Summary: Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings. One day, Brad, a stay at home dad brings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 SOMSomerville, Madeleine.
Summary: "All You Need is Less is about realistically adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle without either losing your mind from the soul-destroying guilt of using a plastic bag because you forgot your reusable ones in the trunk of your car (again), or becoming a preachy know-it-all whom everyone loathes from the tips of her organically-shampooed hair to the toes of her naturally sourced recycled sandals....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.28 SOMKindl, Patrice.
Summary: Her name is Alexandria Aurora Fortunato, and she is as lovely as the dawn. But that is only one of her problems. There's also the matter of those three magical gifts of treasure bestowed on her by a mysterious old woman. And King Claudio the Cruel wants to marry her for her beauty and her wealth, and so does his rival, Prince Edmund of Dorloo. Those are two more problems. And, worst of all, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
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Summary: "An award-winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine and a former restaurant cook profiles the major figures in the so-called artisanal food movement who brought exceptional taste back to food and inspired chefs and restaurateurs to redefine and rethink the way we eat,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 KUHRichardson, Patric
Summary: This follow-up to the best-selling Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore extends the concept of infusing joy into the everyday tasks of maintaining your entire home, with design tips and ideas for DIY projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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Summary: "Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1928, a 10-year-old boy goes to live with his eccentric, sophisticated aunt, a lady who throws a party for any occasion or non-occasion that comes to mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY AUNKindl, Patrice.
Summary: Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses and other dangers before learning exactly who she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KINLawrence, Patrice
Summary: "When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn't feel that she fits in. But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years... Join Tante Janet and her inquisitive niece as they share the story of how her family came to the Caribbean, through the dark days of colonization and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Cat Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAWMcDonough, Patrice
Summary: In 1866 London, Dr. Julia Lewis, when grisly murders happen all over the city, works with Inspector Richard Tennant to understand a killer's dark obsessions and motivations, facing off against a fiendishly calculating opponent who has set his sights on Julia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Major Sinclair Yeates is a retired English army officer who becomes a Resident Magistrate in pre-independence West Ireland. Living in a ramshackle country house surrounded by the community's eccentric inhabitants, Major Yeates struggles to apply judicial logic in a country where the inevitable never happens, but the improbable frequently does.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV IRISummary: Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STERushen, Patrice
Contents: disc 1. Music of the earth ; When I found you ; Changes (in your life) ; Wishful thinking ; Let's sing a song of love ; Hang it up ; Cha-cha ; It's just a natural thing ; Didn't you know? ; Play! ; Music of the earth (Danny Krivit edit) ; Hang it up (12" version) ; Play! (unreleased extended take) ; Didn't you know (unreleased extended take) -- disc 2. Let the music take me ; Keepin' faith in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES RUSBarrick, Ella.
Summary: After her business partner and ex-fiance is found murdered in their dance studio, Stacy Graysin finds her world spinning wildly out of control when she is named the chief suspect in the investigation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Obsidian 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BARParrack, Keely
Summary: Lily needs a ride--a fire warning in Oregon has cancelled her train home to California. Her ex-best friend, Natasha, has offered to pick Lily up on her way back from Portland, though they're barely on speaking terms. As it turns out, Natasha's also giving a ride to Elke Azizi, the girl Lily got expelled from their school four years ago. Elke hasn't forgotten, and neither has Natasha. It's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC PARPethick, Sue
Summary: "Renee Richardson's list of Christmas wishes includes: a few more clients at her hair salon, a few less unsuitable dates set up by her father, and some new friends for her troubled young son, Kieran. Little does she know that Kieran has already made a pal in their new town... a scrappy little dog named Max, who he found in the woods. When Max gets caught in a snare, Kieran and his grandfather...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction PethickBanks, Patrice
Summary: "A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 BANKarst, Patrice
Summary: Emily tries to comfort her best friend, Zack, whose dog Jojo recently died, by telling him about the "Invisible Leash" that connects each owner to his or her deceased pet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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Summary: When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DeVorss Publications 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E KarstLawrence, Patrice
Summary: Ava is asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have already claimed them--and she must choose someone else. But who? When Ava finds a mysterious old suitcase and Granny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAWSherman, Patrice
Summary: Romulus, founder of Rome; Minerva, the goddess of wisdom; and beautiful spirits called nymphs are well-known subjects of Roman mythology. Roman Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Roman mythology, in addition to examining their influence today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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Summary: Describes the entire process by which milk goes from the cow to our homes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC CARHamrick, Janice.
Summary: Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore's family Thanksgiving is disrupted by violent disputes involving a cousin's imminent divorce, which is further complicated by a disappearance, a murder and numerous suspects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2013