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African American women Social conditions Alternative country music Bandes dessinées de vampires Bereavement Psychological aspects Children Death Psychological aspects Parents Psychology Vampires Vampires Comic books, strips, etc World War, 1939-1945 Finland Drama World War, 1939-1945 Sweden DramaSummary: During World War II, 70,000 Finnish children were shipped off to Swedish families who had agreed to shelter them for their own protection until the end of the war. This is the story of one such boy, Eero. After the death her husband, grief stricken Kirsti agrees with great reluctance to send Eero to Sweden. His surrogate parents, Signe and Hjalmar, are grieving the recent loss of a daughter....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Matila Röhr Productions 2007
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MOTHeikkilä, Otava
Summary: When the vampire Lucardo fell in love with Edmund Fiedler, a 61-year-old mortal scrivener, their passion became legendary before Lucardo's practical father intervened. The royal Court of Night has gone back to its peaceful reign, Ed has exiled himself, and Lucardo . . . well, Lucardo is hopelessly enraged. Determined to seize control of his life again, Lucardo mounts a search for his missing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HEIHeikkilä, Otava
Summary: "Ed Fiedler is a common man. 61 years old and employed as a scribe in a royal palace, his most regular client is Lucardo von Gishaupt, a forever-young aristocrat ... and member of the mysterious and revered Night Court. When the eternally 33-year-old Lucardo and the aging Ed develop feelings for one another, both are forced to contend with the culture shock of a mortal man's presence among the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HEIConradi, Heike
Summary: A persistent dove searches for the right words to inspire the smallest church bell to ring.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CONIlilonga, Rikki.
Contents: Tsegulani -- Mpondolo -- Walk and fight -- The sun -- Dark sunrise -- One reply -- The wings of Africa -- Jekete yamankowa : part 1 -- Jekete yamankowa : part 2 -- Chalo chawama -- Ng ombe Shala -- Mpulula -- Smoke -- Sansa kuwa -- Sheebeen queen -- Stop dreaming Mr. D -- The hole -- Hot fingers -- Se keel me queek -- The nature of man -- Musamuseka -- Zambia -- The queen blues -- Love is the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Now Again 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ILIVanSickle, Vikki
Summary: "After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia. There, she meets girls and women from all walks of life with their own heartaches and triumphs. But when a letter from home comes bearing unexpected news, Nora finds inner strength in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2024
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Contents: It must be him--Can't take my eyes off you (live)--One more mountain--A million years or so--So much in love with you--Tunesmith--A bit of love--Alfie--Forget you--Look again (Theme from Irma la Douce)--Her little heart went to loveland--For once in my life/after today--Happy together--Yesterday I heard the rain--Come rain or come shine/This girl's in love with you--It must be him--Can't take...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: EMI-Capitol Music 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL CARVanSickle, Vikki
Summary: "The teddy bears' picnic gets a modern twist in this warm and fuzzy picture book about a young teddy bear who learns that small acts of kindness can make a big difference."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Documentary featuring a performance of Rollins' Quintet and the world premiere of his concerto and presents interviews with Rollins, Sarmanto, and others.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2008
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SONPelkki, Jane Sieving
Summary: "Learn all about the importance of a healthy diet, from what foods you should eat to what effect they will have on your health."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613 PELGörtemaker, Heike B.
Contents: Pt. 1. The meeting -- Heinrich Hoffmann's studio -- Munich After the First World War -- The Braun family -- Rise to power at Hitler's side -- pt. 2. Contrasting worlds -- Women in national socialism -- The myth of the Führer, or, Herr Hitler in private -- The mistress and the inner circle -- Life at the Obersalzberg -- pt. 3. Downfall -- Isolation during the war -- The events of July 20, 1944...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRAUN, EVA GORBrammer, Mikki
Summary: "Mikki Brammer's The Collected Regrets of Clover is a big-hearted and life-affirming debut about a death doula who, in caring for others at the end of their life, has forgotten how to live her own, for readers of The Midnight Library. What's the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can't give yourself a beautiful life? From the day she watched her kindergarten teacher drop dead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRADaughtry, Mikki
Summary: After a traumatic accident, Kyle feels lost until he meets Marley, who seems like the girl of his dreams, but as they grow closer he fears he is headed for another crash.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC DAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC DAUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DAUKendall, Mikki
Summary: "A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights The ongoing struggle for women's rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get aneducation, own property, exercise bodily autonomy, and beyond. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2019
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Summary: "A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 KENDavis, Jim
Summary: "Just in time for his 45th anniversary Garfield returns in the first volume of a redesigned and updated collection! Join Garfield as he begins his comic book exploits with Jon, Odie, and the rest of the gang in this all-ages must-read series guaranteed to bring you all the laughs (and lasagna) you can handle. Along the way Garfield and the gang meet many new friends, including a mouse that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KaBOOM! a division of Boom Entertainment 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Through a glass darkly : The Venetian island of Murano is known for its artisans who specialize in the traditional craft of glass making. When the owner of a glass factory is found murdered, Commissario Brunetti uncovers a connection between the colorful, filigree glass products that he made and some very toxic poisons. How else to explain the colorful slime containing arsenic oozing out from...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bavaria Media 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DONGiovanni, Nikki.
Summary: For the first time ever, the complete poetry collection spanning three decades from Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and one of America's national treasures. When her poems first emerged during the Black Arts Movement, in the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni immediately took her place among the most celebrated, controversial and influential poets of the era. Now, more than thirty years later, Giovanni still...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 GIOGrimes, Nikki
Summary: In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GRIGrimes, Nikki
Summary: "Bath time is full of magic. The faucet flows like a waterfall, the bathroom floor is a distant shore, toy boats sail against the waves. An imagination-fueled adventure on the high seas is just what it takes to get little one clean"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRIGrimes, Nikki.
Summary: A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRIGrimes, Nikki.
Summary: The Christmas story unfolds, as never before, through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Holiday GrimesHaley, Nikki
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, Nikki Haley's sharply intimate and inspirational book celebrates the world's most iconic women leaders. "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman." --Margaret Thatcher. In the spirit of Thatcher's quote, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.082 HALKing, Nikki
Summary: The pain of losing a child to death is real. Friends, family, and parents of children of all ages who have passed on will find an empathetic voice in this book full of real-life advice from parents who've been there. Learn what to do as a parent, what not to say as a friend, and how to preserve precious memories during times of mourning and moving forward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plain Sight Publishing, An imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc. 2015