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Summary: A gang of young African American boys struggle to hold a few blocks of bleak turf in Oakland when a 16-year-old drug dealer instigates a fight with them. But the dealer's unwilling bodyguard emerges as the key player in a drama that illuminates America's urban reality in a totally fresh way. "Should be read by all of mainstream America".--Terry McMillan, author of Waiting to Exhale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 1992
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 1993
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1955
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOOHedlund, Jody.
Summary: "On occupied Mackinac Island, Voyageur Pierre Durant and local girl Angelique Labelle must decide where their loyalties lie, and what they will risk for love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Pub Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEDHouser, Jody
Summary: "Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, and their companions barely escape Jedha after the destruction of Jedha City. Cassian takes the group to Eadu's research facility so he can carry out his secret orders to kill Galen. At the same time, Director Krennic travels to Eadu to confront Galen Erso."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STAHouser, Jody
Summary: "Beyond Hawkins Lab, Starcourt Mall, Dungeons and Dragons, Monsters, and Mindflayers, the powerful children that have escaped from Hawkins Lab are out in the world, trying to live normal lives, but it comes at a steep cost. Nine was left behind in Hawkins Lab, comatose and alone. Now she lives in a fractured reality of her own creation under the watchful eyes of doctors who have no idea about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 STRRosen, Jody
Summary: "The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly out of pace with our age of smartphones and ridesharing apps and driverless cars. Yet we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people travel by bicycle than by any other form of transportation. Almost anyone can learn to ride a bike-and nearly everyone does. In Two Wheels Good, writer and critic Jody Rosen reshapes our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.227 ROSSokolower, Jody
Summary: "Palestinian youth and the fight for their village Silwan is a Palestinian village located just outside the ancient walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Determined to Stay: Voices of Silwan is a moving story of a village and its people. As Silwani youth and community members share their lives with us, their village becomes an easily accessible way to understand Palestinian history and current...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 SOKCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 SOKWatley, Jody.
Contents: Looking for a new love -- Still a thrill -- Some kind of lover --For the girls -- Love injection -- Don't you want me -- Do it to the beat --Most of all -- Learn to say no (with George Michael) -- Looking for a new love (Extended club version).
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WATHouser, Jody
Summary: "The Rebellion is here! The Rogue One crew makes the leap from the big screen to the comic-book page in this action-packed adaptation! All looks lost for the galaxy when the Empire's new super-weapon is discovered: any insurgency will quickly be thwarted by the devastating new Death Star! But maybe there is hope for the Rebel cause when Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor lead a crew of new heroes on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HOUHouser, Jody
Summary: "Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor enter Jedha City in their search for Saw Gerrera and news of the Death Star, where they encounter Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus. Jyn makes an important discovery about her father." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STAHouser, Jody
Summary: "The Upside Down, a place only seen before in psychic visions and nightmares. Will Byers doesn't know what to call the shadowy realm he finds himself in, but he is certain that he is alone and far away from anything close to safe. A strange shrieking monster lurks around every corner and familair voices drift through the air from the other side. To survive, Will holds onto the lessons he's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO/Dark Horse Comics 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC HOULong, Jody
Summary: "Everyone knows you can never knit enough hats. Whether you're looking for instant knitting fix, a few wearable designs to perk up your closet, knit up a quick gift, or the perfect small project to learn new skills, Knitted hats has your head covered."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Fiber LongRevenson, Jody
Summary: "Explore the iconic locations of Hogwarts as seen in the Harry Potter films with this large-scale interactive book, Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts. Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts pairs striking full-color illustrations of Hogwarts with interactive elements that reveal key movie scenes, concept art, and behind-the-scenes info on the most memorable locations within Hogwarts School of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 791.43 REVCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 791.43 REVSummary: Thanksgiving 1973. The climate is changing, both politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of a small Connecticut town begin to slip into an existentialist void. Social taboos are shattered on whims and the line between adult authority and juvenile irresponsibility is practically nonexistant. Focuses on the Hood and Carver families....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ICESummary: The search begins. For the mistress and the son of a mob boss. For Barry 'Bottomless Pit' Rosen, missing soon after he won a competitive chili-eating contest. For an air traffic controller who reported possible terrorist activity. For a basketball star, a stripper, a victim of Hurricane Katrina. Some of them are reunited with loved ones. Some remain forever missing. All are part of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WITHedlund, Jody
Summary: Unemployed and struggling with grief, Zoe Hart leaves England on a bride ship to British Columbia. Her brother fled there when falsely accused of a drastic crime. Pastor Abe Merivale discovers an abandoned native baby during a visit to Victoria, and is forced to choose between the strict rules of his bishop and listening to God's nudges to care for his people. To protect Zoe from an unsavory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEDHouser, Jody
Summary: The Clown Princess of Crime is ready for a change. After the death of a superhero she actually liked, Harley Quinn is struggling to find joy wreaking havoc in an already supremely messed-up world. She’s even debating becoming a real, true hero and leaving her chaotic life of crime behind. But her partner in crime, Poison Ivy, is not sold. And when the Floronic Man shows up hell-bent on harming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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Summary: "Now, discover how Grand Admiral Thrawn became one of the most feared military tacticians in a galaxy far, far away. Meet young Lieutenant Thrawn, who graduated the Imperial Academy with the highest marks possible. He's been assigend his own personal assistant, Ensign Eli Vanto, and is ascending quickly--but that doesn't mean everyone in the Imperial Army wants him to succeed. And Thrawn isn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y GRAPHIC STAHouser, Jody
Summary: All looks lost for the galaxy when the Empire's new super-weapon is discovered. Any insurgency will quickly be thwarted by the devastating new Death Star! But maybe there's hope for the Rebel cause when Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor lead a crew of new heroes on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the planet-destroying threat!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STAHouser, Jody
Summary: "When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 STRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC HOUMarquis, Jody.
Contents: Reflections of marsh marigolds -- Forget-me-nots to the rescue -- Anatomy of destruction -- The rocky muck hole, and beyond -- The big plant-in -- Googols -- Broken rules: the new North American nature -- Aquamarines, turquoise, and sapphires: the waters of the shoreland -- The return: flyers, swimmers, singers, croakers, and the rest of the shoreland menagerie -- Monkeying around: saving the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mama Bear Publications 2009
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 333.91716 MARRevenson, Jody
Summary: Presents facts and images from the making of the film, with profiles of the characters and illustrations of the locations, mythical creatures, and magic objects and props, along with commentary from the screenwriter and crew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018