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Cool careers without collegeWells, Rebecca
Summary: Looks back to the years of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood's origins in Thornton, Louisiana, during which Vivi, Teensy, Caro, and Necie endure crises of faith, lapses in parenting, brushes with alcoholism, and glimpses into racial bigotry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FICTION WellsWells, Rebecca
Summary: Siddalee Walker, a successful New York theater director, takes turns with her family in telling the story of their Louisiana upbringing, their experiences in Our Lady of the Divine Compassion parochial school, and the anguishes and blessings of childhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WELWells, Rebecca.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 1998
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WELWells, Rebecca
Summary: In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood at her mother's side, learns the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair," and encounters first love with a boy named Tuck. When Tuck leaves her, Calla transforms her sorrow into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she realizes the full power...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Wells 2009Wells, Rebecca
Summary: In the small river town of La Luna, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood. Her mother, a woman of rapture and love, teaches Calla the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair." Calla further learns that this same touch of hands on the human body can quiet her own soul. It is also on the banks of the La Luna River that Calla encounters first love, with a boy named Tuck. But when...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WELWells, Rebecca.
Summary: The antics of a group of women in a small town where they were expected to raise babies, not Cain. The story is recounted by a mother to a daughter, the daughter thinking she is so much better because she got out of that town and is now a theater producer. The moral: mothers too were once rebels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: FIC WELSummary: "A diverse, inclusive young adult anthology featuring 15 short stories that re-imagine or subvert popular romance and rom-com tropes by some of the biggest names in YA"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Teens 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A collection of 13 horror stories all written by queer authors of color and each told through the lens of a teenager of color about the Halloween night that changed their lives forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC NIGSummary: Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish "intervention" to bring daughter and mother back together again.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DIVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Divine 2002Morton, Samantha
Summary: Prince Max and Queen Grandma use marbles to figure out if Ruby is a true princess.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MAXPelos, Rebecca
Summary: This comprehensive guide gives readers who love the concept of home all the tools they need to begin building that love into a career. Whether a student is interested in landscaping, interior design, building, or just wants a job that will allow him or her to work outdoors, each career path comes with a detailed list of resources and first-person accounts from professionals in the field. And...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331 PELPelos, Rebecca
Summary: For readers who love to shop, whether it’s online or in stores, being able to turn that into a career might seem like the greatest possible career a person can have. This guide covers a multitude of career paths, including finance, antiques, and real estate, providing basic guidance on how to build and ultimately manage that career, all while bypassing having to get a college education. Each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2018