Summary: Ivy is a twenty-year-old college student home for spring break. She's excited about a developing romance back at school and life is seemingly perfect. Her longtime friend finds himself looking for a place to stay, so Ivy and her mom take him in. Al and Ivy's friendship strengthens while her boyfriend grows more and more distant. An exquisite portrait of a young girl coming of age and finding a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2010
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXPSummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATKrist, Gary.
Summary: "From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City. Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-years war against itself, pitting the city's elite 'better half' against its powerful and long-entrenched...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 KRIBest, Cari
Summary: "A boy turns a cardboard box into a car and imagines what it would be like to take his mama for a drive all around town"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBest, Cari.
Summary: Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BESSchatzer, Jeffery L.
Summary: A charming story of how a cold and lonely bird found refuge in the world's most famous beard. This is a tale of friendship and compassion. Through cooperation, Santa and the bird overcome a problem that answers one of the mysteries of Christmas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Belly Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SCHBest, Cari.
Summary: Ava and her sister Arlie enter a contest to win a pet but Ava is disappointed when the pet turns out to be a bird instead of a dog.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBest, Cari.
Summary: "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBest, Cari.
Summary: When Sally Jean outgrows her beloved bicycle, Flash, she experiments with various ideas for acquiring a new, bigger one.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESSchatzer, Jeffery L.
Summary: When Santa Claus trips over a toy and loses his memory, he gathers clues from others to learn his own identity, then leaves a special message for the careless boy who caused the trouble.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mitten Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SCHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC SCHFrost, Mark
Summary: Will West is careful to live life under the radar. He's made sure to get mediocre grades and to stay in the middle of the pack on his cross-country team. Then Will slips up, accidentally scoring off the charts on a nationwide exam. Now Will is being courted by an exclusive prep school ... and followed by men driving black sedans. When Will suddenly loses his parents, he must flee to the school....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio Pub. Group 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FROFrost, Mark
Summary: "After exposing the sinister underground society of students known as the Knights of Charlemagne, Will West stays at the Center over the summer to explore his newly developing physical and mental abilities. Meanwhile, his roommates investigate the Knights' shadowy purpose and discover unsettling information about their own backgrounds"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Childrens Books 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC FROFrost, Mark
Summary: "Will West and his friends enter the alternate universe of the Never in order to rescue Will's friend and mentor Dave from the dangerous and deadly creatures from beyond"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FROBest, Cari
Summary: A five-year-old girl who is brave and strong faces night noises, too much light, and spooky shadows, all without calling her parents, before finally feeling sleepy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBest, Cari.
Summary: Jacob watches his favorite television show, "Baking with Chef Monty," and bakes a beautiful peach pie, which he gives to his parents for their anniversary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESFrost, Mark
Summary: The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match. Lowery...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 FROFrost, Mark.
Summary: Arthur Conan Doyle and special agent to Queen Victoria Jack Sparks attempt to unmask a conspiracy that threatens the Crown and civilization itself.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FROBest, Cari
Summary: In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anna Schwartz Books 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE BESBest, Cari.
Summary: In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2014
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mitten Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC SchatSchatzer, Jeffery L.
Summary: Discover how Santa met the elves and how they came to live and work at the North Pole. This is a story of kindness, caring, and overcoming obstacles through cooperation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Belly Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC SCHSummary: Selma, a factory worker in rural America and single mother, is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The sound of music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2001