Girma, Haben
Summary: Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B GIRMA GIRMehta, Mira
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 MEHObolensky, Kira.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.98 OBOJOYCE, IRMA
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1967
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC JOYBartók, Mira
Summary: In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes and rogues, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARJacob, Mira
Summary: "Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she's gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACOB, MIRA JACSicile-Kira, Chantal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkeley Pub. Group 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents Sicile-KiraFine, Carla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.28 FINSalak, Kira
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 SALWilley, Kira
Summary: "Bear can't wait to go to her first day of school. But she and a few of her friends are also feeling a little anxious. Luckily, Owl has the perfect words for them all to say to calm the jitters and help them recognize the similarities we share under the trappings of our uniqueness. Introducing a mantra for first-day--and any-day--worries, Breathe Like a Bear: First-Day-of-School Worries uses an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2023
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Summary: "We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!"--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 158.1 WILKirshenbaum, Mira.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 KIRNakashima, Mira.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.213 NAKPtacin, Mira
Summary: "A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America's longest- running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond. They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna-an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 PTAVonne, Mira
Summary: "Describes the disgusting details of the daily life on pirate ships during the Golden Age of piracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capston imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.4 VONBigwood, Kira
Summary: "When a 007-year-old embarks on a bedtime mission called Operation Lollipop, he's prepared for every eventuality-except one"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BIGVermond, Kira
Summary: "Fads and trends: how do they start? Why do they spread? And how deep can their impact be? Although trends might seem trivial, if you dig deeper, you'll find that chasing the next big thing can have even bigger results. Established middle-grade author Kira Vermond and cartoonist Clayton Hanmer team up in this fun and accessible nonfiction look at fads. In four short chapters, the book explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306 VERVermond, Kira
Summary: Provides answers to science questions about biology, geology, and astronomy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 500 VERWilley, Kira
Summary: "Part of the Mindfulness Moments for Kids series, this mindful meditation exercise featuring a sweet bear cub helps kids feel calm, wherever they are. With this board book, kids will learn to control their breathing and soothe themselves slowly to sleep, just like a bear in hibernation! Best of all, it can be performed anywhere: in the backseat of a car, at home, or even at a child's desk at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD WILRombauer, Irma von Starkloff
Summary: A classic guide to American cooking features thousands of traditional recipes and five hundred new dishes, in a volume that includes an array of favorite casserole, dessert, and soup options.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 ROMRombauer, Irma von Starkloff
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.8654 ROMSummary: Complilation of 7 films with introduction to the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames. 'Toccata for toy trains' is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. 'House : after five years of living' illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. 'Lucia chase vignette' follows a sister chasing her brother through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILRombauer, Irma S.
Summary: The bestselling cookbook of all time comes full circle with an expansive revision based on the celebrated 1975 edition, restoring the voice of the original authors and returning the focus to home-style American cooking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5973 ROMMadden, T Kira
Summary: "The acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut is a memoir about coming of age as a queer, biracial teenager within the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where cult-like privilege, shocking social and racialdisparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hide in plain sight. As a child in Florida, T Kira...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019