Ameyaw, Maya
Summary: "A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AMESummary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUMLanier, Wendy Hinote
Summary: On Sunday, Mr. Jenkins welcomes one pig into his pool, and as the week progresses, the number of pigs in his pool increases exponentially, too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LANDi Duca, Marc
Summary: Lonely Planet's Puerto Rico is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for popular and lesser-known experiences. Follow Old San Juan's labyrinthine laneways, laze on the sand at Playa Flamenco, or kayak into the bioluminescent bay at Vieques; all with your trusted travel companion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brownswood 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MALMana
Contents: disc 1. De pies a cabeza (5:40) -- Oye mi amor (4:54) -- Refrigerador (3:59) -- Donde jugaran los niños (Obertura) (6:30) -- Soledad (6:12) -- Huele a tristeza (7:12) -- Te llore un rio (6:34) -- Estoy agotado (4:16) -- Perdido en un barco (4:19) -- Buscandola (4:11) --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: WEA Latina 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN MANMaysa
Contents: Back 2 Love (4:29) -- Keep It Movin' (4:19) -- Heavenly Voices (4:42) -- Miracle (4:16) -- Smilin' (3:42) -- Go Away Little Boy (3:55) -- Tear It Up Tear It Down (4:19) -- Unforgettable (3:54) -- Last Chance For Love (4:40) -- The Radio Played Our Song (3:40) -- Beautiful Symphony (3:48) -- Back 2 Love (Remix) (4:31).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie 2015
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Mayr, Ernst
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 MAYMcLaren, Kaya.
Summary: Three people in the ski town of Sparkle, Colorado, search for hope and love after painful losses, including a woman who discovered her husband's infidelity after a miscarriage, a woman whose best romantic prospect is a ski bum best friend, and a girl who longs for messages from her cancer victim mother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCLRamesh, Jaya
Summary: What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 RAMSteinberg, Laya.
Summary: Thesaurus Rex's misadventurous day is described in a variety of synonyms.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STEHama
Contents: Terroir -- Houmeissa -- Dounia -- Bororo -- Wassa -- Takamba -- Touareg -- Baoura -- Takamba (remix) -- Yeta yeta.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN HAMIbrahim, Maiya
Summary: The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat. In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC IBRMala (Musician).
Contents: Kotos (ft. Asociacion Juvenil Puno) -- Dedication 365 -- Cusco street scene -- They're coming -- Shadows -- Cunumicita (ft. Danitse) -- Take flight -- The calling -- Inga gani -- Looney -- Markos swagga -- Zapateo (ft. Colectivo Palenke) -- Sound of the river (ft. Sylvia Falcon) -- Elements.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MALMayr, Diane.
Summary: Littlebat loves to listen to the stories being told below the attic where he sleeps, but he has to wait until just the right time to get close enough to hear them better.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman and Company 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE MAYMcLaren, Kaya
Summary: "As a young girl, Willow's mother left their home in Washington State in a literal blaze of glory: she set the mattress of her cheating husband on fire in her driveway, roasting marshmallow peeps and hot dogs before the fire department arrived. And with that, she and her daughter set off to New Mexico, to a new life, to a world of arroyos and canyons bordering an Apache reservation. Willow was...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: P MCLMura Masa
Contents: Demon time -- Bbycakes -- Slomo -- 2gether -- Up all week -- Prada (I like it) -- Hollaback bitch -- Blessing me -- Tonto -- E-motions -- Blush.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MURStojic, Manya.
Summary: The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STOWojciechowska, Maia
Summary: Manolo Olivar has to make a decision: to follow in his famous father's shadow and become a bullfighter, or to follow his heart and become a doctor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WOJKyle, Taya
Summary: Presents an inspiring collection of stories of Americans who have persevered over adversity and built extraordinary lives after loss, hardship, and setbacks, showcasing the resilience of the American spirit.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.09 KYLMarya, Rupa
Summary: "Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 MARMays, Willie
Summary: "In Willie's own words and those of others whose lives he has touched -- including Hall of Famers, Negro Leaguers, teammates, opponents, managers, commissioners, childhood friends, celebrities, and three U.S. presidents -- this revealing book emphasizes his unique and lasting place in American history, culture, and public life. Willie Mays is an American icon, treasure, and hero. For the first...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 MAYS, WILLIE MAYMura Masa
Contents: Raw youth collage (3:38) -- No hope generation / (featuring Clairo) (3:54) -- I don't think I can do this again (3:42) -- A meeting at an oak tree (1:29) -- Deal wiv it / (featuring Slowthai) (2:57) -- Vicarious living anthem (2:06) -- In my mind (5:32) -- Today / (featuring Tirzah) (3:20) -- Live like we're dancing / (featuring Georgia) (4:10) -- Teenage headache dreams / (featuring Ellie...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MURSäfström, Maja
Summary: Shares illustrations of animals that once roamed the Earth, including the coryphodon, megalodon, and macrauchenia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2017