Britt, Fanny
Summary: While on a camping trip with her class, Hélène, who as the target of bullies is forced to sleep in the "outcasts" tent, finds hope in "Jane Eyre," an encounter with a fox, and the arrival of Géraldine, an extroverted classmate.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BRIBritt, Fanny
Summary: During the summer holiday Louis and his younger brother spend two weeks with their dad, who appears to have stopped drinking, but a close call with a bee sting brings their mother and the quartet spend a few days together before everything starts back upagain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BRIJones, Charlotte Foltz.
Summary: Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1991
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 609 JONJones, Faith
Summary: In a story of liberation and self-empowerment, the author shares her hauntingly intimate coming-of-age narrative of growing up in and escaping from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JonesJones, Charlotte Foltz
Summary: "Do you know how many things in your daily life were invented by accident? SANDWICHES came about when an English earl was too busy gambling to eat his meal and needed to keep one hand free. POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious when a customer complained that his fried potatoes weren't thin enough. Coca-Cola, Silly Putty, and X rays have fascinating stories behind them too!...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 609 JONCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 609 JONNelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY NELSummary: Animated documentary about Amin Nawabi, who decides to reveal a secret from his past before marrying his husband and share his story about fleeing from Afghanistan to Denmark as a young child with his mother and siblings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC FLEBennett, Tony
Contents: Don't get around much anymore (Michael Bublé) -- Who can I turn to (When nobody needs me) (Queen Latifah) -- Stranger in paradise (Andrea Bocelli) -- Watch what happens (Natalie Cole) -- Body and soul (Amy Winehouse) -- It had to be you (Carrie Underwood) -- Blue velvet (K.D. Lang) -- Don't get around much anymore (Michael Bublé) -- Blue velvet (K.D. Lang) -- Speak low (Norah Jones) -- On the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Music Video 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TONSummary: At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele (The Angel of Death), forced her to dance for his amusement. This dance saved her life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IFritz, Jean.
Summary: Describes the English colony of Roanoke, which was founded in 1585, and discusses the mystery of its disappearance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.6175 FRIFritz, Sandy.
Summary: Presents information on Triceratops, including physical characteristics, diet, habitat, known social organization, close relatives, and areas where fossils have been found.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2003
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 567.915 FritzHogrogian, Nonny.
Summary: In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1981
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 HOGScott, Janny.
Summary: Award-winning reporter Scott uncovers the full breadth of Stanley Ann Dunham's inspiring and untraditional life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUNHAM, S. ANN SCOBeyer, Jinny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EPM Publications 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 BEYScott, Janny
Summary: "Journalist Janny Scott describes the world that shaped her father, Robert Montgomery Scott (whose mother, Helen Hope Scott, was said to have inspired Katherine Hepburn's character in the play and the film The Philadelphia Story), and provides a look at the weight of inheritance, the tenacity of addiction, and the power of buried secrets"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCOTT, ROBERT MONTGOMERY SCOBritz, Allison
Summary: "A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BRIYmbras, Ronny.
Summary: A pictorial tour of Vietnam Memorials in the fifty states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and the "Travelling Wall." Each state entry highlights a single memorial (both official state memorials and city/local monuments are featured) and includes a list of the fallen from that state.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: RU Airborne Inc. 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 959.7 YMBFritz, Ben.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 FRIFritz, Jean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE FRIFritz, Jean.
Summary: Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Includes text of the speech.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1993
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE FRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE FRIBowden, Jonny.
Summary: Comfort food is one of the hottest trends in cooking these days and healthy cooking duo Jonny Bowden, PhD, and Jeannette Bessinger will show readers how to make the foods they love more nutritious and delicious than ever. Readers won't feel deprived with healthier versions of mac 'n cheese, chicken nuggets, pot roast, French fries, and chocolate cake, among others. The two transform traditional...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rockport Publishers 2011
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 MARFritz, Jean.
Summary: A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1977