Cogan, Priscilla
Summary: When an old Indian medicine woman announces she intends to die, her daughter takes her to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist, a white woman, finds she is getting nowhere and slowly the tables are turned, the Indian medicine woman successfully treating the problems of the lonely and divorced white doctor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2010
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COGCogan, Priscilla
Summary: Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the third novel in The Winona Trilogy, continues to explore the deep divide between the modern psychological view of life and the traditional Lakota (Sioux) spiritual perspective, following the same characters: Dr. Meggie O'Connor, the psychologist and Hawk, the Lakota medicine teacher. In Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the two lovers marry but soon find their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2000
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Kelly, Mark E
Summary: A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails. Includes facts about Mars
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Detroit is a city of stories. In this, we are rich. We begin with abundance. But while much is written about our city these hard days, it is typically meant to explain Detroit to those who live elsewhere. Much of this writing is brilliant, but our anthology, this anthology, is different: it is a collection of Detroit stories for Detroiters. Through essays, photographs, poetry, and art, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rust Belt Chic Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 DETStuart, Scott
Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUHolabird, Katharine
Summary: "It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Angelina's dad announces it's too nice out to stay indoors, so they take a family trip to the park! At first, Angelina and her sister, Polly, have a great time riding the carousel, flying a kite, and playing on the swings. But then Polly starts to feel sad that her big sister does everything better. If Angelina can convince her that someday soon she'll be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021
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Summary: A smart and sassy boy in a red riding hood confronts a pushy wolf espousing gender norms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she can't join. But where there's a will, there's a way and Stella is determined to reach for the stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOLGilani-Williams, Fawzia
Summary: " ... [A] young Uyghur girl ... is moved from place to place by a cold-hearted woman in an attempt to hide her from her parents. Despite facing many hardships, Rapunzel grows into a young lady with an inquisitive mind and a kind and generous heart. But how will she escape from the tower? Will she ever be re-united with her parents? This is an empowering Islamic adaptation of Rapunzel which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Islamic Foundation 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 398.2 GILHolowaty, Lauren
Summary: It's People Who Help Us day at playgroup so Peppa and her friends get a very special visit from Dr Brown Bear and Nurse Fox. They've come to show the children how to keep fit, eat healthy snacks and, most importantly, always remember to wash their hands! Then the children get to have a go at playing doctors and nurses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: Rose Anna Zook has watched her two older sisters marry two Stoltzfus men and has always thought she and John, the third Stoltzfus brother, would marry, make a home together, and have children. But John has other ideas. He's enjoying his Rumschpringe in the Englisch world a little too much and isn't interested in returning to the Amish community--especially to marry. Rose Anna is determined to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2017
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Summary: The Amish tradition of rumspringa is giving her the chance to experience life outside of her community, away from the responsibility to care for her eight younger siblings, but Elizabeth Bontrager can't decide which road to take. Goshen has its charms and pressures, but Paradise, Pennsylvania, sounds ... well, like paradise. And it's also home to her Englisch friend, Paula. Decision made....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2014
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Summary: A collection of five Pinkalicious stories, along with many extras.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KANCameron, Barbara
Summary: Emma decided long ago that she was going to marry Isaac Stoltzfus. Since she was ten, she's dreamt of being Isaac's wife, of fixing up a small farmhouse, of raising boppli together. But Isaac's Rumschpringe has introduced him to new ways and, much to Emma's dismay, Isaac seems to be enjoying them. Is the man Emma now sees in Isaac the same man she fell in love with all those years ago? He seems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2014
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Summary: "Once, not too long ago, there was just a single Irish country doctor tending to the lively little village of Ballybucklebo: Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. Now his thriving practice is growing by leaps and bounds. Not only has O'Reilly taken a new trainee under his wing, Doctor Connor Nelson, he's also added a spirited Labrador puppy to his ever-expanding household at Number One Main Street....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TAYBradford, Laura.
Summary: Living in the small town of Heavenly, Pennsylvania, Claire Weatherly has come to admire the Amish for their wholesome, honest way of life. So when she hears that Mose Fisher has made one of his famous corn mazes, Claire -- who has always been game for a good puzzle -- can't wait to walk the paths and test her skill. But the puzzle grows more serious when she discovers the body of Amish farmer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BRACastillo, Linda
Summary: "While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: a fellow cop and former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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Summary: As Box searches for the right person to reveal the gift he conceals, he encounters children who are grasping, bickering, rough, and otherwise badly behaved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRAScarry, Richard
Summary: Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy, and learns what an important job being a police officer is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden book 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCASanna, Francesca
Summary: When a young girl has to move countries and start at a new school, her fear tells her to be alone and afraid. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn't understand anyone? Surely no one else feels the same way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2018
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Summary: An exuberant, hilarious picture book about a substitute reindeer and the trouble she causes
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2013
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Summary: "Errol loves gardening, but there isn't enough room in his flat to grow everything that he would like. When he discovers a secret but neglected space at the top of the apartment block, he has a wonderful idea, but to carry it out he'll need some help. Surely the other residents will be too busy to help him realize his dream? Or just not interested enough? In this heart-warming tale of common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs Play 2018
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Summary: Lena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives. But when the deacon in charge of the arrangements tells her there aren't places enough for everyone, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LEWWood, H. P. (Hilary Poole)
Summary: "After Kitty Armstrong's mother vanishes from their Coney Island hotel in 1904, Kitty finds herself alone, hungry, penniless, and far away from her native England. The unusual inhabitants of Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet take her under their wing, but even they may not be a match for the insidious sickness that is plaguing Coney Island"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016