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Criswell, Shelby

Summary: "Follow the daily life of one queer artist from Texas as they introduce us to the lives of ten extraordinary people. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance and how they were inspired by these historical LGBTQIA+ people to live their own truth. Featuring biographies of Mary Jones, We'wha, Magnus...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 CRI

Fleming, Candace

Summary: "In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy. But what really happened at Roswell? The infamous "crash from outer...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.942 FLE

Preston, Douglas J.

Summary: "Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical Nora Kelly, to her great annoyance, is tasked with the job. Nora's excavation immediately...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing Large Print 2022

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PRE

Summary: The remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles, who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FOR

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FOR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Fo

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

Summary: The first section of the book contains full page portraits of each of the first 23 Presidents of the United States along with brief biographies. The remainder of the book comprises biographies and histories of prominent figures in the history of these three counties of Ohio. Illustrated with 63 portraits and 18 views.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chapman Bros. 1892

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: REF GEN 929.3771 Portrait

Summary: "The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay, Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears reality apart. These are just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. [This book] is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA + experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: IDW 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 BE

Frissell, Toni

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Andre Deutsch 1994

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 FRI

Melby, June.

Summary: "When June Melby was ten years old, her parents decided on a whim to buy the miniature golf course in the small Wisconsin town where they vacationed every summer. Without any business experience or outside employees, the family sets out to open Tom ThumbMiniature Golf to the public. Naturally, there are bumps along the way. In My Family and Other Hazards, Melby recreates all the squabbling,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELBY, JUNE MEL

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Takes place in the sleepy New Mexico town where a UFO supposedly crash-landed in 1947. We meet best friends Liz and Maria, who juggle their high school studies with work in the Crashdown Cafe.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2003

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

Willis, Connie

Summary: Francie is in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate's UFO-themed wedding-- complete with a true-believer bridegroom. Aliens obviously don't exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one. She's not the only victim of the alien's abduction spree. He has acquired a con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WIL

Preston, Douglas J.

Summary: New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child continue with the wildly popular series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson. Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PRE

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PRE

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Preston 2022

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M PRE

Reef, Catherine

Summary: A biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. Reef discusses the creation of Shelley's story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life, detailing her life both before and after the publication of this iconic masterpiece. -- adapted from amazon.com

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SHE

Sander, Sonia

Summary: Clifford wants to to wait up for Santa this year but a big snowstorm means Santa needs Clifford's help.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2006

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JBR GREEN BRI

Summary: Living among the ordinary citizens of the infamous New Mexico city of Roswell are four teenagers who are not there by choice. Max, Isabel, Michael, and Tess are humans with extraordinary gifts. They are human/alien hybrids, sent here as replacements for the royalty of an alien race. This year the show will be built around around the relationships between human and aliens.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004

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

Corso, Philip J.

Summary: Discloses the government's role in the Roswell UFO incident, explaining what actually happened and its implications.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.942 COR

Robards, Karen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROB

Summary: 17th century Britain was a hotbed of revolution, treachery and court intrigue. Oliver Cromwell, the fiery ambitious commoner took on the monarchy and changed the course of Western civilization. He and King Charles I fought for absolute rule.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003

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

Summary: Learn all about the seven continents and their defining characteristics. What was Pangaea? What is a continental shelf? What countries comprise each continent? How can I easily remember all of the continents? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with exciting video and dynamic graphics that reinforce important concepts.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GEO

Harkup, Kathryn

Summary: The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: Or, Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had a huge impact on gothic horror and science fiction genres. The name Frankenstein has become part of our everyday language, often used in derogatory terms to describe scientists who have overstepped a perceived moral line. But how did a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 HAR

Summary: Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MAR

Summary: An introduction to sea shells of the United States and Canada. Includes hands-on extension activities.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2007

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science World

Abbott, R. Tucker (Robert Tucker)

Summary: An introduction to seashells and mollusks, plus fun things to make and do and science experiments you can do at home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 1994

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 594 ABB

Barron, Sandra Rodriguez.

Summary: En una clínica remota sobre una playa de arena negra, una mujer abre sus ojos ... Cuando la joven Mónica Winters Borrero pierde su madre encantadora en un accidente marítimo, ella se encuentra exiliada del paraíso tropical que una vez fue su hogar. En duelo y alejada de una vida dentro de la sociedad salvadoreña, Mónica y su padre estadounidense se mudan a Connecticut, jurando nunca mirar hacia...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rayo 2008

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH BAR

Henry, Marian S.

Summary: "This book paints a picture of the early settlers of the Genesee Country who were among the first wave of migrants moving westward after the Revolutionary War. Author Marian Henry begins with families enumerated in the 1790 Federal Census and links these first settlers of present-day Steuben County to their eastern origins -- usually New England, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey. The sketches cover...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3747 Henry

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