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Alai Corey, Shana. Henkel, Calla Poe, Edgar Allan Rybicki, Ayla Sala, Sharon Simukka, SallaSimukka, Salla
Summary: From a world where winter never seems to end, eleven-year-old Alice falls into a land of summer, meets her soul-sister Marissa, and works with her to overcome powerful Queen Lili.
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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 SIMSummary: Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN UMBHenkel, Calla
Summary: "Hoping to escape the pain of the recent murder of her best friend, art student Zoe Beech finds herself studying abroad in the bohemian capital of Europe-Berlin. Zoe, rudderless, relies on the arrangements of fellow exchange student Hailey Mader, who idolizes Warhol and Britney Spears and wants nothing more than to be an art star. On Craigslist, Hailey unknowingly stumbles on an apartment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HENRybicki, Ayla
Summary: Short and spooky, with a side of silly — stories for kids by kids … and some gruesomely awesome recipes too!Scary Stories for Creepy Kids includes story ideas straight from the minds of eight-year-old Ayla and six-year-old Calla. Their stories are great for fellow creepy kids who enjoy a mix of youthful spooky and silly. They have included their original artwork to help guide the reader’s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RYBSummary: On the day of a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Rome, which underscored the infamous alliance between the Nazis and Mussolini's fascist regime, a brief encounter between a weary housewife and a radio announcer unfolds into an intimate drama.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SPESummary: Season Four finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they've ever encountered. With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STASummary: Bert Kreischer rose to fame as a stand-up comedian known as The Machine, and in his signature set he recounts his true experience with Russian mobsters while on a booze-soaked college trip. Now, 23 years later, that trip has come back to haunt him as he and his estranged father are kidnapped back to Russia by the mob to atone for something they say he did. Together, Bert and his father must...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MACCorey, Shana.
Summary: Katie Casey, a fictional character, helps start the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave women the opportunity to play professional baseball while America was involved in World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CORSummary: "Widely considered to be the last of his solo plays, 'The Tempest' is Shakespeare's final masterpiece, a tale of 'forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment' in which Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, conjures up a storm to lure his perfidious brother to the enchanted island on which he and his daughter Miranda have spent 12 years in exile"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Chronicles the blunders of the fictitious Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship, a government department barely registering on the national radar. In this Ministry, every announcement is followed by a whirlwind of u-turns, every policy is a scramble and every mishap is met with abuse from the Prime Minister's policy enforcer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV THISummary: Friends navigate interpersonal relationships and cross the country in search of an ideal connection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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We have 3 in the district. Place a hold to request one.Summary: It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MRSPoe, Edgar Allan
Contents: The Murders in the Rue Morgue -- The Mystery of Marie Roget -- The Purloined Letter.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Naxos Audio Books 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC POESummary: A married couple takes an extended trip to Venice following a family tragedy. While in that elegantly decaying city, they have a series of inexplicable, terrifying, and increasingly dangerous experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Kareem leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden Arab ghetto of the mixed Israeli city of Lyd. A family tragedy brings him closer to his singer girlfriend, Manar, and motivates him to do something more with his life. When Kareem and his group finally get a chance to perform in a Tel Aviv hip-hop club, the star potential of the 'first Arab rapper'...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF JUNContents: Reginald on house parties / Saki -- The Sphinx without a secret / Oscar Wilde -- Tobermory / Saki -- On being idle / Jerome K. Jerome -- For better or worse / W.W. Jacobs -- The model millionaire / Oscar Wilde -- The garden of truth / E. Nesbit -- The cat that walked by himself / Rudyard Kipling -- The girl from Arles / Alphonse Daudet -- Mr. & Mrs. Dove / Katherine Mansfield -- Georgie Porgie...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GRESummary: Still grieving the death of nine-year-old Alice who was killed by a savage dog, Pat and Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they learn of a pagan ritual that will allow them three more days with Alice. The couple find the idea disturbing and exciting in equal measure, but once they agree to the terms with the village's leader, a far bigger question looms: what will they do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reel Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR WAKAlai
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALASummary: Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TOPSummary: "Welcome to Wakaliwood, Uganda: home of "DA BEST OF DA BEST MOVIES!" and the vanguards of DIY commando cinema! Under the guidance of Nabwana Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey (IGG) and Alan Ssali Hofmanis, these self-taught filmmakers produce gonzo action films with budgets that rarely exceed $200 USD. AGFA is proud to bring the most reckless films in the Wakaliwood canon to home video for the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FOREIGN WAKSummary: Tensions abound and the music swells in the story about the famous musical team of Gilbert and Sullivan. The two men who were extremely different in size and stature were even more different in temperament and style. Yet, they still managed to create memorable theater. This is the story of the making of one of their most famous collaborations, The Mikado.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: USA Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TOPSala, Sharon
Summary: "PI Charlie Dodge may be down, but he's most definitely not out. He's still reeling after a series of earth-shattering events, so when a desperate woman hires Dodge Investigations to find her missing sister, the head-scratcher of a case is exactly the distraction Charlie and his steadfast partner, Wyrick, need. Two days prior, Rachel Dean disappeared without a trace from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2021