Leith, Sam
Summary: "In Write to the Point, accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don'ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the "Armies of Correctness"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 LEIContents: CD 1. A streetcar named desire (1951). Streetcar (2:52) ; Four deuces (3:07) ; Belle Reeve (3:05) ; Blanche (2:40) ; Della Robia Blue (2:57) ; Flores para los muertos = Flowers for the dead (4:50) ; Mania (1:56) ; Lust (3:18) ; Soliloquy (2:51) ; Redemption (1:53) -- Private hell 36 (1954). Private hell 36 (3:10) ; Havanna interlude (4:08) ; Easy mood (4:04) ; Daddy, long legs (3:46) ; Joshua...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moochin' About 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Summary: "Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC SMICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMISmith, Cynthia Leitich
Summary: In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SMICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SMISmith, Bren
Summary: "Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, BREN SMISmith, Greg
Summary: "Welcome to Camp Launchpad! Summer is in full swing, which means a new class of kids has arrived to attend the best space camp in Florida...or at least, it used to be. With growing competition from the trendy rival camp next door, Camp Launchpad needs all the help it can get to keep its doors open. Campers Val, Mark, and Pete are here for very different reasons: following in the footsteps of an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown Ink 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SMISummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Earth is destroyed by a runaway star, but not before a few privately financed individuals can escape to start anew on another planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Grad, Eli.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Produced for Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, Mich. by Wayne State University Press 1982
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377438 Congregation SupplementCall number: R GEN 929.377438 Roth
Frith, Fred.
Contents: Freedom is your friends ; Some assembly required -- Advertising -- Song and dance id where prohibited ; The up and up -- Boyan's problem -- Ikue's song -- T square Park Lane -- Significant restrictions apply -- Hey RenGe -- Chained to the skyway -- Batteries not included ; Nostalgia -- Water under the bridge -- Freedom is your friends II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tzadik 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FRISummary: A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HERSummary: After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: These stories and poems by both new and veteran Native American writers burst with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ANCSmith, Greg (Gregory K.)
Summary: The Junior Braves of Tribe 65 return from a camping trip to find swarms of bloodthirsty mutants have overrun their town, bringing death and destruction everywhere they go! With their families missing and their homes destroyed, these plucky kids must use all their scouting talents, combined smarts, and teamwork to survive the end of the world! Junior Braves: A Brave is Brave is the beginning of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2018
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Summary: In a zombie wasteland of unknown origin, Troop 65 marshals onwards in the hopes of finding their families in Seattle, the nearest logical evacuation location. After a difficult journey by land and river, they make a stop in a suburban town that serves as ground zero of a battle between a corporate office that may have caused the apocalypse and the survivors staying in a nearby casino.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The story of one of the X-Men's most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into her iconic alter ego. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE X-MECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE XMECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD XMESummary: The atomic brain: Inside an evil mansion, a mad scientist and an old woman hire three young women as servants. Grave robbing and forced brain transplants by atomic power add to the horror as the three women are chained to the devil's love lab ; The brain that wouldn't die: A crazed surgeon accidentally decapitates his attractive fiancée. He takes her head to his lab to keep if alive while he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR CULSummary: A Dog's Way Home: Chronicles the heartwarming adventure of (Bella), a devoted dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A volume of interconnected stories and poems set at a Native American Dance for Mother Earth Powwow celebration in Ann Arbor, Michigan, includes contributions by such new and veteran writers as Joseph Bruchac, Dawn Quigley, and Traci Sorell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ANCCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ANCMagoon, Kekla
Summary: "When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAGSummary: In 2006, Mitt Romney decides to run for president of the United States. In the days before the 2008 presidential election, he seeks to win debates against John McCain and the other Republican Party presidential candidates. After he loses the Republican nomination, he returns in 2012 to challenge incumbent Barack Obama for the White House. Meanwhile, his wife is diagnosed with multiple...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MITSummary: In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017