Mahdavi, Pardis
Summary: "Book of Queens reaches back centuries to the Persian Empire and a woman disguised as a man, facing an invading army, protected only by light armor and the stallion she sat astride. Mahdavi draws a thread from past to present: from her fearless Iranian grandmother, who guided survivors of domestic violence to independent mountain colonies in Afghanistan where the women, led by a general named...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 MAHSummary: When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIDJarvis
Summary: One little piggy went to market. Two little piggies had a car but couldn't park it. Count from one to ten while wiggling your toes in this hilarious twist on the classic nursury rhyme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD JARPandi
Summary: "The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANParis
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP PARMahdavi, Azam
Summary: "After a young girl's mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. For some time, the girl can't connect with her dad or any friends, and Empty is her closest companion. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day, and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2023
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Summary: Jarvis offers a moving tale of friendship, kindness, and acceptance, softly touching on the subjects of illness or hardship in a way that young children can understand. Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He's sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David and his best friend have a great time together, finding the good puddles, making up songs, and running away from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG JARJarvis
Summary: Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don't always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So when Bear forgets the most important thing to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn't), Bird doesn't let on that she knew all along. And when Bird is upset to discover her friend has more of a certain talent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARJarvis
Summary: "Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair...David and his best friend have a great time together..But one day David comes to school wearing a hat, and he is quiet...Now, where his flowers were looks twiggy and prickly, causing the other children to stay away. But David's best friend has an idea--a way to help David get his color back, wielding paintbrushes and plenty of love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARJarvis
Summary: When Morris Mole loses his glasses, he decides to try to find his way home from work without them, but he soon finds that he didn't know his way as well as he had thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARFisher, Vardis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aeonian Press 1980
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FISParadis, Michel
Summary: A narrative account of the Doolittle Raids of World War II traces the daring Raiders attack on mainland Japan, the fate of the crews who survived the mission, and the international war crimes trials that defined Japanese-American relations and changed legal history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5425 PARParadis, Anne
Summary: It’s Valentine’s Day and Caillou is invited to a party at his best friend Leo’s house. Caillou prepares special Valentine cards for all his friends. When he gets to the party and hands out his cards, he finds a mysterious Valentine addressed to him! It’s not from anyone at the party. A little investigation back home leads him to his secret admirer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette Publishing Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC PARParadis, Anne
Summary: "Caillou's friend Emma has diabetes. Caillou worries about Emma until he learns that she can take care of her health and still have lots of fun like other kids."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARJarvis
Summary: "Bear and Bird are the best of friends, but yesterday they had a falling out. And although they can't quite remember why, each is sure that a new best friend is now in order. If Bear sends an anonymous letter floating down the river, will it be found by someone nice--someone with whom he has as much in common as he did with Bird? In this quartet of tales, the endearing duo is back to show that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE JARJarvis
Summary: Flo the duckling follows Daddy Duck to visit a relative's new nest but she gets distracted along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARJarvis.
Summary: Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his big, scary teeth, he sneaks into the jungle every day to scare the jungle animals ..."I'm big, scary Alan! Fear my razor-sharp teeth!" But after a long day of scaring, Alan likes nothing better than to run a warm mud bath and take out his false teeth, which nobody knows about! That is, until his teeth go missing. What will Alan do now?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARPardi, Jon
Contents: Out of style -- Cowboy hat -- Head over boots -- Night shift -- Can't turn you down -- Dirt on my boots -- She ain't in it -- All time high -- Heartache on the dance floor -- Paycheck -- Lucky tonight -- California sunrise.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY PARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY ParPardi, Jon
Contents: Old hat -- Heartache medication -- Nobody leaves a girl like that -- Ain't always the cowboy -- Me and Jack -- Don't blame it on whiskey -- Tied one on -- Oughta know that -- Tequila little time -- Buy that man a beer -- Call me country -- Just like old times -- Love her like she's leaving -- Starlight.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY PARSummary: An aging father summons his children home to unload a secret that will cause long hidden resentments and desires to rise to the surface - and leads to an event that will forever affect the entire family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SEAPortis, Charles
Summary: "Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots, and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers. 'His fiction,' Roy Blount Jr. has said, 'is the funniest I know.' Library of America now presents the definitive Portis collection, featuring all five of his novels -- Norwood (1966), The Dog...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2023
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PORCayne, Candis
Summary: "Trailblazing transgender actress, activist, and style icon Candis Cayne has spent a lifetime learning how to see herself for who she really is, and along the way has taught herself and others how to celebrate inner beauty as the perfect starting point for outer radiance. Drawing from her personal journey to self-acceptance and comprised of a unique combination of cross-barrier, body-positive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 CAYConjunto Jardin.
Contents: El balaju -- La culebra -- El ahualulco -- La yerba buena -- Fandanguito de los muertos -- El aguanieve / El zapateado -- Fandango jarocho -- La tuza -- El pajaro cu -- La vieja -- Conquistador
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Trova Recordings 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN CONRomero, Pharis
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2018