Van Rooy, Michael
Summary: Hoping to put his criminal past behind him while working as a daycare provider, Monty is targeted by local activists and thugs and is forced to balance life on both sides of the law in order to protect his community and loved ones from incrementally violent acts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANWood, Lucy
Summary: Pearl doesn't know how she's ended up in the river, but here her spirit swirls and stays . . . Ada, Pearl's daughter, doesn't know how she's ended up back in the house she left thirteen years ago--with no heating apart from a fire she can't light, no way of getting around apart from an old car she's scared to drive, and no company apart from her own young daughter, Pepper. She wants to clear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOOSummary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A choir of creatures introduces a world delicately constructed by fantasy, mystery, and magical realism in Francisca Alegría's poignant and stunning debut feature. It begins in a river in the south of Chile where fish are dying due to pollution from a nearby factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN COWSummary: American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JUDWood, Evan Rachel
Summary: When a family of longtime con artists convince a stranger to join them, they find their lives rapidly changing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2020
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY KAJMontgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Summary: This edition of the classic novel about the Prince Edward Island orphan contains critical material on the work itself and its author, as well as essays, poems, and songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1997
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Pictures 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MATSummary: Season six introduces several jarring storylines. As "Billith" comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging from a pool of blood at the end of season five, Louisiana governor Truman Burrell declares open season on vampires, replete with novel anti-vamp weapons and high-tech internment camp. Sookie and Jason steel themselves for an encounter with the killer of their parents; the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TRUFraction, Matt
Summary: After the fall of Attilan and the Terrigen Bomb explosion, thousands of people across the globe have transformed into Inhumans Their new powers are dangerous and terrifying, making them targets. With Black Bolt believed dead, who can these new Inhumans turn to? As the Avengers face Karnak, who has discovered the Inhumans' secret, Medusa struggles to rule her vastly increased population, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 INHSummary: Everyone's favorite BFFs Betty & Veronica take on the world in this series of fashion-forward and feverishly fun stories! See how the two teens tackle fashion empires, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood, embark on new careers and still have time to finish their homework! This chronological collection features over 25 stories form the original 1990s- early 200s run of the Betty & Veronica...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archie Comic Publications 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA STRSummary: The inspirational and triumphant story of a man who defies great odds and takes on a monumental challenge. This heartwarming tale of determination is an uplifting and humorous film.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focus Features 2006
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ONCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVEI ONSummary: A riveting parable about what happens to a man who refuses to change, even when change is the only thing that can save him. Dave Brown, a man who has taken the 'no guts, no glory' American mythos to heart, without questioning what it is doing to him and those he holds dear, is a cop whose personal life is propelled into a dizzying downward spiral when he comes under suspicion for roughing up a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millennium Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RAMSummary: A radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD C'MOCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CMOSummary: Jim is a former Marine who lives a solitary life as a rancher along the Arizona-Mexican border, but his peaceful existence soon comes crashing down when he tries to protect a boy on the run from members of a vicious cartel. When the boy's mother asks him to take her son to her family in Chicago, the two hit the road with the cartel's assassins in pursuit.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MARCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Marksman 2021Sourcil, Pirate
Summary: "Runt and his crew are back...As they prepare for the epic battle against the evil incarnate of Minecraftia: Herobrine, they know they'll be stronger together, but first they have to get Sweetpea on their side. Unfortunately, the baby dragon does what he pleases. As they contemplate their best strategy, Runt and Blurp have the same nightmare: Herobrine won't let anyone get out alive...unless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD JOECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JOESummary: "Meet the Sweathogs. They're the rowdiest, goofiest bunch of students to ever step foot inside a high school. But if they think they're too unruly for a good teacher to handle, they're in for a rude awakening when they meet Mr. Kotter -- a former Sweathog who's returned to his alma mater to shape the minds of these remedial students as their new teacher! With the hilarious talents of comedian...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WELSummary: "Billy Batson--aka Shazam!--and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago. Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2023
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SHACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHASummary: In 1949, an innocent man, Timothy Evans, is charged with the gruesome slaying of his wife and baby. Convicted by the testimony of his landlord, John Christie, a mild-mannered ex-policeman, Evans is sentenced to hang. However, after the execution, evidence reveals that the real psychotic killer is continuing his mass murder spree. Public outcry over this true case led to Great Britain's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY TENRubay, Donnell.
Summary: True story of a brave dog who accompanied John Muir on an exploration of glacial areas in Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 MUISummary: Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019