Summary: Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. It is a story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SMASummary: Once upon a time, Dicky Eklund was known as the pride of Lowell, Massachusetts. There isn't a person in Lowell who doesn't know about the time that Dicky knocked down the great Sugar Ray Leonard. By the early 1990s, Dicky's crack addiction has soured everything, although he dreams of making a comeback. The real contender is his half-brother Micky Ward. 31-year-old Micky is an unassuming nice...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIGShiefman, Vicky
Summary: "Children are invited to move their bodies in this interactive, call-and-response story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHIZimmerman, Vicky
Summary: "After a major life upheaval on the eve of her 40th birthday, Kate Parker finds herself volunteering at Lauderdale House for Exceptional Ladies. There she meets 97-year-old Cecily Finn. Cecily's tongue is as sharp as her mind but she has lost her spark, simply resigning herself to the Imminent End. Having no patience with Kate's plight, Cecily prescribes her a self-help book with a difference -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ZIMJohnston, Nicky
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nicky's Art Publishing 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Johnston 2009Fang, Vicky
Summary: Blink and Block are back in another STEM-inspired I Can Read Comic by author-illustrator Vicky Fang! This time, Block is drawing in the park, but Blink wants to play. So much, in fact, that Blink can't stop pressing Block's buttons ... literally. Blink is silly and Block is logical, and they're best when they're together! Whether they're searching for treasure, playing pretend, or learning to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley 2021
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Summary: Explores the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria as she turns forty and has to navigate the conflict between the expectations of her culture and her own desires.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rlj Distribution Solutions 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CORWeber, Vicky
Summary: "Retell[s] the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto-a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WEBDrayden, Nicky
Summary: "Zetta is the best potion-maker in the village of Sienna Dunes. Okay, maybe she's the only potion-maker in the village of Sienna Dunes. And maybe her potions don't exactly work like they're supposed to all the time. But when her village is menaced by a pack of illagers, only Zetta can see that the traditional ways won't keep Sienna Dunes safe anymore. Zetta journeys to her eccentric aunt's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2021
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Summary: Dog Sniff and cat Scratch live together in a house where sometimes they quarrel and sometimes they cooperate--especially when mischief is involved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FANFang, Vicky
Summary: Across three humorous short stories, Sniff and Scratch have fun with toilet paper, chasing each other's tails, and snuggling with Sniff's stuffed duck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN FANKrieps, Vicky
Summary: Set during World War II, two intertwined plotlines follow the lives of the crew of the German submarine U-612 and the French resistance fighters of La Rochelle.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Allied Vaughn 2019
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Summary: Layla and the Bots are eager for Blossom Valley's upcoming go-kart race, but one racer, Tina, needs their help to build a cart with hand-controls and other special features.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FANFang, Vicky
Summary: Blossom Valley is opening a brand-new community center, and Layla and her Bots are playing at the opening, but the mayor is worried because not many people have signed up to come to the party; so Layla and her bots decide to build a cupcake machine to attract a crowd--but they are uncertain how to manage the variety of decorations proposed. Includes a DIY activity that readers can try at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: Blink and Block find a pile of boxes perfect for making a fort, but when the friendly competition starts heating up, will they be able to work together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FANFang, Vicky
Summary: While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FANFang, Vicky
Summary: Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Meet the robots Blink and Block in this STEM-inspired story by debut author-illustrator Vicky Fang. Blink is scanning the playground for treasure, and Block is pretty sure there's no gold to be found. Will Blink prove that treasure does exist--or will these two new pals find something even better?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FANFang, Vicky
Summary: Layla and the Bots visit the Surfside Rescue Center, where they meet a dolphin named Splash, who will only eat when the music is playing, but is very picky about the music--so Layla and the Bots build a machine that uses the sound waves Splash communicates with to change the music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FANRaven, Nicky.
Summary: A modern, illustrated retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RAVDicks, Matthew
Summary: "From Matthew Dicks, the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, comes The Other Mother, a novel about a teenage boy coping with the rupture of his family by viewing his mother in an unusual light. The one he loves most, is the one he knows least. Thirteen-year-old Michael Parsons is dealing with a lot. His father's sudden death; his mother's new husband, Glen, who he loathes; his two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DICVichi, Marco
Summary: Enduring a grueling summer in nearly deserted 1963 Florence, Inspector Bordelli investigates suspicious alibis related to the death of a wealthy asthma patient, a case that is aided by his young protégé, the victim's brother, and a semi-retired petty thief.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VICDeere, Dicey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEEHickey, Elizabeth
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2005