Summary: Phoolan Devi was a murderer, kidnapper and living folk legend who had endured a life of rape and abuse after beng sold into marriage at the age of eleven. A spree of murders known as the Behmai Massacre to avenge the death of her lover made Devi the object of a police hunt. In prison from 1983 until 1994, she spent years being prosecuted by the Indian police, only to be turned into a legend by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Lorber Films 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BANKyi, Tanya Lloyd
Summary: "In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a child unites their community to work together and persevere against an invading dragon."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Books Publishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The world famous thief, Carmen Sandiego, plays an intricate game of cat and mouse with teen ACME detectives, Zack and Ivy. Based on the award-winning line of educational computer games, the energizing series is rich in both excitement and education as Carmen Sandiego attempts to steal the most valuable objects in the world. It's up to the detectives and the audience to figure out where in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cookie Jar 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WHEKyi, Tanya Lloyd
Summary: "A Banksy-style protest against cameras in classrooms brings a group of middle-grade students together. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Susin Nielsen and Gordon Korman. Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embarrassing moments for the whole school to see. Like Ana picking her nose. When Dominica quickly changes her shirt from inside out in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Canada 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KYIBajaj, Varsha
Summary: Nikita wants to follow her family's tradition of making beautiful henna art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAJHayashida, Kyū
Summary: "The galaxy's least favorite outlaws continue their journey through the cosmos, one step ahead of the very long list of people who want to rip out Zaha Sanko's bones. Maybe someday they'll figure out why everybody thinks his bones grant wishes, but for now it's just a weird fact of life. Sure enough, almost immediately after setting down on the planet Kenzarn, Sanko and pals once again find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAIBajaj, Varsha
Summary: "A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAJMaclear, Kyo
Summary: His mum is a spoon, his dad is a fork, and he's a bit of both: he's Spork, a utensil who just doesn't seem to fit into the regimented world of the cutlery drawer, and this is his "multi-cutlery" tale, a humorous commentary on individuality and tolerance, that capture the experience and emotions of all who have ever wondered about their place in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MACPhilyaw, Deesha
Summary: "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Virginia University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PHISummary: In times of national emergency, a team of Britain's leading experts, crisis contingency planners and most senior politicians from the corridors of Whitehall to the salons of No. 10 Downing St. assemble under the name COBRA to coordinate the response.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Everyone in space wants Zaha Sanko dead, thanks to the legend that whoever claims his bones will obtain their heart's desire. Being public enemy number one makes life pretty hard for a young guy like Sanko, but so far he's been the one doing the bone collecting. Sanko and his skeletal buddy Avakian break in their brand new ship, cruising the spacelanes in a galaxy full of bizarre customers....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAIHayashida, Kyū
Summary: Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. They say that if you claim his bones, you'll receive anything your heart desires. Having the entire galaxy trying to kill you all the time is kind of a drag when you're just fourteen years old, but Sanko has the mysterious power of darkness on his side, not to mention a talking spaceship and three horribly powerful space weirdos. Together,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAISanbe, Kei
Summary: With Yashiro and Sachiko's cooperation, Hinazuki was taken in by her grandmother. Even though Hinazuki is out of danger, Satoru has no time to rest-- the serial abduction slayings are not over. But if he prevents the crimes from happening, will he be able to return to the present?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. Wherever he goes, everybody tries to kill him, but things got unusually dire when his enemies send an immortal "photonuclear man" to try and snuff him out. Somehow, Sanko and company survive, and decide to make a pit stop at Darknest, the mysterious planet of darkness. Darknest holds all sorts of secrets, but the biggest of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAIHayashida, Kyū
Summary: "Zaha Sanko's body has great and terrible powers--they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn't about to let every monstrous lowlife in the galaxy rip him limb from limb. He and his skeletal buddy Avakian will use their dark powers to fend off any murder attempts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021
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Summary: The final volume brings an end to the mortal combat between the witch hunters and the witches. Rinko, who strayed away from the group, now faces a hunter with a personal vengeance. Meanwhile, Teppei joins Makoto, Mahiro and Yunagi to help them fight off the other hunters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KUSUrana, Kei
Summary: Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich, who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GACMaclear, Kyo
Summary: A young girl experiences a rain storm from seeing the storm roll in, to splashing in the puddles, and then finally watching the sun coming back out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACAiya, Kyū
Summary: Help her, Master! Save Filo from her capture! Filo has been captured and put on display, and she is crying out for help. Her captors only stoke the flames of Naofumi's anger! And will Naofumi finally reunite with Raphtalia?!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Social Club Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 RISHayashida, Kyū
Summary: Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. They say that if you can take his bones, you'll be rewarded with anything you might desire. That's made no end of trouble for Sanko, who's a pretty normal teenage dude (when he's not killing people with an axe made out of pure darkness). Currently the prisoner of an ancient space cult, he'll need everything he's got to reclaim his freedom....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAIPessl, Marisha.
Summary: When the daughter of a cult horror film director is found dead in an abandoned Manhattan warehouse, investigative journalist Scott McGrath, disbelieving the official suicide ruling, probes into the strange circumstances of the young woman's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PESPessl, Marisha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PESYi, Chi-hyŏn
Summary: In this book without words, a boy opens a door and invites the reader to explore the magical world on the other side.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018