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Christmas England History 19th century Drama Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Drama Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Fiction Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Juvenile fiction England Great Britain History Charles II, 1660-1685 Fiction Great Britain Kings and rulers Fiction II, King of England Charles 1630-1685 Fiction Magic Fiction Magic Juvenile fictionSummary: Based on a true story, Charles S. Gilpin was the first African-American to star in a leading role in a stage play during a time where roles of color were previously played by white men in blackface. As Gilpin rose to fame and recognition, tensions were high between him and playwright Eugene O'Neill which ultimately lead to parting ways, though his acclaimed performance has changed Broadway...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLARyan, Pam Muñoz.
Summary: A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1999
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Summary: A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RYASummary: John Jasper, a choirmaster and opium addict, struggles with fits of paranoia and jealousy as he watches the women he loves fall in love with his nephew, Edwin Drood; Fanny Price, a young impoverished woman, arrives at her uncle's country estate, and is snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund, whom she soon grows to love; mystery surrounds a pretty Victorian governess and her two young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CLAChen, Katherine J.
Summary: "1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. In Katherine J. Chen's hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction ChenSummary: The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol,' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MANCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Seasonal Adult Collection, Call number: DVD MOVIE MANDoherty, P. C.
Summary: England, 1303. Sir Hugh Corbett is summoned to a scene of bloody mayhem and murder: Wilhelm Von Paulents, a representative of the Hanseatic League,and his wife, son and a clerk have been barbarously assassinated. The "Carta Mysteriosa"--a collection of valuable and detailed maps and sea chart--have not been stolen. So why were the murders committed and by whom? Corbett investigates and, once...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOHFredericks, Mariah
Summary: "When the most famous toddler in America, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped from his family home in New Jersey in 1932, the case makes international headlines. Already celebrated for his flight across the Atlantic, his father, Charles, Sr., is the country's golden boy, with his wealthy, lovely wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by his side. But there's someone else in their household-Betty Gow, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRESummary: Collection of eight classic stories. Swashbuckling pirates, talking rabbits in top hats, majestic horses, and flittering fairies spring into action, setting into motion the tales that have delighted audiences for ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaiam 2012
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY STOBenjamin, Melanie.
Summary: Now in her twilight years, Alice Liddell looks back on a remarkable life. From a pampered childhood in Oxford to difficult years as a widowed mother, Alice examines how she became who she is--and how she became immortalized as Alice in Wonderland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BENKoen, Karleen.
Summary: An ambitious young woman, Alice Verney risks everything for pride and status as she deals with the political intrigues, private passions, shifting alliances, and social machinations of the Restoration court of King Charles II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOEBenjamin, Melanie
Summary: Who was Alice Pleasance Liddell? Tired of being known only as Alice in Wonderland, eighty-year-old Alice mines her way to the heart of this question, and speaks of the implacable mother who raised her, of the prince who loved her, of the sons she sent off to war, and of the love affair that shattered her life. Alice reflects on the halcyon days at Oxford: days of great privilege and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BENPlaidy, Jean
Summary: Ten years after Charles I was deposed and executed, his son, Charles II, regains the throne after many years in exile. Charles is determined not only to restore the monarchy but also to revive a society that has suffered under many years of Puritan rule, when everything from theater to Christmas festivals was illegal. As king, Charles II throws himself into the gaiety of court life, becoming a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PLASummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CROIreland, Meredith
Summary: Twelve-year-old, Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem. Two problems. Okay, 1. She has a crush on her best friend, Avangeline, that she hasn't been able to share. 2. Avangeline now has to move out of their town because her parents are getting a divorce. 3. Oh, and Emma is a secret witch who can't really control her powers. It's a complicated summer between sixth and seventh grade....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC IREOsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: A ghost tale for Christmas time: Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD OSBCleary, Rhona
Summary: Arriving in NYC for a culinary apprenticeship under Chef Leroy at Harlem's most celebrated restaurant, Tiana struggles to juggle the dueling demands of her mentor while experiencing Harlem's exciting cultural scene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1973
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PLATarantino, Quentin
Summary: Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick Dalton's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it? Cliff Booth is Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. Sharon Tate left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial Paperback 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TARSummary: Set in 19th century England, this story follows young David Copperfield's difficult journey from boy to man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series David 2006Klimo, Kate
Summary: "Charles Dickens' dog Timber tells the story of his life with the great writer."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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Summary: "From innocent orphan Oliver and the cheeky Artful Dodger, to creepy bride Miss Havisham and old miser Scrooge-Dicken's characters are famous throughout the world. These brilliant adaptations of all his novels, with illustrations introducing the characters, make the perfect introduction to Dickens." --Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MILSummary: A gritty cop drama set in 1967 Los Angeles, follows the story of Sam Hodiak a decorated World War II veteran and homicide detective, responsible for policing a city ridden by cheap drugs, rising crime, protest, and police brutality. When a daughter of an old girl friend goes missing, Hodiak agrees to find her. Hodiak teams with a young undercover cop and unbeknownst to them the investigation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AQUOsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010