Wuerfel, Jason
Summary: When R.J "Squat" Hansen returns to the University of Michigan for his fourth and final year to play in the Maize and Blue, he finds out that his old coach has turned in an untimely resignation and his best friend, Benny, is one more collision with the outfield fence away from permanent brain damage. Now, if he could only impress his new coaches enough to score some playing time, keep Benny from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jason Wuerfel 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WUESummary: Although people have told Rudy all his life he's not good enough, smart enough or big enough, nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RUDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Rudy 2000Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RUD RATED PGHoltzer, Susan.
Summary: Student newspaperwoman Zoe Kaplan investigates UFO sightings over the University of Michigan campus. It's a replay of the 1966 sightings, then explained as swamp gas, but on this occasion someone takes advantage of the crowds of sightseers to commit murder. By the author of Black Diamond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martins's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOLDimond, Paul R.
Summary: "Born at the turn of the twentieth century in Glen Arbor, near the dunes of Northern Michigan, young Belle is the first child of a gruff stove-works boss and a crippled mother who weaned Belle on the verse of Emily Dickenson. When a natural disaster results in her mother's death and nearly takes the life of her younger brother Pip, Belle creates a fierce, almost ecstatic farewell song. Thus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cedar Forge Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DIMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction DimondMcInerny, Ralph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCIHobey, Jack.
Summary: "Recounts the case of The People vs. Herman Swift, a story which ran on front pages of newspapers throughout Michigan for three years in the early 20th century. It is one of the most sensational cases to ever go to the Michigan Supreme Court and was reviewed on appeal by famous Michigan governors, Chase Osborn and Nathaniel Ferris. The story revolves around the complex, tragic figure of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harbor House Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.76 HOB1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 362.76 HOB
Summary: The film centers on Joe Paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PATJohnson, Anna Rose
Summary: When fourteen-year-old Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her parents' divorce and her Ojibwe heritage. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction JohnsonBacon, Edgar S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Equinox Press 1967
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM FIC BACGregory, Susanna
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRESpurr, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Double Edge Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SPUSlaughter, Carolyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SLASummary: This videodisc presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TUDWhelan, Gloria.
Summary: In 1818 Mary O'Shea must decide whether to remain on Michilmackinac Island and marry her dear Indian friend White Hawk or to accept the proposal of James, an English nobleman, and to go with him to London.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WHECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC WHESummary: "In the spirit of The Blind Side comes this inspiring true story of family, faith, and football... Jon Abbate [is] a rising football star at Wake Forest University... [L]ives are suddenly shattered when the family's youngest son, Luke, is killed in a tragic accident. Inspired by Luke's memory, Jon courageously leads the Wake Forest team to a series of last-minute victories--leading to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIFCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family 5th 2011Smith, Colby Cedar
Summary: Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith's maternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as she and her family emigrate from Greece to Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMIFuller, Iola.
Summary: The story of an Indian girl destined to grow up with the incompatible traditions of her own people and of the white traders on Mackinac Island. One of the most popular books ever written about the conflict of alien peoples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1984
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL FIC FULSummary: The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie 12 2021Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TWESummary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRIBaldwin, Richard L.
Summary: Against the backdrop of a revolution in college sports paying athletes to play a family conflict emerges that is just as poignant and upsetting as any Saturday afternoon football rivalry. Eddie Williams, the father of three immensely talented football sons and one estranged daughter is found dead in a media trailer outside U of M stadium the day of the clash with Michigan State. That same day,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buttonwood Press, LLC 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BALSummary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRISummary: Henry, now forty-five, marries Jane Seymour. Jane helps to reconcile Mary with her father, but only after Mary signs a paper admitting that she is illegitimate. Jane gives birth to a son, but dies shortly thereafter. Devastated by Jane's death, Henry locks himself away, drawing fantasy palaces, with caustic court jester Will Sommers as his sole companion. Henry then marries Anne of Cleves, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TUDBoulley, Angeline
Summary: "Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA PA FIC BOUAllison, John
Summary: "It's the end of second year for best mates Susan, Daisy, and Esther, and cracks are appearing in the foundation of this unshakeable trio. Between (irritating) new loves, (secretive) old loves, (unlikely) new friendships and (terrible) old houses, they'll be lucky to make it to third year alive!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Studios 2018