Summary: Presently working in an oil field, talented pianist Robert Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette. But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FIVBrinkley, Jamel
Summary: In the nine expansive, searching stories of A lucky man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BRIBrinkley, Jamel
Summary: In these ten stories, each set in the changing landscapes of contemporary New York City, a range of characters--from children to grandmothers to ghosts--live through the responsibility of perceiving and the moral challenge of speaking up or taking action. Though they strive to connect, to remember, to stand up for, and to really see each other, they often fall short, and the structures they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1988
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRIGrindley, Sally.
Summary: As he turns eleven years old, Max continues to exchange letters with his favorite author, from whom he receives some advice about writing a play and about coping with his mother's new boyfriend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GRIDouglass, Ryan
Summary: "When a murderous ghost begins to haunt sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston, high school soon becomes a different kind of survival game"-- Jake Livingston is one of the few Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. To make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. In fact he sees the dead around him all the time....
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DOUDouglass, Sara.
Summary: Serpent cult devotee Ishbel Labarde prepares to become Archpriestess while contriving to marry the king of Escator in order to prevent the return of a deadly enemy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2003
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Summary: As Max who is almost ten and his favorite author, D.J. Lucas, exchange letters, the two writers help each other with their new books and develop a special friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GRIGrindley, Sally.
Summary: A little girl learns to skate. She escapes into the snowy polar landscape of her imagination until it's time for her to go home again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lobster Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRIDouglass, Sara.
Summary: Accompanying his physician father on his annual journey to the Escator prison mines, apprentice Garth Baxtor works to develop his ability to diagnose others by touching them and discovers a horrifying secret when working with a prisoner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 1996
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Summary: Having raised the magic of Elcho Falling while forging new allies, Serpent Coil priestess Isabelle Brunell and Lord Maximillian assist the efforts of former god Axis SunSoar, who has revived the Strike Force after rediscovering the magical Star Dance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2010
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Summary: Six energetic ninjas go on a field trip to a farm where they free chickens, kick fences, and chase one another, as their master attempts to remind them of their ninja creed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2015
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Summary: "[This] is a rhyming short story series that captures the imaginations of two young girls who are given the freedom to explore their surroundings. The girls seem to find a way to get themselves into entertaining situations where they are forced to solve problems and along the way they learn some valuable lessons. Join them in their adventures and see what happens next." --P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Briley Publishing 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2001
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Summary: The farm yard animals help Mother Hen find her lost chicks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phyllis Fogelman Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GRITougas, Chris.
Summary: "In this delightful tale of the power of the imagination, Art's suppiles come to life in the studio, creating mayhem and magic--and art! Pastels, pencils and paints, crayons, brushes and markers, everything gets in the act of creating a mess-terpiece of fun."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Tougas 2008Tougas, Chris
Summary: One morning, six young ninjas are dropped off at Dojo Daycare. As soon as their ninja moms and ninja dads have left: KABOOM! KAPOW! The ninja boys and girls kick, push, punch, and quickly turn the place upside down in a full-blown ninja riot. Try as he might, the hapless master can't control the children, and the disaster plays out through lunchtime and story time. No one heeds the master's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE TOUTougas, Chris
Summary: "In this irreverent potty-training adventure based on the popular nursery rhyme, Little Star is told over and over again exactly where not to "tinkle": not in the sandbox, not on a horse, not on a slide and not in the pool! The toddler's mounting distressand discomfort is made evident through facial expressions as Little Star tries desperately to enjoy different experiences while endeavoring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can 2018
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Summary: Even though it was not easy at first, Lily learns to how to embrace Mommy's new friend Carl as a member of her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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Summary: A terrier named Wishbone retells popular storybook tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment/Lionsgate 2011
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Summary: A little girl struggling to find her place within her family is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021