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Are they real Children of the bard 1 DAR source guides on the American Revolution series ; no. 4 DAR source guides on the American Revolution series ; no. 7 Documenting the War of 1812 Folk of the Air 3 Impact of the Civil War Land of the far horizon ; 4 The War of the World War of the sexesFilter By Series
Are they real Children of the bard 1 DAR source guides on the American Revolution series ; no. 4 DAR source guides on the American Revolution series ; no. 7 Documenting the War of 1812 Folk of the Air 3 Impact of the Civil War Land of the far horizon ; 4 The War of the World War of the sexesSummary: Norah Larkin is a working girl who wakes up a murderess after passing out in the apartment of brutish playboy Harry Prebble. Branded "The Blue Gardenia" by a sensational columnist, Norah dodges dragnets, informants and the cruel hand of fate as she struggles to conceal her involvement with Prebble, and to remember the details of her ill-fated night. As her hopes for justice fade, she decides to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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Summary: A fourth prophecy, this time involving elephants, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl with mystical healing powers over animals, when she and her grandmother are faced with losing the Sawubona Game Reserve forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC STJLasky, Kathryn
Summary: It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION LASChupeco, Rin
Summary: Everyone in Southridge knows about the legend of the Gravemother. They know how to leave offerings by the abandoned house she was supposedly murdered in to pacify her. They know better than to trespass on her property. But not everyone believes in the tale--especially not fourteen-year-old Rhett, who lives around the corner from the old mansion. Then it's announced that the Gravemother's place...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHUSummary: Looks, personality, intellect, bank account-the reasons for attraction can't be predicted. Or can they? This program investigates ways that men and women evaluate potential lovers and life partners, and shows how male and female criteria may be more similar than many think. Creating a relaxed, club-like setting in which a small group of singles meet, flirt, and discuss their goals, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Lasky, Kathryn
Summary: "Cubs Stellan and Jytte survived their treacherous trek across the Nunquivik, but their quest to rescue their mother has only begun. Svenna is imprisoned at the sinister Ice Clock--the headquarters of the Gran Patek, whose dangerous influence is spreading throughout the bear kingdom. Only one bear has ever stood up to the Grand Patek--Svern, the cubs' father, a famous warrior who's been in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC LASCasanova, Mary.
Summary: Ten-year-old Grace is crushed to learn that her grandparents' bakery might close after thirty years and wonders how her own business, which they inspired, can survive if theirs cannot, but she and her friends use their talents and newly-acquired business skills to try to save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Why do girls demonstrate greater reading and writing ability than boys? Is the female brain hardwired for faster verbal development? Should men let women do the talking? This program studies language differences between the sexes and explores the possibility that many communication skills are gender-specific. Following two teams of well-educated adults as they undergo a crash course in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When asked to describe birth from a baby's perspective, a group of women talk about fear, elation, and other feelings-while their male counterparts summon only physical sensations. What causes such a contrast? This program explores the divergent emotional tendencies of men and women, throwing gender differences into bold relief through spontaneous theatrical exercises and expert commentary....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This final episode describes the Cold War as a continuation of the “war of the world” in which millions died in proxy wars conducted by the two superpowers. World War II may have been the central act of an epic struggle between rival empires, but the Cold War continued the turbulence that marked the entire 20th century as the most violent period in history. The end of the Cold War led to great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The war of the sexes, like any war, needs leaders and followers. Using a military-style competition between male and female test subjects, this program examines the different ways in which men and women exercise power, set goals, construct hierarchies, and perform teamwork. A chain of command, incorporating clearly defined roles and responsibilities, quickly materializes among the male...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Packing the trunk, finding the right road, parking in a tight spot-are these masculine tasks, best accomplished with a man's mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning? This program resists broadly brushed stereotypes, but does identify disparities in the ways men and women operate machines, manipulate tools, focus on tasks, and navigate. Accompanying two teams as they race to organize and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Casanova, Mary.
Summary: Inspired by her grandparents' bakery and her recent visit to Paris, nine-year-old Grace leads her friends in starting La Petite Patisserie, making and selling French pastries at school and special events, but they soon discover that starting a new business is not always easy--or fun.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION CASSummary: This first episode posits that economic volatility, ethnic conflict and empires in crisis combined to spawn the 20th century’s bloodiest conflicts. This led to the rise of the brutal regimes of Germany, Japan and Russia, the “age of genocide” and a preoccupation with racial purity. It gives an excellent work up to the 20th century in conflict. Spanning Asia and Europe, it portrays the human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The horrors of World War II are the subject of this episode. We’ve been told all our lives that this war was our greatest triumph, the moment when the forces of light - the Western democracies and the Soviet Union - prevailed over the forces of darkness, the Nazis and the other Axis powers. It was a conflict that began in Europe in September 1939 and ended with the dropping of the atomic bomb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Teagan, Erin
Summary: "In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TEAHickman, Patricia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HICDavis, Bryan
Summary: Fifteen years after Billy and Bonnie Bannister helped expel the demonic assault on heaven, they and Ashley Foley are in a maximum security prison where the authorities conduct experiments on them to learn the secrets of long life. Meanwhile, an ancient demon locates the Bannister's daughter and plans to use her to find and control the most powerful ovulum in the world. The fate of two worlds...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Living Ink Books 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION DAVBlack, Holly
Summary: Reeling from Cardans betrayal, an exiled Jude risks her life to sneak back into the treacherous Faerie Court to save the life of her deceptive twin, only to become ensnared in Elfhames violent political war and the fallout of a powerful curse.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BLAGrundset, Eric
Summary: Rhode Island in the American Revolution: A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians provides detailed information on the availability of manuscript and archival material that exists for the Ocean State for the period of the Revolutionary War along with listings of historical and genealogical studies that have been published and which supplement the original sources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3745 GrundsetFlatt, Lizann.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 FLAJohnson, Robin (Robin R.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 JOHMassey, Mary Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1966
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Summary: "A high-interest inquiry into the possible existence of angels, emphasizing reported sightings and stories as well as studies, polls, and religious accounts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2017