Summary: Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work, a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage, follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Grasshopper Film 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LASLatham, Irene
Summary: Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay -- he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LATLatham, Irene
Summary: "In the midst of the Syrian Civil War, Alaa takes care of Aleppo's abandoned cats."
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Frontline film is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FORContents: Fasel al jalal -- Mowashah dhabya wadi al naqah -- Fasel al sawi -- Fasel kesmet al sawi -- Mowashah al refku be maftoon -- Mowashah habbatha al dugah.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST NAWRoy, Jessica
Summary: "The Sally sisters, raised in a rural Jehovah's Witness community in Arkansas, spent their teens and twenties moving between cities and towns in the South and Midwest, working difficult and poorly-paid jobs and falling in and out of relationships. Caught in an eternal sibling rivalry -- where Lori, younger by a year, protected bold, outgoing, reckless Sam -- the two women eventually married a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: How can a young girl find her lost cat in one night and still be home in time for breakfast? With the help of a friendly unicorn! This fun tale is told through age-appropriate text that encourages independent reading at a variety of levels. It's also crafted in a way that's ideal for reading aloud. As readers follow along on this adventure, they learn about important social-emotional learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2022
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Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALAWatson, Tom
Summary: While admiring the view of the city from his friend Edith's apartment, Stick Cat notices that Hazel, the bagel maker, is in danger across the alley, and he devises a plan to rescue her.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION WATGibbs, Stuart
Summary: "Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis. Ben, Erica, and the others mount a rescue mission, but events quickly spiral out of control in a plot involving the secret history of US-Russian relations, a young KGB agent with skills to rival Erica's--and lots and lots of bears" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GIBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC GIBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series GibbsSummary: Offers a photographic chronicle of the destruction of the World Trade Center in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and includes classic photographs of the Twin Towers taken over the twenty-five years of their existence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.931 NEWSouleyman, Omar
Contents: Atabat (a style of sung folk poetry) -- Lansob sherek = I will make a trap -- Shift al mani = I saw her -- La sidounak sayyada = I'll prevent the hunters from hunting you -- Jamila = Beautiful woman -- Qalub an nas = People's hearts -- Laqtuf ward min khaddak = I will pick a flower from your cheek -- Kaset hanzal = Drinking from the glass of bitterness.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sublime Frequencies 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST SOUWatson, Tom
Summary: It's a big day in the big city for Stick Cat and his best friend, Edith. There are treasures to hunt, songs to sing, pigeons to catch, and naps to take. But way up on the twenty-third floor, danger lurks just around the corner. Terrible noises and violent crashes trap a desperate man in the building across the alley. Stick Cat will need to navigate his way across the alley and around Edith's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION WATMessner, Kate
Summary: Ranger the time-traveling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001 just as the first plane hits, and he must rescue fifth-graders Risha and Max who are trapped in the wreckage,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MESSummary: Presents photographs--both aerial shots and those taken at ground level--of the attack on the World Trade Center, rescue and recovery efforts, the clearing of the site, and memorial observances through April, 2002.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Studio 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 974.71 ABOCaramagna, Joe.
Summary: The Guardians of the Galaxy are racing to find the Cosmic Seed - an immensely powerful artifact with the ability to generate life - before the evil-hearted Thanos can. Now that the motley team has the Crypto Cube, which holds a map to the Cosmic Seed that only Star-Lord can access, the task should be a lot easier. But with secret betrayals, alien symbiotes, super-evolved animal rebels, and more...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of Abdo 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC MCDRoumani, Rhonda
Summary: Set in the early days of the Syrian Civil War, cousins Kareem and Samira living in Massachusetts navigate the growing conflict in Syria, new friendships, and the use of art to express themselves.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROUSummary: The Paw Patrol makes sure everyone in Adventure Bay can get home safely and have a good night's sleep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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Summary: An operations commander at the World Trade Center site documents the nine-month period after the September 11 attacks during which he and the surviving members of his department participated in the recovery efforts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 KEEGratz, Alan
Summary: "Josef es un chico judío que vive en la Alemania nazi, Isabel es una chica cubana que se ve obligada a huir de su país después de las revueltas en contra del gobierno de Castro, en 1994, y Mahmoud es un muchacho que padece la guerra de Siria en 2015. Tres jóvenes distintos y una misión en común: huir de su país."--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Editorial Santillana 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GRASummary: Press the light to make it flash on every page--and help the PAW Patrol save the day! Lights on for rescue! Join the PAW Patrol in three Ultimate Rescues, led by Marshall, Chase, and Rubble. Turn on the flashing lights on every page and help the pups save the day! This interactive novelty format is sure to appeal to the youngest PAW Patrol fans!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Hamilton, S.L.
Summary: This title introduces readers to the job of search and rescue. A short history of the profession is included, and various search and rescue jobs are examined such as air-sea, mountain, cave, flood, urban, wilderness, and canine. Education and training needed to become a search and rescue team member is covered, such as programs at the National Association for Search and Rescue and Community...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A & D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 363.34 HAMSummary: Join Hard Hat Harry and learn about the police and search and rescue. From their cars, motorcycles, helicopters, and boats, to the rescue dogs and everything in between. Find out what it's like to be a part of these heroic teams.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: GT Media 2007