Summary: An intimately epic exploration of the convergence between artistry and eroticism. Edouard Frenhofer is a reclusive painter living in the French countryside with his wife. Their lives are radically upended with the arrival of a younger artist and his girlfriend, who becomes the muse that awakens Edouard's fading passions. Rivette creates a layered character study, while also offering an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cohen Media Group 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BELHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: A child struggles to write a story until he finds inspiration outside his window.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOPRivera-Ashford, Roni Capin.
Summary: Miguel's school project is to make a list of eight different animals and create alebrijes, papier-mâché sculptures, inspired by those animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DISSpires, Ashley
Summary: "A girl and her dog are back in this follow-up to the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing. Usually, the girl is an idea machine -- sometimes her brain is so full of ideas that her hands can't keep up. But today feels different. She seems to have everything she needs to get to work ... but she doesn't know what to make! She searches high and low for an idea. She and her dog go for a walk,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPIFrazier, Craig
Summary: Hank the snake and his human friend, Stanley, each go to the city in search of inspiration, but Hank's journey is a failure until he returns home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2008
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION FrazierFalconer, Ian.
Summary: Dream Big, starring Olivia, is great for anyone looking for a new direction, encouragement, or for anyone starting a new chapter in life. Whether she's taming a lion or building a sandcastle as tall as a skyscraper, Olivia's boundless imagination and courageous spirit are an inspiration to all. Dream Big pairs more than 30 of Ian Falconer's illustrations with motivational musings from really...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION FalconerSummary: A rising but troubled musician spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, and his dealer and his ex push him deeper into the void.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TAUIson, Tara.
Summary: Sarah, a California native, retreats to Rockaway Beach during the summer of 2001 with the hope of rekindling her passion for painting, and she finds inspiration in Marty, an elderly musician, who provokes unexpected feelings in her.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ISOKingsolver, Barbara
Summary: How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KINCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KINCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION KINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Kingsolver 2018Penn, Maya
Summary: "Girls rights activist, Maya Penn introduces her inspirational handbook for teens and young adults to help them discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North Star Way 2016
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 650.1 PENRosenthal, Paris
Summary: This picture book celebrates teachers, coaches and mentors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROSTessaro, Kathleen
Summary: Newlywed Grace Monroe doesn't fit anyone's expectations of a successful 1950s London socialite, least of all her own. When she receives an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, Madame Eva d'Orsey, Grace is drawn to uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London, the story Grace uncovers is that of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION TESKingsolver, Barbara.
Summary: The story of two families, in two centuries, who live at the corner of Sixth and Plum, as they navigate the challenges of surviving a world in the throes of major cultural shifts. In this mesmerizing story told in alternating chapters, Willa and Thatcher come to realize that though the future is uncertain, even unnerving, shelter can be found in the bonds of kindred, whether family or friends,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA Fiction KinMontez Minor, Rachel
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate diverse children, their power to inspire those around them, and the bonds of family and humanity that can never be broken.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONVapnyar, Lara
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VAPBolling, Valerie
Summary: On a rainy day, a young artist struggles to find inspiration--until she remembers all the things she loves that are black and white.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc. 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN BOLYamada, Kobi
Summary: A young boy comes up with an idea and he keeps it safe until one day he realizes the amazing power it can have.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Compendium Kids 2013
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E YamCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YAMYamada, Kobi
Summary: This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It's a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021