Bennis, Robyn
Summary: "All's fair in love and war," according to airship captain Josette Dupre, until her hometown of Durum becomes occupied by the enemy and her mother a prisoner of war. Then it becomes, "Nothing's fair except bombing those Vins to high hell." Before she can rescue her town, however, Josette must maneuver her way through the nest of overstuffed vipers that make up Garnia's military and royal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2018
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC BENDalrymple, William.
Summary: Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.103 DALBurke, Joe
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Publisher / Publication Date: Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc. 1938
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMShah, Tahir.
Summary: Here, travel writer Shah sets out on a bold new journey across Morocco. As he wends his way through the labyrinthine medinas of Fez and Marrakesh, traverses the Sahara sands, and tastes the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, Tahir collects a dazzling treasury of traditional stories, gleaned from the heritage of A Thousand and One Nights. The tales, recounted by a vivid cast of characters,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.404 SHAShah, Tahir.
Summary: Describes the author's and his family's experiences after purchasing a run-down palace in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, as they work to renovate the house, exorcise the jinns haunting the structure, and cope with the house's human guardians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 964 SHAShah, Tahir.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 963 SHAAnton, Carrie
Summary: Presents advice for girls on the best ways to care for skin and nails, with information on skin types, facials, acne treatments, first aid, and natural spa recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 646.7 ANTSummary: "Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao helps Ying Zheng concoct an assassination plot that would justify the conquest of Qin's most powerful enemy"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EMPDavis, Barbara
Summary: The friendship between Rory Grant and Soline Roussel brings back memories of Soline's family's Paris bridal salon and their losses during World War II, both material and emotional.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 2021
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Summary: "From an award-winning poet comes this riveting, gorgeous memoir about a young runaway, the trauma that haunted her as an adult, and the friendship with a horse that finally set her free. When she was eleven years old, Rita began to run away. Her father's violence and her mother's hostility drove her out of the house and into the streets in search of a better life. This soon led her into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHIN, RITA ZOEY CHIReid, C. L.
Summary: After Emma makes the swim team her best friend, Izzie, (who did not make it) has started to avoid her, and Emma fears that she will have to choose between the swim team and her friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REIHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The hip-hop movement began in the 1970s. It included music and other forms of self-expression. Hip-hop music has evolved since then. [...] But it has similar themes and messages. It is still a way for Black people and minorities to express themselves. It continues to bring attention to social issues, such as discrimination and poverty. It has the power to inspire change. Please join me in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J781.649 HARCottman, Michael H.
Summary: A pile of lime-encrusted shackles discovered on the seafloor in the remains of a ship called the Henrietta Marie, lands Michael Cottman, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and avid scuba diver, in the middle of an amazing journey that stretches across three continents, from foundries and tombs in England, to slave ports on the shores of West Africa, to present-day Caribbean plantations. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 382.4409 COTLiu, Dane
Summary: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUBestor-Siegal, Amanda
Summary: Paris, 2015. A crowd gathers outside the Chauvet home in the affluent suburban community of Maisons-Larue, watching as the family's American au pair is led away in handcuffs after the sudden death of her young charge. The grieving mother believes the caretaker is to blame, and the neighborhood is thrown into chaos, unsure who is at fault--the enigmatic, young foreigner or the mother herself,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BESSummary: "The most comprehensive how-to craft guide available, this authoritative book covers all the most popular crafts and includes beautiful, contemporary projects."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 CRAPark, Barbara.
Summary: After her first trip to a beauty parlor Junie decides she wants to work there, and she practices on her bunny slippers, her dog, and herself with disastrous results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PARSchusterman, Michelle
Summary: The girls in the coding club are preparing their voting app for the school talent show, but when they discover Erin is secretly suffering from anxiety they band together to find her help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHLonghurst, Sophie
Summary: "The delicate art of paper flower craft has been around for centuries, originating in China in 100BC. This beautifully photographed book contains projects for every skill level. Step-by-step instructions and inspiring illustrations will guide you through the process from start to finish. You'll discover the colour, texture and detail of nature as you learn how to create your own lifelike floral...
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Publisher / Publication Date: White Owl 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5943 LONSummary: An orphan boy is raised to seek vengeance on the clan leaders who murdered his parents. He takes lessons from an old Shaolin monk who is embedded in a boulder and sets out to find the killers. But before he can deliver justice, he must unite rival factions to fight a far greater evil plaguing the land.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Beverly Wilshire Filmsworks Inc. 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LORStelson, Caren Barzelay
Summary: "Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YASDavis, Barbara
Summary: For generations Soline Roussel's family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris. It is said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. Devastating losses during World War II leave Soline's world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. Decades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline's old property...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 0000