARDINAL)347921;

Read by Marin Ireland, Sarah Gadon, with Jackie Sanders, & Cassandra Campbell.1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild destroyed French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen--children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea their paths will converge in surprising ways across time.Title from disc

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959; American Committee for Devastated France; New York Public Library; Women librarians; World War, 1914-1918; Americans; Children's libraries; Authors; Women philanthropists;

Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14

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