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Audiobooks Brace, Charles Loring 1826-1890 Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.) City dwellers Effect of wars on United States Estados Unidos Historia 2001- Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Siglo XXI Orphan trains United States World War, 1939-1945 United States World War, 1939-1945 War workFilter By Subjects
Audiobooks Brace, Charles Loring 1826-1890 Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.) City dwellers Effect of wars on United States Estados Unidos Historia 2001- Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Siglo XXI Orphan trains United States World War, 1939-1945 United States World War, 1939-1945 War workCleves, Rachel Hope
Summary: Explores the lives of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, two ordinary middle-class women who serve as a window on historical constructs of marriage, gender, and sexuality in late 18th-century and early 19th-century America. Both were born in Massachusetts, but in different towns, 11 years apart. Charity's attachment to women was so blatant that after she turned 20, her father told her to leave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 CLESummary: Tells the life and love story of Argentina's most famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. Relaying their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, their story of love, hatred and passion is transformed into unforgettable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OURHare, Rachael
Summary: "A simple story for little ones that will delight them, and encourage their language and fine motor skills. Discover amazing arctic animals like an albatross, snow petrel, orca and seal -- and find where the penguin is hiding too! Eco Baby: Where Are You Penguin? is a wonderful plastic-free, touch-and-feel picture board book that develops your kid's love for storytime and learning, and secures...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing, Inc. 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Hale, Rachael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfinch Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 HALCote, Rachel Vorona
Summary: "Lacing cultural criticism, Victorian literature, and storytelling together, TOO MUCH explores how culture corsets women's bodies, souls, and sexualities-and how we might finally undo the strings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COTHore, Rosie
Summary: What would you do if your teacher told you to stop using the word "nice" so much? If you had the Big Picture Thesaurus, you might thumb through it until you found "nice" between "new" and "noise." Then you'd find your options: "pleasant," "agreeable," "good-natured," "delightful," and "fantastic". At this point, you might be scratching your head deciding which word to use, but once you find it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: : EDC Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 423 HOROsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: Returning from their adventure in Balto of the Blue Dawn, Jack and Annie learn fun facts about sled dogs, the Iditarod and other extreme sports, from the X Games to Ironman competitions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798 OSBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798 OSBSummary: With his provocative question, 'why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?' Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man's perseverance, this examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WATNellis, Glenys
Summary: Collects fourteen Bible stories about women and girls accompanied by letters from God aimed specifically at the reader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1982
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK ROCROCHES.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK ROCSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: The entire gang has a chance to shine in this brand new volume of all-new PEANUTS adventures and classic Charles Schulz strips. Featuring stories starring the Flying Ace, Linus, Lucy, Pig-Pen, Schroeder, Sally, Marcie, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, Rerun, and of course, Good Ol' Charlie Brown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SCHRaphael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harrison House 1978
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.5 RAPSummary: Franȯis and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, a microcosm of contemporary France. As amusing and inspiring as the teenaged students can be, their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CLASummary: Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WAR RATED NRCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WARBald, F. Clever (Frederick Clever)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1954
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.4 BAL1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4 BAL
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 BALMichel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MichaelJones, Cleve
Summary: A longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist offes an account of his life from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his present-day involvement with the marriage equality battle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JONES, CLEVE JONRaphel, Adrienne
Summary: "The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from not just everyday citizens looking to pass the time but icons of American life, such as Bill Clinton, Yo-Yo Ma, and Martha Stewart. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when a newspaper editor at the New York World was casting around for something to fill some empty column space for that year's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.73 RAPShakespeare, William
Summary: Henry V is dead and the throne is now occupied by the infant son, Henry VI. The good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester has been appointed Protector, however, a struggle for power soon develops between the young King's Lancastrian relatives and the powerful house of York under Richard Plantagenet. Meanwhile, the French, led by Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, threaten to win back the territories lost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHASummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ORPContents: Disc One -Episode one: A necessary war -- Disc Two -Episode two and three: When things get tough; Deadly calling -- Disc three -Episode four: Pride of our nation -- Disc four -Episode five: Fubar -- Disc six-Episode seven: World without war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NO1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NO