Summary: While the Black Power movement was reshaping America, trailblazing director Gordon Parks made this groundbreaking blockbuster, which helped launch the blaxploitation era and gave the screen a new kind of badder-than-bad action hero in John Shaft, a streetwise New York City private eye who is as tough with criminals as he is tender with his lovers. After Shaft is recruited to rescue the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE SHAMacDibble, Bren
Summary: "It's one of them days when everything is off. A hot sweaty night in Rusty Bus means we kids is all grouchy-tired. Me and my best friend, Jaguar, is trying to cool down by taking turns at dipping in the sea pool. Him standing on the sea wall made from car frames and rocks on lookout for crocs, me swimming, then we'll swap places. We's always doing things as a team, him and me. We's gonna be the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MACSummary: Based on a true story, an inner-city Baltimore family copes with ever-present drug traffic and violence in their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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Summary: On board the Moonlight Train, sleepy readers explore the jungle deep where beasts and critters creep.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CROSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: "Join Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this graphic novel that features a comic adaptation of the classic story Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, classic Schulz strips, previously published stories, and an all-new original story about Linus and his trusty blanket! From rainy days to learning new things and working as a team, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang have plenty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA STRCrow, Sara
Summary: Rhyming text shows how heroes, from cowboys and princesses to astronauts and doctors, have to go to sleep each night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE CROCrow, Sara
Summary: Learning good bathroom habits is more fun when you realize your heroes use the potty too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE CROSummary: Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WAVCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WAVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WAVSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava try to lead their teams to championship seasons while also solving the mystery of their town's missing soccer trophy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BOWSummary: A fantasy adventure based on the Arthurian legend, the film tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's headstrong nephew, who embarks on a quest to confront the eponymous knight, a gigantic tree-like creature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE GRECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GRESummary: Lured by the canoe-sized legend of a two-hundred-year-old fish, the gang packs their bags for a canoe trip upriver. Dragonfly spills the beans to the local town bullies, who follow the gang in hopes of beating them to the catch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Multimedia Group 2009
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Great 2009Bowen, Fred
Summary: "Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter. Now that he is facing basketball tryouts under a tough new coach, will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BOWCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: "School Bus is ready for his big job on the first day of school"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CROYamada, Murasaki
Summary: "Set in an apartment complex on the outskirts of Tokyo, Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back (1981-84) explores the fraying of Japan's suburban middle-class dreams through a woman's relationship with her two daughters as they mature and assert their independence, and with her husband, who works late and sees his wife as little more than a domestic servant."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 YAMCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: "Tractor helps Train out of a messy situation"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CROCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: Fire Truck, Tractor and their other truck friends are all ready for the parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Nolly reveals the story of Noele 'Nolly' Gordon, one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and 70s, whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news. A bold exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, Nolly is an enjoyable and wildly entertaining ride through Gordon's most tumultuous years, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVDCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: "Fire Truck is very brave, and while he is off fighting a fire, School Bus, Tractor, and Train await his return"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CROCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: It is time to paint the Wonder Wheels Garage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, a nurse operates a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Global Road Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOTSummary: When his spaceship crash-lands on the barren wastelands of Mars, U.S. astronaut Commander "Kit" Draper must fight for survival, with a pet monkey his only companion until he meets "Friday," an alien.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007