Dlugozima, Hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1996
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Summary: "A maternity leave murder mystery, complete with postpartum physiotherapy and suspicious grocery store footage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GIREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Describes two Americans in Italy--one an artist, the other a scholar--who tracked down and protected historic artwork worth billions by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli in advance of the approaching Nazi army in 1943.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5345 EDSHorack, Skip
Summary: Leading a solitary life after the disappearance of his brother, Roy Joseph receives an email from Joni, who believes Roy is her uncle and so begins his journey to find the veracity of her claim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 EDSCastellanos, Alexis
Summary: "A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: "A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Comet Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAKlein, Carol Swartout.
Summary: "Painting for peace in Ferguson is the story of a community coming together, hundreds of artists and volunteers, black and white, young and old, to bring hope and healing to their community using the simplest of all tools- a paintbrush. Written in child-friendly verse, the actual artwork painted on hundreds of boarded up windows in Ferguson, South Grand and surrounding areas illustrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Treehouse Publishing Group, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC 2015
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Summary: In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Summary: "Life as a leaf is pretty sweet. The weather is pleasant, the view is fine, and everything just feels fresh. But when autumn breezes begin to blow, adventurous Birch, nervous Oak, and grumpy Maple each have their own way of facing the new crispness in the air. The squirrels take pleasure in warning the leaves about the transformations to come: New colors! And more ... an actual fall"--Provided...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KASHendricks, Amber
Summary: "Follow the transformation of a forest from the green leaves of summer to autumn colors and finally to the bare branches of early winter in this poetic board book for babies and toddlers."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD HENFeelings, Tom
Summary: "Alex Haley's Roots awakened many Americans to the cruelty of slavery. The Middle Passage focuses attention on the torturous journey which brought slaves from Africa to the Americas, allowing readers to bear witness to the sufferings of an entire people"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 709 FEERobertson, Robbie
Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBSummary: Corridors of blood: Set in the primitive hospitals of 19th century London, this recounts the story of the unfortunate Dr. Bolton, an early pioneer in anesthesiology, showing his gradual addiction to drugs and his dealings with grave robbers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER HAUSummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILAlbom, Mitch
Summary: The story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP Fiction Albom 2013Liss, David
Summary: Realizing at the moment of his conviction for a crime he did not commit that someone is determined to see him dead and another to set him free, Benjamin Weaver works to expose a conspiracy with links to the coming election.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LISStein, David Ezra.
Summary: A curious bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2007
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Summary: The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VARLeakey, Meave G.
Summary: "Meave Leakey's thrilling, high-stakes memoir-written with her daughter Samira-encapsulates her distinguished life and career on the front lines of the hunt for our human origins, a quest made all the more notable by her stature as a woman in a highly competitive, male-dominated field"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEAKEY, MEAVE G. LEAKrosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Borthwick, J. S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSGuojing
Summary: In this wordless graphic novel, a young girl traveling from her city apartment to her grandmother's country home becomes lost and enters a fantastical world in the clouds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2015