Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
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Summary: "Despite belonging to a family of four, the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job. While he's away at work, mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Enix Manga 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ISummary: When the skeletons of four young women are found buried in in the woods outside of Copenhagen, ambitious and headstrong Inspector Katrine Ries Jensen and Thomas Schaeffer, a reclusive and cerebral forensic psychiatrist, are drawn into a perilous hunt for just such a monster, a killer who strikes according to a pattern which is at first impenetrable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV THOSummary: Follows the humorous & dramatic adventures of the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Uijeongbu, South Korea during the Korean War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MASCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MASSummary: When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into the Mighty Pups! For Skye, the smallest member of the team, her new powers are a dream come true. But things take a turn for the worse when the pups' archrival Humdinger breaks out of jail and teams up with Victoria Vance, a meteor-obsessed mad scientist, to steal the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV PAWKastner, Emmy
Summary: While reading a bedtime story starring sleepy animals dozing off, the unflappable narrator, distracted by nocturnal animals who have anything but sleep on their minds, improvises the nocturnal brood into the verse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE KASEastwood, Clint
Summary: In Texas, an escaped convict takes a young boy hostage and they form a bond, while being chased by a Texas Ranger, the FBI and local lawmen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY PERKassner, Heather
Summary: Made from bone dust and imagination, Irreélle accidentally destroys another of Miss Vesper's creations and flees to the underside of the graveyard, seeking the magic that brings bones to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KASKantner, Seth
Summary: A white boy transplanted from Chicago to the Arctic tundra of Alaska finds himself struggling to adapt to his new home, where he must learn to hunt, fish, and live off the land, separated from the constant call of consumer culture. In the tradition of Jack London, Seth Kantner presents an Alaska far removed from majestic clichs of exotic travelogues and picture postcards. Kantner's vivid and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KANSummary: Another comical compilation of the longest-running scripted show in television history has arrived. Season seventeen contains all 22 outrageous episodes, a vast repertoire of Springfieldian special features, plus a mind-blowing list of celebrity guest voices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: K. C. Stites, whose father is a manager for the United Fruit Company, is one of many Americans living a luxurious life in Cuba when Fidel and Raul Castro begin a revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC KUSLashner, William.
Summary: Philadelphia defense lawyer Victor Carl wakes up one morning with a hangover and a strange name tatooed on his chest. As he begins to investigate the name, a dying women asks a favor of Victor's father--that they find her son so she can see him once more. But the son stole some paintings years ago and is still being hunted by the FBI.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LASPaine, Lauran
Summary: "When two strangers come to the aid of a teen hustler known as Gitalong because of his crippled leg who is being harassed by three Texas drovers, it seems like a normal day in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. When the Texans return with reinforcements, another confrontation ends with one of the Texans being killed. Gitalong is encouraged to leave town until the Texans have moved on, only to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PAIPaine, Lauran.
Summary: "Todd Duncan barely escapes a lynch mob who believes he murdered the express agent in town. The only way to convince them that he's innocent is to track down the real killer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PAILove, Melissa Scrivner
Summary: "The unforgettable protagonist of Lola returns in a gritty, high-octane thriller about a brilliant woman who will stop at nothing to protect her growing drug empire, even if she has to go to war with a rival cartel...or her own family. It took sacrifice, pain, and more than a few dead bodies, but Lola has clawed her way to the top of her South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. Her gang has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LOVJortner, Maura
Summary: "After being abandoned by her mother in an amusement park, twelve-year-old Mouse is determined to secretly live in the park on her own, even though getting caught could mean saving her life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JORLaure, Estelle
Summary: "Teen detective Mary Elizabeth continues to unravel a dark conspiracy that has turned her best friend and boyfriend into villainous monsters--all while battling her own inner demons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LAULauria, Lisa
Summary: "The school supplies have gone missing, and because of Romeo's wacky invention, Catboy and Gekko now have Owlette's powers. But Owlette doesn't want to share her powers. Will the PJ Masks be able to work together and save the school?"--Publisher marketing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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Summary: When Blue Owens wakes up with the overwhelming feeling that something is wrong with her memory, she meets Adam Mendoza, who explains that she paid to have her unpleasant memories erased in order to "start over"--and that begins Blue's journey to recover her memories and understand the truth of why she felt the need to lose them in the first place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LAUGartner, Ben
Summary: "Siblings John and Sarah barely made it home last time, but in their next time traveling adventure the challenge really heats up. Surrounded by clashing cultures on the ancient Roman frontier, they must fulfill their quest to unite the emperor with his enemy, an Alemanni barbarian, or risk being stuck in time forever. An action-packed fantasy full of sword fights, chariot chases, fearsome wild...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Vista Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GARRatner, Vaddey.
Summary: Told from the tender perspective of a young girl who comes of age amid the Cambodian killing fields, this novel is based on the author's personal story. For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RATRoosevelt, Maura
Summary: The Whitbys: a dynasty akin to the Astors, once enormously wealthy real-estate magnates who were considered "the landlords of New York." There was a time when the death of a Whitby would have made national news, but when the family patriarch, Roger, dies, he is alone. Word of his death travels from the longtime family lawyer to his clan of children (from four separate marriages) and the news...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROOAnderson, Lauri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Star Press of St. Cloud 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANDCostner, Arianne
Summary: "When Ben Hardy is forced to become the school's mascot, Steve the Spud, he wants to keep the embarrassing gig a secret at all costs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020