Purvis, Karyn B. (Karyn Brand)
Summary: Offers parents practical advice on how to welcome an adopted child into their family, with tips for coping with common problems, building affection and trust, dealing with learning or behavioral disorders, and disciplining an adoptive child without harming the parent-child relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 649.145 PurviBrantz, Loryn
Summary: "This board book tells in simple verse how the journey that parents take to have their baby leads them to their perfect little one"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD BRABrantz, Loryn
Summary: "Blowing bubbles, enjoying messy ice cream cones, settling in for a bedtime story, and more are celebrated in this irresistible love poem from caregiver to child."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD BRABraund, Kathryn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howell Book House 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.752 BRAKing, B. B.
Contents: Early in the morning (Van Morrison) -- Tired of your jive (Billy F. Gibbons) -- The thrill is gone (Eric Clapton) -- Need your love so bad (Sheryl Crow) -- Ain't nobody home (Daryl Hall) -- Hummingbird (John Mayer) -- All over again (Mark Knopfler) -- Drivin' wheel (Glenn Frey) -- There must be a better world somewhere (Gloria Estefan) -- Never make your move too soon (Roger Daltrey) -- Funny...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Geffen 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES KINCooper, Caren B. (Caren Beth)
Summary: "Think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people are choosing to participate in the scientific process. Working in cooperation with scientists in pursuit of information, innovation, and discovery, these volunteers are following protocols, collecting...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Overlook Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 COOParsons, Karyn
Summary: Eleven-year-old Ella seeks information about her father while enjoying a visit with her mother, a jazz singer, in Boston in 1944, then returns to the harsh realities of segregated, small-town South Carolina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PARParsons, Karyn
Summary: "The story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COLKarbo, Karen.
Contents: The importance of being brash -- Strive to defy categorization -- The necessity of having an aviator in your life -- How to stick to your knitting -- The impracticality of marriage -- Making the most of a dysfunctional relationship -- Some thoughts on denial -- Fear management, the Hepburn way -- Thinking like a legend -- Twenty-two ways to get your Hepburn on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEPBURN, KATHARINE KARPeris, Karen
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PERSummary: New York City's live concert to support the long-term relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Show-stopping performances by New Orleans musical legends and many of music's biggest names.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: RHINO Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FROPurdie, Kathryn
Summary: "The Midnight Forest. The Fanged Creature. Two fortune-telling cards that spell an untimely death for 17-year-old Clara. Despite the ever-present warning from her fortune-teller grandmother, Clara embarks on a dangerous journey into the deadly Forest Grimm to procure a magical book—Sortes Fortunae, the Book of Fortunes—with the power to reverse the curse on her village and save...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PURSummary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD FRIKarmin, Aaron
Summary: "People who struggle with problem anger need quick tools they can use in the moment when faced with difficult situations or triggers. Instant Anger Management is a take-anywhere guide that provides effective and easy-to-learn strategies for dealing with anger on the spot. Using the quick cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions in this book, readers will also learn to better identify...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publication, Inc. 2021
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Summary: "Blending his experiences as a veteran reporter with trenchant analysis of the erosion of trust between the press and the government in the past 40 years, Free the Press gives readers a unique perspective on the challenges facing journalism, as well as the rise of hostility between these institutions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 KARSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Presents information on female rule-breakers, including Josephine Baker, Jane Goodall, Margaret Cho, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 KARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KARSummary: Featuring exclusively Black characters, this multi-genre story collection--drawing from contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, magical and realistic--celebrates and redfines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness, both in the real world and those imagined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COOContents: v. 1. (1934-1945) The continental / Fred Astaire -- Lullaby of Broadway / Dick Powell -- The way you look to-night / Fred Astaire -- Sweet Leilani / Bing Crosby -- Thanks for the memory / Bob Hope & Shirley Ross -- Over the rainbow / Judy Garland -- When you wish upon a star / Cliff Edwards -- The last time I saw Paris / Kate Smith -- White Christmas / Bing Crosby -- You'll never know / Dick...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC ENVJaryn, Blue
Summary: "Payden has always used he/him pronouns, until one day Payden realizes those words might not fit. Payden's parents promise to throw a big party to introduce whatever pronouns Payden chooses--but which pronouns are the best match? On a colorful quest, Payden talks to friends about a rainbow of possibilities: he, she, they, ze, and so many more! The right pronouns are just waiting to be tried on....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARJenner, Caryn
Summary: Shares the experiences of important women in history, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Arianna Huffington, and Madam C.J. Walker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JENMcKenna, Maryn.
Summary: McKenna reveals the hidden history of MRSA's relentless advance-- how it has overwhelmed hospitals, assaulted families, and infiltrated agriculture and live-stock, moving inexorably into the food chain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9 MCKBury, Katryn
Summary: When a cyberbully posts embarrassing rumors about other students at school, Drew, to protect her own secret, puts her sleuthing skills to good use to find the culprit, who just might be one of her closest friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BURJosephson, Kalyn
Summary: Mikira, a seventeen-year-old daughter of a famous horse breeder, takes part in a magical horserace to save her family, and enlists the help of Arielle, a talented, black-market enchanter, and Damien, a young lord involved in a succession battle, who both have their own motives for helping her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023