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African Americans Fiction Américains d'origine haïtienne Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Borden, Lizzie 1860-1927 Drama Cartoons and comics Electronic dance music Familles Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Grandmothers Fiction Grands-mères Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Murderers Drama Noirs américains Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseNielsen, Desiree
Summary: "Restore and energize your health every day with this stunning collection of plant-based recipes chock-full of powerful, anti-inflammatory foods that heal. Revolutionize your approach to a healthy diet with the power of plant-based foods. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, or meat-eater, we can all benefit from eating more plants--one simple rule for vibrant living. Eat More Plants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Canada 2019
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Summary: "This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, llc 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 370 WEBCooper, Desiree
Summary: "In Know the Mother, author Desiree Cooper explores the complex archetype of the mother in all of her incarnations. In a collage of meditative stories, women find themselves wedged between their own yearnings and their roles as daughters, sisters, grandmothers, and wives. ... With her lyrical and carefully crafted prose, Cooper's stories provide truths without sermon and invite empathy without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Cooper 2016Acevedo, Desirée
Summary: "Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACEBailey, Desiree C.
Summary: What Noise Against the Cane' is a lyric quest for belonging and freedom, weaving political resistance, Caribbean folklore, immigration and the realities of Black life in America. Desiree C. Bailey begins by reworking the epic in an oceanic narrative of bondage and liberation in the midst of the Haitian Revolution. The poems move into the contemporary Black diaspora, probing the mythologies of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 BAIEvans, Desiree S. (EDT)/ Fennell, Saraciea J. (EDT)/ Due, Tananarive (TRN)
Summary: A collection of fiften horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Liline, a young Haitian American girl, and her cat Pepper learn a little about Grann's homeland of Haiti while getting ready for the first day of kindergarten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DUMDumond-Desir, Samanka
Summary: When she and her family find a cat and, after no luck finding its owner, decide to keep her, Haitian American kindergartener Liline must come up with the perfect name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DUMSummary: His personal journey changed the European understanding of the world forever. This is the absorbing true story of Venetian explorer Marco Polo's arduous trek to the East, and beyond. Literally, it's the adventure of a lifetime. Sent on a mission to accompany two priests to China with the goal of converting Kublai Khan and his court to Christianity, Marco Polo finds himself left to carry on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MARSummary: "Puerto Rico Strong is a comics anthology that explores what it means to be Puerto Rican and the diversity that exists within that concept, from today's most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lion Forge 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PUESmith, Greg (Gregory K.)
Summary: In a zombie wasteland of unknown origin, Troop 65 marshals onwards in the hopes of finding their families in Seattle, the nearest logical evacuation location. After a difficult journey by land and river, they make a stop in a suburban town that serves as ground zero of a battle between a corporate office that may have caused the apocalypse and the survivors staying in a nearby casino.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of pansexual escape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY APPSummary: From crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determination of those risking everything to the desperation of those with nothing left to lose, Detroit Noir delivers unforgettable tales that capture the city's dark vitality -- From publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DETSummary: Cameron is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, the center is built upon repenting for same sex attraction. In the face of intolerance and denial, Cameron meets a group of fellow sinners, including the amputee stoner Jane and her friend, the Lakota...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FilmRise 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MISCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MISSummary: Get your child moving as they sing and dance along with their favorite Sesame Street characters and assorted guest star performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juvenile SMercado, Yehudi
Summary: "Hip-hop, sci-fi and kung fu all hit the turntables for the mash-up mix of the year! Cartoonist/force of nature Yehudi Mercado (Pantalones, TX, Rocket Salvage) sets his sights on 1980s Brooklyn and Wax, a young mix-master who scratches the perfect beat and accidentally summons a UFO that transports his family, best friend, and current crush to the robot-dominated planet of Discopia. Now Wax and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MERSt. Germain
Contents: Rose rouge (7:02) -- Montego Bay spleen (5:41) -- So flute (8:29) -- Land of-- (7:50) -- Latin note (5:57) -- Sure thing (6:22) -- Pont des arts (7:25) -- La goutte d'or (6:17) -- What do you think about-- (4:48).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Notes 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC STSummary: In August, 1892 Lizzie Borden is famously charged with the murder of her stepmother and father. It causes a huge media sensation, perhaps the first example of a tabloid court case. But what really happened on that night? Did Lizzie really do it? What happened in her quietly idyllic Massachusetts life that unfurled this chain of events? Did her father's strict hand send her down this treacherous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Linda is an English teacher with a small apartment full of a rich collection of great literature. Her only close personal relationships are those she has with her favorite authors. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she reads, and she likes it that way. All that changes when former star pupil Jason returns to town after failing as a playwright in New York. To help him avoid law...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Video 2013
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ENGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie English 2013Summary: A feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RED1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RED
Summary: A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity. Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BLACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BLASummary: Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KIL1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF KIL
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF KiSummary: An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's disastrous 2013 mayoral campaign.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WEI1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WEI