Summary: Kevin McArevey, a maverick Elvis-loving headmaster in a rough Belfast housing estate, sends his young pupils home with the philosophy to challenge violence. He uses critical thinking and a big dollop of humor to restore hope in a community, plagued by poverty and drugs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFPritchard, D. Brine (David Brine)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795.34 PRISummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUDavis, Jane
Summary: Provides instructions for thirty projects you can play with, decorate with, or wear. Demonstrates the techniques of basic crochet, and provides step by step illustrated instructions for creating hats, scarves, toys, slippers, hair decorations, and other projects, a sparkling new entry in the popular Kids' Crafts series. From colorful shoelaces to shimmering amulet bags, these 50 crocheted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts DavisDavis, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 DAVDavis, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 DAVRand, Ayn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 RANSummary: A chance car accident introduces the Henderson family to the real-life Bigfoot, who is anything but a ferocious monster. He quickly becomes a true friend of the family. They're soon in a race against the clock to return "Harry' to his natural environment before the authorities capture him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARAlexander, Eileen
Summary: As cinematic as Atonement, written with the intimacy of the Neapolitan quartet, Love in the Blitz is an extraordinary glimpse of life in London during World War II and an illuminating portrait of an ordinary young woman trying to carve a place for herself in a time of uncertainty. As the Luftwaffe begins its bombardment of England, Eileen, like her fellow Britons, carries on while her loved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.1 ALEBowers, Paige
Summary: Raye Montague was an ambitious little girl in segregated Little Rock. She grew to be a woman who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTAGUE, RAYE BOWSummary: Every year the United States hires 250,000 new teachers. On September 7, five teachers will begin their new journey. These five young teachers fight the real fight: educating our children, one child at a time. Shows the human side of the story, revealing all the determination and commitment it takes to survive in America's toughest school systems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIRSummary: Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne begins making a film for Zachary, son of his oldest friend who was murdered by Zachary's mother. The film's focus shifts to Zachary's grandparents as they fight to win custody of Zachary from the woman who took their son's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEASummary: This volume brings a new crop of quality shorts to audiences hungry for a second helping. This latest collection features 7 new films that encompass an incredibly diverse range of topics and styles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Video Group 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FULKelly, David A.
Summary: On January 5, 1920, the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. That's when, some say, that the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KELStabler, David
Summary: Sixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2015
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Summary: The margin of victory was stunning: four minutes and twenty seconds. The style was breathtaking: three stage wins, including a mesmerizing climb on the iconic Mont Ventoux. But the full story behind Chris Froome and his unforgettable triumph at the 100th Tour de France in 2013, which culminated under the lights of the Champs-Elysees, is even more remarkable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.6 FROOvid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVIOvid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1957
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 871.2 OVISierakowiak, Dawid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SIEMartin, Rafe
Summary: In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. This variation on the Cinderella tale takes place in an Algonquin village on the shores of Lake Ontario.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1993
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Native MartinMartin, Rafe
Summary: In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1992