Summary: Lermontov's famous fable tells of Ashik Kerib, the wandering minstrel who is trying to earn enough money to marry the girl he loves. But when the father of his beloved spurns him, Ashik is forced to roam the land for 1,001 nights.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ASHSummary: In a searing parody of American television and racial attitudes a young African American network executive, under pressure from his white boss, creates a minstrel show, hoping that it will fail and that he will be released from his network contract -- but the TV show becomes both a hit and the subject of much controversy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BAMFlanagan, John (John Anthony)
Summary: Charged by Araluen's King Duncan to covertly rescue the Prince of Gallica from a politically ambitious baron, Will Treaty and his apprentice Maddie take to the road disguised as father and daughter jongleurs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC FLAAndrew, Kelly
Summary: Wyatt Westlock has returned to her childhood home of Willow Heath, intending to burn it down--until she finds Peter hanging in the basement, a boy whom she considered a friend, semi-immortal and ritually sacrificed every year to keep the ancient forces in the nearby forest at bay.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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Summary: "An original graphic novel about being the new kid in a different school, getting picked on by the class bullies, and what happens when a magical presence takes notice. Like, can things get any worse? Starting out at a new school is tough, and Bridgette isn't having much luck, seeing as, well, she's not great at making a first impression. Or, maybe, any impression. Ugh, all these nervous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SWINetz, Mo
Summary: "Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Resolved to reveal the secret of Epoli and learn his true origins, Rickety, along with his gelatinous companion, find the main path forward is the most perilous road in the realm of Eem: the Middle-Route Run.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 COSAster, Alex
Summary: Tor, Engle, and Melda must stop a band of cursed pirates from taking over their home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASTHoward, Amalie
Summary: Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024
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Summary: Now separated, sixteen-year-old indentured beastkeeper Koffi and seventeen-year-old warrior candidate Ekon will have to find their way back to each other as they face off against the god of death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRARivera, Kaela
Summary: The dream world is real! Now the all-new action-packed world of LEGO DREAMZzz takes readers into an incredible world where magic and monsters exist, and only imagination can save both the waking world and the dream realms in this novel based on the new series! Mateo, Izzie, Cooper, Logan, and Zoey are a group of young adventurers who will be tested like never before when they are drawn into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: In Daretana's most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead--killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC BENOgle, Rex
Summary: Will thought his life couldn't get any worse when his mom moved them from New York City to the tiny town of East Emerson. But Will was wrong. The town was filled with monsters, and he's the only person who can see them.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC OGLPembrick, Ollister B.
Summary: Sketcher, adventurer, disguiser, and sneaker Ollister B. Pembrick roamed all of Skree with a sketchbook and pen to discover and document the endless living wonders of the Maker's world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC PEMCh'ugong
Summary: "After his victory on Jeju Island, the top guilds are all clamoring to recruit Jinwoo Sung, the strongest S-rank hunter and the hero of Korea―a far cry from the hapless E-rank hunter he used to be. As exciting as each new development is, however, Jinwoo’s eager to finally get some answers, so an invitation from the system to return to the double dungeon that changed his life is a welcome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ize Press 2024
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Summary: Emrys Houtman knows something isn't quite right in the town of New Rotterdam. The sky is always overcast, and urban legends abound of mysterious disappearances, cursed objects, and strange creatures wandering the coastal fog. While bonding with Hazel and Serena, his new neighbors and fellow horror fans, Emrys documents the town's spooky legends in a Wiki. It's all in the spirit of good fun,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC CLAKhaw, Cassandra
Summary: "Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She's been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she'll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KHAAronofsky, Darren
Summary: "When King Neptune uses the last remaining drops of magic mermaid ink to create creatures designed to put NYC underwater, Eric "Doodles" King calls upon his Coney Island friends, aka Monster Club, and his drawing skills to stop Neptune before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AROMidorikawa, Yuki
Summary: "Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he is a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 NATSummers, Georgia
Summary: "For centuries, the Everlys have seen their best and brightest disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor, a woman named Penelope, never ages, never grows sick - and never forgives a debt. Violet Everly was a child when her mother left on a stormy night, determined to break the curse. When Marianne never returns, Penelope...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redhook 2024
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Summary: When twelve-year-old River's only friend is kidnapped and dragged to the terrifying spirit world of The Otherwoods, they have no choice but to face the world's monsters and their own fears to become the hero they were destined to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WINWiswell, John
Summary: "Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth....
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Publisher / Publication Date: DAW Books 2024
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Summary: Piano lessons are a part of growing up for many children. In this fun story, readers follow a relatable narrator as she practices piano and shares her family's history with the instrument. Colorful illustrations and accessible language encourage beginning readers to make connections with the text. Younger listeners will enjoy following along, too. Children of all ages will be inspired to try...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ELLKane, Andrea
Summary: Lauren Pennington is celebrating her junior year abroad when life comes to a screeching halt. At Munich's Hofbrühaus, she engages in an innocent flirtation with a charming stranger for the length of a drink. Drink finished, Lauren leaves--only to be snatched from the streets and thrown into an unmarked van. In a globe-spanning chase, from the beer halls of Germany, to the tech gardens of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bonnie Meadow Publishing LLC 2019