West Orange Revisited
West Orange Revisited

Author: Joseph Fagan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-04-11

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 143965588X

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On March 14, 1863, the New Jersey Legislature created the township of West Orange by combining all of the land of the existing Fairmount Township, formed only a year earlier, with a section of neighboring Orange. It created West Orange with its present-day boundaries and gave the new town a separate and distinct identity. It became home to the laboratories of world-famous inventor Thomas Edison in 1887, and he lived here until his death in 1931. But there is so much more to the town's history. Four former New Jersey governors also lived here, including Civil War general George McClellan, who, as a town resident, unsuccessfully opposed Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. The fertile farmland that attracted the early settlers left behind an enduring legacy of rich history still interwoven into the community of today.

West Orange
West Orange

Author: Joseph Fagan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738563572

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Although West Orange is best known for Thomas Edison, there is much more to this New Jersey town than its famous inventor. Through vintage postcards, West Orange explores the towns history from the days of cable cars that once climbed the mountain to the long-gone amusement park at Crystal Lake. Postcards illustrate how Llewellyn Park and Eagle Rock share a common beginning and West Orange once had two train stations. The familiar roads of home come alive as images reveal West Oranges rich history.

Thomas Edison in West Orange
Thomas Edison in West Orange

Author: Edward Wirth

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738557212

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Thomas Edison spent the second half of his life in West Orange, about 10 miles from New York City. There he built his last and largest laboratory, where he developed motion pictures, improved the phonograph, and built an international business empire, earning over half of his 1,093 patents. The five laboratory buildings housed over 100 experimenters busily engaged in invention and innovation. As they turned ideas into commercial products, Edison surrounded the laboratory with factories that employed over 4,000 workers. From the first days, staff photographers documented every aspect of life in this town within a town.

The Wizard of West Orange
The Wizard of West Orange

Author: Steven Millhauser

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2015-05-02

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 1101970065

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A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection The Wizard, the greatest inventor in history, can make anything. His machines capture light, motion, and sound. So what’s going on in The Box, the most secret, most mysterious room in the Wizard’s bustling labs? When the staff librarian decides to find out, he stumbles upon a new realm of invention and sensation that will leave the world irreparably changed. “The Wizard of West Orange” is Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Millhauser’s incantatory reimagining of Thomas Edison’s work, from the dazzling collection Dangerous Laughter. An eBook short.

Saints and Misfits
Saints and Misfits

Author: S. K. Ali

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1481499246

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Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.

The Odds of Lightning
The Odds of Lightning

Author: Jocelyn Davies

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1481440551

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A bolt of lightning inspires an incredible adventure in this charming, magical realism story that takes four teens on an all-night journey through the streets of New York City. Extraordinary things happen when we least expect them. Tiny, Lu, Will and Nathaniel used to be best friends. Then life-defining events the summer before high school tore them apart. Now, three years later, they hardly talk anymore. Nathaniel has become obsessed with winning the prestigious science scholarship that his genius older brother once won. Will has risen from anonymity to popular soccer star. Lu grew into a brash, impetuous actress. And shy, poetic Tiny has slowly been fading away. But fate weaves their lives together again the night before the SATs, during a wild thunderstorm that threatens to shut down New York City. And lightning strikes. Before they know what's hit them, the four teens embark on an epic all-night adventure to follow their dreams, fall in and out of love, reconcile the past, and overcome the fears that have been driving them since that one lost summer. And by the time the sun rises, odds are they’ll discover that there’s a fine line between science and magic, and that the mysteries of love and friendship can’t be explained.

The Tent of Orange Mist
The Tent of Orange Mist

Author: Paul West

Publisher: Overlook Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780879517922

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In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders. Thus begins a compelling drama wherein the teenaged daughter of an eminent scholar is forced to work as a prostitute. Short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Prize, "The Tent of Orange Mist" illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during profound social and cultural upheaval.

Noteworthy
Noteworthy

Author: Riley Redgate

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1683350693

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A New York Public Library 2017 Best Books for Teens selected title! It’s the start of Jordan Sun’s junior year at the Kensington-Blaine Boarding School for the Performing Arts. Unfortunately, she’s an Alto 2, which—in the musical theatre world—is sort of like being a vulture in the wild: She has a spot in the ecosystem, but nobody’s falling over themselves to express their appreciation. So it’s no surprise when she gets shut out of the fall musical for the third year straight. But then the school gets a mass email: A spot has opened up in the Sharpshooters, Kensington’s elite a cappella octet. Worshiped . . . revered . . . all male. Desperate to prove herself, Jordan auditions in her most convincing drag, and it turns out that Jordan Sun, Tenor 1, is exactly what the Sharps are looking for.

Journey to the Orange Islands (Pokémon: Chapter Book)
Journey to the Orange Islands (Pokémon: Chapter Book)

Author: Tracey West

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1338800744

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This reissued illustrated chapter book is based on the classic characters found in Pokemon GO and the classic animated series on Netflix. It's goodbye to an old friend, and hello to a new one in the biggest adventure of Ash's life! When Professor Oak sends Ash on a mission to the Orange Islands, surprises await the young Pokemon Trainer at every turn. One member of Ash's team will say goodbye forever—maybe. A stranger will join the group. But who is he, really? And a gentle new Pokemon is discovered—only it may perish without Ash's help.... This reissued illustrated chapter book is based on the characters found in Pokemon GO and the classic animated episodes on Netflix.

Mac
Mac

Author: Virginia Freytag MacGeorge

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1477144455

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To tell this story I have to start somewhere. These letters (and there are almost 300 of them) have been in three boxes, all tied together with a double wrap of cord. They have been tied up in those boxes for over fi fty years; a few of the early letters are fi fty-nine years old. One box was a four-pound, heart shaped Fanny Farmer candy box. One of the white gift shirt boxes contained a white satin night gown, a blue print rayon dress which I had made, and a small knitted, very dainty looking blue baby sweater, which I also had made. Once I tied them together I never looked at them again until now, and I really regret that I did not do it sooner. There are so many questions I would ask, but now it is too late.