Harts, Minda
Summary: "A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 HARSummary: Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2007
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE LOVGreen, John
Summary: "Hazel, 16 ans, est atteinte d'un cancer. Son dernier traitement semble avoir arrêté l'évolution de la maladie, mais elle se sait condamnée. Bien qu'elle s'y ennuie passablement, elle intègre un groupe de soutien, fréquenté par d'autres jeunes malades. C'est là qu'elle rencontre Augustus, un garçon en rémission, qui partage son humour et son goût de la littérature. Entre les deux adolescents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nathan 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD FRENCH GRESummary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA VALSummary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA VALKnisley, Lucy
Summary: "A collection of Lucy's early comics. This book is populated with experiments, assignments, and style attempts in a collection of short pieces that range from the charming to the obscene. Enjoy her later work? Take a glimpse through some of the foundations that established Lucy's drawing and writing style in this collection of her student works"--provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucy Knisley 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 KNISummary: Society matron Norma Carlisle volunteers to accompany future Jazz Age star and free spirit Louise Brooks for a summer in New York. But why does she want to go? It's a story full of surprises, about who these women really are, and who they eventually become.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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4 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CHACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Chaperone 2019McBride, Eimear
Summary: A young Irish drama student in 1990s London makes new friends, establishes a place for herself, and seeks to shed her plain-girl identity before entering a whirlwind affair with an older man who changes her in unexpected ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction McBride 2016Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Summary: After the death of her parents, April Taylor flees north to take a job looking after Mrs. Westington's deaf granddaughter, Echo, until the arrival of the girl's mother and her drug-dealing boyfriend puts both girls' lives in deadly danger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANDAndrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Summary: An unhappy and overweight adolescent, April Taylor struggles to cope with the desertion and death of her father, the suicide of her mother, her new life with her lesbian sister, and her doubts about her own sexual orientation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Star Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANDHassler, Christine
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 HASShriver, Maria.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sound Ideas 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 646.7 SHRSummary: The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical engineer Emily Calandrelli; and many more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.4 BECCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.4 BECCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 305.4 De La Cruz 2017Mastromonaco, Alyssa
Summary: Presents a collection of personal reflections, essays, and interviews on topics of relevance to today's young women, from politics and careers to social media and relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MASTROMONACO, ALYSSA MASAbel, Jessica.
Summary: Carla Olivares, a young Mexican-American woman, goes to Mexico to "find herself," and moves in which an old fling, but when his circle of Anglo expat friends fail to provide her with the authentic experience she seeks, Carla becomes involved with el Gordo, a drug don who takes her down a dangerous path. Presented in graphic novel form.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ABEAndrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Summary: "Three girls from different worlds with one thing in comon: they were born to be wild. Robin . . . with a mom who's more absorbed in her singing career than in her own daughter, Robin's left to her own devices when the two move to Nashville. That's where her mom hopes to strike gold--and where Robin finds nothing but trouble. Teal . . . this rich girl will do anything to get her parents'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ANDSummary: Kate is a well-bred lass who passes herself off as a barmaid in order to win the heart of her stuffy suitor. Full of mistaken identities and multiple deceptions, the play pokes fun at the various masks we all wear in different social situations. Along the way, each person learns much about the nature of true love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHEMunson, Natasha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4889 MUNSummary: Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2016