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Summary: In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PRE

Summary: Follows the put-upon life of an adolescent Chris Rock and his family in 1980s Brooklyn.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EVE

Summary: Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NIG

Lassieur, Allison

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LAS

Raboteau, Emily

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "A powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice--and what it takes to find shelter"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RABOTEAU, EMILY RAB

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