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Summary: 1970s, in the Texas panhandle. Troy Falconer returns home after years of working as a solitary car thief to help his younger brother, Harlan, search for his wife, who has run away with the little money he had. When they steal a station wagon for the journey, the brothers accidentally kidnap Martha Zacharias, a Mennonite girl asleep in the back of the car. Martha turns out to be a stubborn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KENSummary: Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove: Two former Texas Rangers leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MOVIE LonSummary: Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Worlds 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC STASummary: Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NEX RATED PG-13Summary: Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania. Dracula's rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn't showing signs of being a vampire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOT RATED PGSummary: The monster family embarks on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's smooth sailing for Drac's Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Pictures 2018
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We have 6 in the district. Place a hold to request one.Nelson, Jandy
Summary: "A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC NELNelson, Jandy.
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey's boyfriend; his grief...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin USA, Inc. 2010
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Summary: The Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure. Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STA RATED PG-13Summary: As Kylo Ren and the sinister First Order rise from the ashes of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is missing when the galaxy needs him most. It's up to Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, a defecting stormtrooper, to join forces with Han Solo and Chewbacca in a desperate search for the one hope of restoring peace to the galaxy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STA RATED PG-13Summary: For teenage Nola (Sabrina Carpenter), home is the open road. Her self-reliant father (Steven Ogg) is her anchor in a life of transience. The pair crisscross the United States in a lovingly refurbished RV, relishing their independence and making ends meet by doing odd jobs. A shocking rupture, though, casts Nola out on her own. She makes her way to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in search of a mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHOColbert, Brandy
Summary: "Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her brother Lionel fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder to spin out of control and forcing Suzette to confront her own demons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC COLKenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Contents: Palace Of The King (3:47) -- Everything Gonna Be Alright (4:17) -- I Love The Life I Live (5:38) -- House Is Rockin' (2:57) -- Breaking Up Somebody's Home (4:59) -- You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (8:03) -- You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:26) -- Boogie Man (4:05) -- Looking Back (4:05) -- Cut You Loose (4:33) -- Born Under A Bad Sign (4:22) -- Still A Fool (7:29).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Concord Records (Canada) 2014
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Summary: Thrilling mystery tales about the brooding and disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander, set in the beautiful landscape of southern Sweden. In Faceless killers, an elderly couple are attacked at an isolated farmhouse and the town witnesses an outbreak of racist violence. In The man who smiled, Wallander is contacted by an old acquaintance who is suspicious about his father's death. In The fifth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WAL NOT RATEDClark, Brandy
Summary: The debut album from the country artist and songwriter who, prior to recording herself, penned songs for Darius Rucker, Sheryl Crow, and the Band Perry. She wrote Better Dig Two by the Band Perry, and Mama's Broken Heart by Miranda Lambert, both reaching number one on the charts. The characters in Clark's songs and their individual troubles combine to make a clear-eyed document of everyday life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Gourlay, Candy.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Fickling Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GOUSummary: In The White Lioness, Wallander is drawn into the case of a missing Swedish national while attending a police conference in South Africa. The second film sees Wallander back in Sweden, where a woman's body is discovered half buried in the forest swamps. And in The Troubled Man, Wallander is in a race against time as he embarks on his final case - the disappearance of his daughter's father-in-law.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NOT RATEDTenney, Tommy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TENToomey, Mandy
Summary: The sun is setting on Grand Traverse Bay and it s time to say goodnight. Come along to some of the places that make Traverse City, Michigan so unique! GOODNIGHT TRAVERSE CITY is sure to captivate audiences of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ampersand, INC. 0000
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Summary: "Whether you want to visit art galleries in Santa Fe, explore Georgia O'Keeffe's studio at Ghost Ranch, or learn about Native American history in Taos, the local Fodor's travel experts in New Mexico are here to help! Fodor's In Focus Santa Fe guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of Internet Brands, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USAColbert, Brandy
Summary: Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC COLRobotham, Mandy
Summary: Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern's life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid. But once she discovers that he'd been working undercover as a radio operative - or pianist - for the Dutch resistance, Marnie knows she must complete his mission - no matter the cost. Nazi-occupied Amsterdam: At the other end of the wireless, fellow pianist Corrie Bakker is caught in a dangerous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROBPenney, Stef
Summary: A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve and fell in love with the cold and unforgiving terrain. In 1889, she sets out to become a scientist and explorer. Despite those who believe that a young woman has no place in this harsh world of men, her determination leads her back to northern Greenland at the head of a British expedition. Yearning for wider...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PENAranda, Ana
Summary: "A family honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate the Day of the Dead with shared food and stories"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022