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Adventure and adventurers Fiction Adventure stories Families Fiction North Carolina Fiction Soccer coaches Fiction Squids Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction Squids Fiction Superheroes Juvenile fiction Synchronized swimming Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile fiction Synchronized swimming FictionSummary: "A Swedish efficiency expert under strict orders not to interact with his subject is sent to improve a Norwegian farmer's culinary efforts. But the sly old farmer much prefers to amuse himself by impeding the timid researcher's work! Soon, in the struggle between neutral observation and the need for human interaction, the kitchen becomes a battleground!"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KITPalacios, Tomas
Summary: No single hero can defeat the evil trickster, Loki -- but with six of Earth's mightiest heroes combined, they stand a chance! Find out how Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Hulk all first met and what forces them to band together to form the Avengers!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PALPalacios, Tomas
Summary: Peter Quill, son of the king of Spartax, leads the Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of intergalactic heroes set on protecting the universe from the evil Badoon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2014
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Summary: Join Thor, the Warriors Three, and Lady Sif as they render order across the cosmos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PALMoniz, Tomas
Summary: "Big Familia follows Juan Gutiérrez, a self-employed single father, as he navigates a tumultuous year of inescapable change. His daughter, Stella, is on the verge of moving away to college; his lover, Jared, is pressing him for commitment; and his favorite watering hole--a ramshackle dive presided over by Bob the Bartender--is transforming into a karaoke hotspot. The story is set in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acre 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MONPalacios, Tomas
Summary: Introduces the origin story of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2014
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PALTomasi, Peter.
Summary: It's the prelude to "The Blackest Night" as the "War of Light" continues to intensify! Mongul attempts to establish his hold on the Sinestro Corps by enslaving the planet Daxam and making it the home world of his Corps. What does Sinestro's right hand man, Arkillo, think of all this? And will Sodam Yat, the Green Lantern known as Ion, fight to save his homeworld, which he's vowed to never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TOMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC TOMTomasi, Peter
Summary: "Batman and Robin Vol. 5 collects the DC Comics--The New 52 origin of Two-Face and Carrie Kelley! The origin of Two-Face begins as Batman finds himself in the crossfire of a vengeful war between Two-Face and Erin McKillen! Both are hell bent on killing each other and anyone else who dares to step between them. And what are the mysterious connections between Harvey Dent's life and the origin of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BATSummary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLIBarr-Toman, Susan.
Summary: Part chick lit, part Perry Mason, part tearjerker, part laugh-out-loud comedy, this is not the typical coming-of-age novel. Lucy, brought up Catholic in South Philly, mercy kills her mother, discovers sex, and learns about herself and her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Rivers Press 2009
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Summary: The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked and taken hostage by Somali pirates. The pirates pick the ship's cook as interpreter, to engage in escalating negotiations and ransom demands with their company CEO and authorities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HIJTosar, Luis
Summary: A doorman who hates anyone who is happy, turns one of the building's resident's life into a nightmare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SLETougas, Chris
Summary: Six energetic ninjas go on a field trip to a farm where they free chickens, kick fences, and chase one another, as their master attempts to remind them of their ninja creed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOUWolas, Cherise
Summary: ""A stunning debut...Reminds me of my most favorite authors: J.D. Salinger, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, Joan Didion." --A.M. Homes I viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do--work is paramount, absolutely no children--and now love seems to me quite marvelous. These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOLMartínez, Tomás Eloy.
Summary: Bigger than fiction, Eva Peron was the poor-trash girl who reinvented herself as a beauty, snared Argentina's dictator, reigned as uncrowned queen of the masses, and was struck down by cancer. When her desperate but foxy husband brings Europe's leading embalmer to Eva's deathbed to make her immortal, the fantastical comedy begins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MARTomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe
Summary: Set in the 1860s, a story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1991
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TOMDemas, Corinne.
Summary: A little girl tries to create the perfect heart-shaped valentine for her mother on Valentine's Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE DEMTimms, Barry
Summary: This gentle and lyrical story connects the love that nurtures plants with the love that nurtures our relationships with one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln First Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TIMWolas, Cherise
Summary: Harry Tabor is about to be named Man of the Decade, a distinction that feels like the culmination of a life well lived. Gathering together in Palm Springs for the celebration are his wife, Roma, a distinguished child psychologist, and their children: Phoebe, a high-powered attorney; Camille, a brilliant social anthropologist; and Simon, a big-firm lawyer, who brings his glamorous wife and two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOLSummary: After pulling off a bank robbery in series one, series two sees Jenny and Cecilia tackle another classic heist: art theft. Where banks were the target in series one, their focus has now shifted to the rich tax-evading men earning big money at the taxpayers' expense. This is Kalmar, Sweden's local aristocracy, who play bridge at the gentlemen's club and only watch out for each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SIMArmas, Elena
Summary: "Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner-who happens to be her father-sends Adalyn to middle-of-nowhere North Carolina, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ARMRoxas, Isabel
Summary: "When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a shared passion for synchronized swimming, the trio become Team Pom. But between snack time, their favorite TV show, and raising pigeons, it can be hard to find time to practice. This crew of self-proclaimed weirdos are tired of their loser status in the pool. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ROXCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ROXDemas, Corinne
Summary: In rhyming text, this story demonstrates that even pirates can be polite, and say "please" and "thank you."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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Summary: Chronicles the rise to power of Catalan cardinal Rodrigo Borgia as he seeks to win the ultimate prize, the Chair of Saint Peter, and to establish his family as a powerful dynasty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2014