Shipp, Josh
Summary: "In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn't need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met the man who changed his life: Rodney, the foster parent who refused to quit on Shipp and got him to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SHINadzam, Bonnie.
Summary: "Lamb" traces the self-discovery of David Lamb, a narcissistic middle-aged man with a tendency toward dishonesty, in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NADWiseman, Rosalind
Summary: Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults. Author Wiseman provides tools to handle difficult situations involving teachers and other parents with grace: how to recognize the archetypal moms and dads--from Caveman Dad to Hovercraft Mom; how and when to step in and step out of your child's conflicts with other children, parents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 WISWormald, Kenny
Summary: City boy Ren McCormick moves to a Southern town where dancing has been banned and encourages his friends to fight for the right to dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF FoSummary: City-boy Ren McCormick finds he has been moved into an uptight Midwestern town where the local officials have banned dancing and rock 'n roll music. Ren revolts with his best friend Willard and the minister's daughter. A timeless struggle between innocent teenage pleasures and adults' need for rigid morality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Pattillo, Beth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PATSummary: A heartrending portrayal of three couples after an unexpected act of violence disrupts their lives. They experience the profound moments in which they realize how precarious and remarkable life can be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SNOKline, Emily
Summary: "Clinical psychologist and parent-child relationship specialist Dr. Emily Kline offers a set of five easy-to-learn, clinically proven techniques to improve communication between young adults and their parents. Based in based a methodology known as Motivational Interviewing, these techniques focus on elucidating young people's own thoughts and motivations, rather than trying to impose parental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.5 KLICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.5 KLIPink, Richard
Summary: "What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a partner, parent, or friend better understand your neurodivergent loved one's way of moving through the world? In Dirty Laundry, life partners Rich Pink and Rox Emery unapologetically guide you through the ups and downs of life with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Juno MacGuff is sixteen years-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides to have an abortion, but can't go through with it. So she decides to have the baby and give it up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY COMEDY JUNWalton, Jessica
Summary: Maisie is on her way to her first fancon and she can't wait to meet her idol, an action star who had an above-the-knee amputation, just like Maisie. But then she meets Ollie. Ollie is a cute volunteer working the show, and they geek out about nerd culture, just as much as Maisie does. After spending the day together, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Could Ollie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 WALSanders, Jayneen
Summary: A step-by-step guide for parents and carers on how to protect children from sexual abuse through personal Body Safety Education. This guide contains simple, practical and age-appropriate ideas, as well as important information on how abusers groom. Body Safety knowledge empowers children. It goes a long way in keeping them safe from sexual abuse, and ensuring they grow up as assertive and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: UpLoad Publishing Pty Ltd 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Even today, many teenagers and adults do not understand that nicotine and caffeine are highly addictive substances. This program addresses the major health risks associated with smoking tobacco and drinking caffeinated beverages, with a special emphasis on lung cancer and other smoking-related conditions. The attractiveness of tobacco and caffeine in American culture is also explored,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006