Coupland, Douglas.
Summary: On surviving a plane crash, a beauty queen disappears to live a meaningful life and meets a film producer with similar goals. But their romance is threatened by her mother, who wants her back in the limelight. A satire on celebrity status by the author of Generation X.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COUGreen, Amy K.
Summary: Days after a young pageant queen named Jenny is found murdered, her small town grieves the loss alongside her picture-perfect parents. At first glance, Jenny's tragic death appears clear-cut for investigators. The most obvious suspect is one of her fans, an older man who may have gotten too close for comfort. But Jenny's half-sister, Virginia--the sarcastic black sheep of the family--isn't so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREKryst, Cheslie
Summary: "The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words. When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many were shocked to learn of the tragic death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst. For most people, the news was unfathomable. How could a young woman in the prime of her life--a pageant queen, accomplished attorney,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forefront Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Miss Canada wins the contest of the "most virgin" Miss Monde 1984 and the prize is marriage to a milk industry tycoon along with his 50 billion dollars fortune. During their honeymoon, Miss Canada does not accept the "golden" penis of her husband, and with the help of black man Jeremiah Muscle, she runs away to Paris. There she meets a Latin singer, El Macho, they have intercourse in the Eiffel...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Avant-Garde DVDs, Call number: DVD AVANT-GARDE SWEBrandt, Beverly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRACornwell, Patricia Daniels
Summary: Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen's body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiancé, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial. Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case, an investigation previously botched by another...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CORCornwell, Patricia Daniels
Summary: Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen's body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiancé, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial. Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case--an investigation previously botched by another...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M CORDavis, Jim
Summary: A compilation of strips featuring the voracious and hedonist orange feline finds him continuing his abuse of the long-suffering Jon and Odie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Causey, Toni McGee.
Summary: When criminals kidnap her brother, Bobbie Faye Sumrall takes on the police, organized crime, a sexy hostage, and a disgruntled former boyfriend to rescue her brother, keep custody of her niece, and get back in time to serve as queen of a local festival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAUGraves, Sarah.
Summary: When a local teen beauty-pageant winner from a troubled family is found murdered, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, while preparing for an epic nor'easter, must wade through the rising waters of gossip and suspicion to find the truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Pollero, Rhonda.
Summary: "The fourth novel in the F.A.T. series finds Finley Tanner facing two impossible tasks: track down a missing lawyer from her firm, and find a date for her sister's wedding. Finley may have bitten off more than she can chew when she discovers that the lawyer is not who she claims to be--and may be implicated in the unsolved murder of a pageant queen. On top of that, Finley's taking her boss,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POLHosten-Craig, Jennifer
Summary: "1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to find herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutherland House 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: 791.6 HOSSpooner, Meagan
Summary: Follows the experiences of an aristocrat's daughter, Yeva, who tracks a mysterious woodland creature her father has become obsessed with and that stands at the center of his failing sanity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION SPODonnelly, Jennifer
Summary: When handsome thief Beau enters the castle that appeared out of nowhere he finds himself trapped in Arabella's curse, which can only be broken if she finds a boy who loves her for her true self--a seeming impossibility for a girl who has been told she is impossible to love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Disc 1. Waikiki wedding (1937) / directed by Frank Tuttle ; Double or nothing (1937) / directed by Theodore Reed -- disc 2. East side of heaven (1939) / directed by David Butler ; If I had my way (1940) / directed by David Butler -- disc 3. Here come the Waves (1944) / Paramount Pictures ; produced and directed by Mark Sandrich.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BINSummary: Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LIT RATED RCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Little 2006Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LITDoyon, Samara Cole
Summary: Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOYSummary: A documentary examining opposing cultural movements in India (tradition vs. modernism), contrasting the experiences and attitudes of contestants in the Miss India beauty contest with those of participants at a Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WORValentino, Serena
Summary: An adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast from the perspective of the cursed prince, who's transformed from a beloved and jovial ruler into a reclusive and bitter monster in search of true love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC VALBernstein, Paula
Summary: "An unparalleled American icon, Betty White started show business in 1939 in radio and was a pioneer in the early days of TV. Over eight decades, she's appeared on countless sitcoms, game shows, and talk shows, including the iconic comedy hits The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Her accolades over the years include two Emmy nominations, a Grammy, and induction into the Television...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 BERMahoney, Jerry
Summary: While eleven-year-old Maddie McMatthew's stepbrother Holden has been a little more tolerable since their first adventure, at the Halloween party he breaks another fairy tale by saying Beauty would never have fallen for the ugly Beast--and once again the two children find themselves sucked into another story and faced with having to set things right if they want to get home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MAHMcAnulty, Stacy.
Summary: Spirited girls offer a quirky take on traditional advice of how beautiful girls should behave, showing how their own individuality and talent make them beautiful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Pr Book Pub. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCARey, Margret
Summary: The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYSummary: A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020