Summary: Racial tension runs high in 1971 Durham, North Carolina as residents continue to fight the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate their schools. A series of town meetings are called to discuss the matter. Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the meeting co-chairs, have very different views. Passionately advocating for school integration is a way of life for Atwater, a champion for Civil Rights. C.P....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BESSummary: Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie FamilySummary: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GOOSummary: A mysterious German woman named Jasmin comes across a dilapidated motel and diner in the American desert. The diner's owner, Brenda, is initially taken aback by Jasmin's appearance and demeanor; but eventually the women find that there is a chemistry between them. Gradually, by using their unique individual skills, Jasmin and Brenda turn the once-fledgling diner into a thriving desert oasis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BAGStinson, Kathy
Summary: "As a young student of the violin, Joshua Bell learns about an international competition to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He chooses a piece of music, which his teacher suggests may be too difficult, but Joshua is determined: it's a piece of music he loves. At the competition, Joshua experiences the usual jitters. Once his name is called, he strides to the stage and begins to play, but almost...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STIStinson, Kathy.
Summary: As he goes about his daily activities, a little boy compares some of the situations that make him big or little.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD STISwenson, Jamie
Summary: Quack, a duck, decides to stay with his friend Woof, a dog, rather than fly south for the winter, with unexpected results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SWESummary: It tells the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan who begins to photograph her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starz Media 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TRAStutson, Caroline.
Summary: In this cumulative tale, a host of Halloween spooks, including a cat, a witch, and a ghoul, are drawn to the tapping of a little girl's toe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon's Childrens Publishing 2009
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE STUStinson, Kathy.
Summary: A little girl explains why she likes her red stockings, jacket, boots, mittens, pajamas, cup, and barrettes better than those of other colors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STISornson, Robert.
Summary: "When Pete starts at a new school, he soon finds out that being a bystander to bad behavior is not tolerated."--Unedited summary from book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ferne Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JPB SOR BASKETSwinson, David
Summary: Frank Marr was a good cop with a bad habit, until his burgeoning addictions to alcohol and cocaine forced him into retirement from the DC police. Now barely eking out a living as a private investigator, he agrees to take on a family case: a favor for his aunt, who was like a second mother to him growing up. Frank's surveillance confirms that his cousin Jeffrey is involved with a small-time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mullholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SWISwenson, Jamie.
Summary: Frankie, an eighteen-wheel, semi-truck invites the reader to join him on a job, introducing the work, mechanics, and terminology of trucking along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Pr 2014
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Summary: When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice, and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half-brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EVESwenson, Jamie
Summary: A lonely chipmunk longs for a friend who will sing along with her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SWESwenson, Jamie
Summary: "In this raucous, rhyming plea for snow, a group of youngsters imagines the cold-weather delights they'll enjoy once winter arrives. From sledding down hills and skating on ponds to building snow forts and snowmen to sharing crackling fires and mugs of hot cocoa, they want snow and plenty of it! The snow can't arrive soon enough. But once the flakes start to fall, are the youngsters in for more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SWEStinson, Kathy
Summary: When Tully the cat insists that dogs cannot fly, Zora the dog tries her very hardest to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2019
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Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations present various reactions to encounters with such bugs as an ant, beetle, and ladybug.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BONStimson, Tess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STIStutson, Caroline.
Summary: Cats dance the night away out on the town, doing the tango, rumba, twist, fox trot, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Stutson 2010Swenson, Jamie
Summary: A dog and a duck get together to play an unusual game of fetch in the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE SWESorenson, Margo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perfection Learning Corp. 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC SORSwinson, David
Summary: "In the wake of a baffling tragedy, 13-year-old Graham moves with his family to Beirut, Lebanon, a city on the edge of the sea and cataclysmic violence. Inquisitive and restless by nature, Graham suspects his State Department father is a CIA operative, and that their family's fragile domesticity is merely a front for American efforts along the nearby Israeli border. Over the course of one year,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2021