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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M COLBrown, Pat.
Summary: In 1990, a young woman was strangled on a jogging path near the home of Pat Brown's family. Brown suspected their boarder, and uncovered strong evidence that pointed to him - but the police dismissed her as a housewife with an overactive imagination. It would be six years before her former boarder was brought in for questioning, but the night Brown took action was the beginning of her life's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.1523 BROMonroe, Jana
Summary: An agent in the world-renowned FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit who consulted on more than 850 homicide cases, crossing paths with some of the world's most infamous serial killers, and the real-life model for The Silence of the Lambs's Clarice Starling, shares her incredible story for the first time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONROE, JANA MONSummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILŌba, Tsugumi.
Summary: When high school student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a Shinigami death god, he discovers that any person whose name is written in it dies, so Light decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 DEASummary: A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, investigates any crimes connected to the Navy and Marine Corps. Featurette and commentary included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NCIBenton, Jim
Summary: Join Jop and Blip as they follow their curiosity and investigate these seemingly odd questions using their own brand of logic, critical thinking skills, STEM knowledge, and humor. Can you hear a penguin fart on Mars? What if you wanted a dragon sandwich? Why do we need TWO ears?
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BENSummary: Dedicated insurance investigator Nate Ford becomes disillusioned with his job when the company he works for refuses a claim that allows his 8-year-old son to die. Assembling a team of con artists, professional thieves, and computer hackers, Nate turns his attention to aiding those who have been wronged by corrupt corporations, by stealing their money back for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV LEVEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "To prove her royalty, the princess must pass an impossible test: to feel a single pea under layers of mattresses! In this innovative retelling of the classic fairy tale, readers will problem-solve the princess out of her predicament! Fun activities introduce key science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts and challenge readers critical thinking. Readers will build confidence in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BroFox, Candice
Summary: "Following their daughter's mysterious disappearance, Ryan and Elsie Delaney have taken the LAPD forensic lab hostage, and have given law enforcement an ultimatum: Find their daughter, Tilly, or they will destroy all the evidence they can find to other cold cases. Detective Charlie Hoskins has been undercover in a deadly motorcycle gang for five years. With his cover blown, he has no choice but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC FOXBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "Fee, fi, fo, fum! How will Jack and his beanstalk fare against a hungry giant? This interactive book retells the classic story of Jack, but this time, readers will use science, technology, engineering, and math to help the mischievous hero reach his happily ever after! Engaging STEM activities, such as charting the life cycle of beans, make these important curriculum materials fun and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: The child of an abusive parent learns that his "father" is a wanted child murderer and that everything he has been told about his past is false, thus sending him on a quest for justice and identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2007
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 921 ST. CLAIR, CHIP ST. CCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ST.CLAIR StCMargolin, Phillip
Summary: "Robin Lockwood is now a prominent defense attorney in Portland, Oregon, but a decade ago, she was a ranked and rising MMA fighter. Her career came to a quick end when she was knocked out and concussed in the first round by Mandy Kerrigan, a much more talented fighter. Now the situation couldn't be more different, with Kerrigan on her last legs, her career nearly over, arrested for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC MARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction MargolinDeveraux, Jude
Summary: "Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her "honorary grandson" Jack. It's a convenient arrangement given the Medlar Three, as they've become known, are often working closely together to solve mysteries in their small town of Lachlan, Florida. But when real estate agent Kate announces she's been given the listing for the town's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024
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Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to friction, explaining what friction is and what it affects, describing how people have used friction throughout human history, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.1134 MULSpiro, Ruth
Summary: "Baby discovers the science behind spinning a dreidel on Hanukkah, exploring angular momentum, torque, friction, and gravity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: BOARD SPISummary: The complete third season of what the New York Post calls 'the best detective show to come along in decades'. Tony Shalhoub plays obsessive-compulsive detective Monk, who assists police in their most baffling cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Video 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MONSummary: Television's favorite defective detective returns to DVD to solve a new batch of baffling mysteries with his trademark wit, wisdom ... and hand wipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MONSummary: Kasper Carr is a master thief, targeting businesses in the Chicago area. He stakes out fresh opportunities in front of a documentary film crew, which gradually becomed complicit in his crimes. As the director and producer become entangled in the allure of their fascinating subject and the legal ramifications of their actions, Carr pursues a series of larger-scale and more dangerous jobs. All...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Indie Films 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STRBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "Too hot! Too cold! Goldilocks is one picky eater. In this retelling of Goldilocks classic conundrums, readers will use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems such as finding that perfect porridge temperature! This unique story-driven format is just right for readers who are reluctant to learn STEM materials. They'll love engineering their way to a happily ever after using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BroGilman, Laura Anne.
Summary: Bonnie Torres's team of paranormal investigators work to gain acceptance into the Cosa Nostradamus, a magical community who needs their help with cases that threaten to pit humans against special fairies called fatae.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Luna 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILSlaughter, Karin
Summary: Una chica con un secreto ... Long Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn se alista para su baile de graduación. Para una atleta que además es inteligente, bella y apreciada, esta noche debería ser lo más memorable de su paso por la secundaria. Pero Emily guarda un secreto. Y al final de la velada, alguien la silenciará para siempre. Un homicidio sin resolver ... Cuarenta años después, el asesinato de Emily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Español 2023