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Africa Child welfare United States Christian saints Italy Assisi Biography Juvenile literature Cooking, African False imprisonment Comic books, strips, etc Nobility Comic books, strips, etc Nobility Comic books, strips, etc Fiction of Assisi, Saint Francis 1182-1226 Saints Teenagers Comic books, strips, etcSummary: Choosing a college and striking out on one's own is an exciting time that requires a big adjustment by both child and parent, but few parents will have as much difficulty relinquishing control over their daughter's life as Chicago police chief James Porter. A loving, but overprotective father, James wants his daughter Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern College. When she's waitlisted and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY COLEMA
Contents: 7 years -- Breathalyzer -- I wanna destroy -- Blood and chalk -- Down and out -- Fire water air LSD -- Aryan nation -- 33 nihilistic and female -- Receive love -- Always bleeds -- Where the darkness began.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK EMANietfeld, Emi
Summary: "A brilliant, funny, generation-defining memoir about the double bind of crafting perfect adversity narratives for highly selective institutions, while fumbling through the far murkier reality of actual life in foster care and inpatient mental health treatment. As a child, Emi Nietfeld was caught between a hoarder mother who got her put on antipsychotic medication, but was also the only person...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NIETFELD, EMI NIEYagi, Emi
Summary: "When thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that, as the only woman at her new workplace-a company that manufactures cardboard tubes-she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she can't clear away her colleagues' dirty cups-because she's pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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Summary: In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa's different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends. Whether...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishng Co. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.596 AKIDemi.
Summary: When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DEMDemi.
Summary: Presents an illustrated biography of Joan of Arc, from her early vision of Archangel Michael to her military victories, and eventual execution at the stake for heresy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2011
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Summary: "The tragedy that befell a bustling city a hundred years earlier. Eyes of ill omen. Stone seals. The warped gears that have continued turning since long ago play out a requiem for one who was much loved. The solemn sound of the dirge colors the world that hears its notes a melancholy gray-- as though it was always meant to be" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: As Gil, Oz, and Alice wander the ruins of the former capital, they are assaulted by illusions from the past. But how much of it is real? And how much of it illusion?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANDemi.
Summary: Recounts pivotal events in the history and life of Saint Nicholas, including how he came to be associated with Christmas and Santa Claus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2003
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Summary: Describes the life and journeys of the Italian trader who became famous for his travels in Asia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2008
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Summary: Where in the world are you? This question is posed to Oz Vessalius once more. After overcoming the chains of infinite despair that bind him, the answer at which he arrives becomes a blinding light, piercing through the jet-black darkness. As though hope can be spun out of the emotions of a person's heart ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The players in this tale arrive at the answer to the question of how to save their world, a solution that has traversed time and space. Cruel yet kind, it is a simple formula. Now, led by the cogs of destiny, one story comes to a close...as if it were no more than a ridiculous fairy tale." -- back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANMochizuki, Jun.
Summary: "Just when it seems the tragedy of Sablier is on the verge of recurring at Isla Yura's residence, the sinister blade of the Headhunter swings once more. From the darkness where the mysteries of Fianna's House and Humpty Dumpty converge, one truth will come to light: an unmoving reality that is itself so shocking, it seems like an illusion-- Will Oz and his allies ever recover?" -- from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PANDemi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DALDemi.
Summary: A collection of Japanese nature poems organized according to the seasons, illustrated with paintings corresponding to the themes of the poems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1992
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Summary: A poor young boy in China yearns for wealth and power, until a magician gives him a magic pillow that brings dreams of what would happen if his wishes came true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2008