Weaver, Tara Austen.
Summary: The author relates her exploration of the world of meat after her doctor blames her poor health on her vegetarianism, in a book that offers frightening personal revelations about the meat industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEAVER, TARA AUSTIN WEAHara
Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HARAgustín, José.
Summary: "Un editor yuppie y su socio visitan Acapulco con el pretexto de escribir un reportaje sobre los lugares oscuros del puerto y buscando pasa un buen rato. Pero sus deseos se pierden en la frialdad inexcusable del destino cuando un huracán arrasa el puerto y los obliga a modificar sus planes. La tormenta desnuda lo que permanecía escondido: mientras uno reniega de la situación, el otro se hunde...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DEBOLSILLO 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC AGUDeedy, Carmen Agra.
Summary: In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2007
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J468 Dee SpanishAgustin, Rafael
Summary: "What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B AGUSTIN AGUDeedy, Carmen Agra.
Summary: In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2007
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Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: "This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed A to satisfied Z"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE AUEDon, Lari
Summary: "Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths. And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie. But it's easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon..." Flora is playing with her brothers and sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse. While her siblings clamour for a chance to ride the beautiful animal, Flora is worried. Where has this strange horse...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Edinburgh Picture Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DONLarg, Alex.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RotoVision 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 LARMcAnulty, Dara
Summary: "From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCANULTY, DARA MCAZara, Christopher
Summary: "For Christopher Zara, this is the professional minefield he has had to navigate since the day he was kicked out of his New Jersey high school for behavioral problems and never allowed back. From a school for "troubled kids," to wrestling with his identity in the burgeoning punk scene of the 1980s; from a stint as an ice cream scooper as he got clean in Florida, to an unpaid internship in New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aperture 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770.92 MEXBryan, Lara
Summary: Packed with tips, tricks and techniques, this book will enable readers to understand how multiplying and dividing works, and solve maths puzzles with ease. At the end, they can test their skills on a pirate map with clues to buried treasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Set Lift Flap 513.21 Bryan 2019Goitein, Lara
Summary: "This book is for ICU patients' families, suddenly immersed in an alien and intimidating world. It clearly explains intensive care ranging from the details of the equipment and environment, to decisions about end-of-life care, focusing on how the reader can become an effective advocate for their loved one"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.17 GOLStarr, Lara
Summary: From sandwiches to sides and desserts, these easy-to-make, irresistible recipes feature iconic scenes from across the saga. Photographs featuring Star Wars figurines re-creating epic moments from the films provide an extra helping of humor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 STAWhite, Lara.
Summary: The founder of PhotoMint, an educational and business resource for photographers, provides advice for creating your own photography business, explaining how to establish a brand, set policies and prices, and market your work so that your business will succeed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 WHIFara, Patricia.
Summary: In this book the author rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Aiming not just to provide information but to make people think, it explores how science has become so powerful by describing the financial interests and imperial ambitions behind its success. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 FARKlara, Robert.
Summary: "In April 1945, the funeral train carrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president's home where he was buried. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer look inside the train, however, would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 KLADuguay, Dara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 DUGAugustin, Marion
Summary: "As two kids give their grandpa a tour of Paris, he starts an interesting conversation with them - about where all the art they see in their lives started"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 700.9 AUGAlary, Laura
Summary: "As a child, Maria Mitchell longed to see beyond her little island of Nantucket. With help from her father, she discovered that, if you knew how to read them, the stars could tell you where you were -- and where you needed to go. Maria spent hours on the roof of her house scanning the sky -- finding constellations, nebulae, meteors, double stars. When the King of Denmark offered a prize to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MITCHELL ALARobeson, Teresa
Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DALBryan, Lara
Summary: Peep inside a plane to discover how it works. Peep into the cockpit, push the throttle and flap down the wheels as you follow the plane on a journey around the world. With lots of flaps to peep under and holes to look through, little ones will enjoy discovering the topic in a hands-on way. There is so much to look at and talk about, from the pilot's controls to the secret bedroom below the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020