Summary: Seventeen years after his family was separated by the civil war in Angola, a New York taxi driver is reunited with his now devoutly religious wife and teenage daughter when they are finally able to follow him to America. But after living thousands of miles apart for so long, the three find they must discover one another's strengths, forgive one another's weaknesses, and bridge cultural and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA FARContents: [Disc 1]. The inheritance (1997; 93 min.) / a Kraft Premier movie ; Alliance Atlantis Communications presents an Alliance Atlantis Communications/Cosgrove Meurer/Televest production ; producer, Ed Self ; teleplay by Maria Nation ; directed by Bobby Roth -- Love among the ruins (1975; 103 min.) / ABC/Circle Films ; produced by Allan Davis ; directed by George Cukor ; written by James Costigan....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BrPreus, Margi
Summary: In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Preus 2014Preus, Margi
Summary: In the 1940s, remote Les Lauzes, France, houses Jews, unregistered foreigners, forgers, and others who take great risks to shelter refugees and smuggle them to safety in Switzerland.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PREPreus, Margi
Summary: Years after her sisters venture Outside and vanish in a snow squall, thirteen-year-old Tag sets out to rescue the lost Youngers, accompanied by an unlikely crew--Boots, who can climb anything; Ant, who will eat anything; and Ren, who will say anything. Includes author's note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PRECopies Available at Peninsula
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Summary: "Lily the sailboat is small but sturdy, in a harbor full of enormous cargo ships, speedy fishing vessels, and bossy tugboats...Out on the lake, the tall ships are coming! To pass from the harbor to the lake, Lily must blow her horn and ask the lift bridgeto rise...Finally, Lily slips under just before the bridge goes down, her sails fluttering with excitement as she spies the majestic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: In 1792, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a squirrel, eager for adventure, stows away in the canoe of a group of voyageurs, unaware of what they are traveling so far to trade. Includes pronunciation guide, historical notes, and a recipe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PREPreus, Margi.
Summary: The 14 trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 PrePreus, Margi
Summary: In Tag's world, children are disappearing. "Youngers" who venture Outside are windswept--vanishing in the swirling snow--Tag's sisters among them. Many have tried to find the lost children. All have failed. With their dubious skills, the fairytales, a possibly magic ribbon, and an unwillingness to accept "that's impossible," an unlikely crew of Youngers join forces to rescue their windswept...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC PREPreus, Margi.
Summary: In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PREPreus, Margi.
Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC PRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION PREElia, Maria
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 ELISummary: "One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN MOHSummary: A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic. A coming-of-age comedy that touches on unlikely friendships, grief and finding hope in the darkest moments.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MARSummary: An anthology of short stories exploring interracial and other relationships, in which differences are front and center, but may or may not matter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Teen 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COLSummary: A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan's Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Disc 1, Films 1-3. Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi (1962 ; 96 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kenji Misumi -- Zoku Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi continues (1962 ; 72 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kazuo Mori -- Shin Zatōichi...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC BLU-RAY FOREIGN BLINSummary: "Just in time to celebrate the first decade of the Frozen franchise, we join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf as they embark on new adventures through the Frozen universe with friends new and old"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALLSummary: Featuring international action star Don Lee, the film follows two South Korean detectives who are sent to Vietnam to extradite a suspect. They soon uncover a series of connected murders and crimes against tourists, and vow to bring down the criminals responsible. This bone-crushing, record-setting box office hit is sure to entertain audiences with adrenaline-pumping action.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ROULunge-Larsen, Lise.
Summary: In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance in the world of the delicate and tender flower called the lady's slipper.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.242 LUNCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Michigan Lunge-Larsen 1999Marley, Stephen
Contents: Intro -- Babylon / feat. Junior Reid and Dead Prez -- Revelation party / feat. Joseph Marley -- So unjust / feat. Rakim and Kardinal Offishall -- Walking away -- The lion roars / feat. Rick Ross and Kymani Marley -- Scars on my feet / feat. Waka Flocka Flame -- Pleasure or pain / feat., Busta Rhymes and Konshens -- Perfect picture / feat. Damian "Jr Gong" Marley -- Father of the man / feat....
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE MARSummary: In this highly anticipated sequel to the popular TNT original movie, Noah Wyle reprises his role as Flynn Carsen, the nerdy yet precocious librarian who was called to protect the world's greatest secrets.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Librarian 2006Summary: There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide, Makoto Kobayashi, where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto's existence, but also unravel two...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN COLSummary: A look at life and everyday struggles in Havana through three main stories -- when a woman dies in childbirth, the new father runs away; a lonely woman is courted by an older man, but can't forget her first love; a couple's relationship crumbles when they can't conceive a child.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cine Cubano a Precios Muy Bajos 2007