Barker, Gary
Summary: "Tyler is in therapy. Katia and Goran are in love. On a summer trip to Zagreb, the couple discover an unusual museum that displays mementos of broken relationships. Inside, Goran stumbles upon an exhibit that seems to be addressed to him, from a girl he met in a Sarajevo refugee camp at age fourteen. What follows is a whirlwind summer of reconnecting with lost pasts: Goran confronts the youth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Editions 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BARForna, Aminatta.
Summary: Gost is surrounded by mountains and fields of wild flowers. The summer sun burns. The winter brings freezing winds. Beyond the boundaries of the town an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life. One of the windows, glass darkened with dirt, today stands open, and the lively chatter of English voices carries across the fallow fields. Laura and her teenage children have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORCooper, Robert
Summary: "Croatia is a country with a vast history that has survived times of war and conflict to now enjoy growth and prosperity. Today, Croatia is a place where tourists find and enjoy beautiful havens and stunning landscapes. This book offers readers the chance to see what life in Croatia is like, including details of its history, government, lifestyle, sport, and popular foods. Vivid photographs,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 949.72 COOJenoff, Pam
Summary: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC JENSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CLISummary: Whether you want to visit the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik, explore the quaint villages of enchanting Eastern Dalmatia or hike in breathtaking Plitvice Lakes National Park, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Croatia has to offer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVSummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILGay, Marie-Louise
Summary: Travelling with his family to an island in Croatia, Charlie discovers that it's an interesting place where the language is unfamiliar, with half the words having no vowels, and goats are used as a traffic-calming device.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GAYGoldstein, Slavko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.72 GOLDSTEIN, SLAVKO GOLSalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila and her Papa enter a televised baking competition, but trying to do everything herself results in a mess so Papa helps to bake strawberry-iced cake pops that could make them sta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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Summary: "Talin is a Striker, a member of an elite fighting force that stands as the last defense for the only free nation in the world: Mara. A refugee, Talin knows firsthand the horrors of the Federation, a world-dominating war machine responsible for destroying nation after nation with its terrifying army of mutant beasts known only as Ghosts. But when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puck 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH LUNović, Sara
Summary: When her happy life in 1991 Croatia is shattered by civil war, ten-year-old Ana Juric is embroiled in a world of guerilla warfare and child soldiers before making a daring escape to America, where years later she struggles to hide her past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVCarnesi, MAonica
Summary: "A group of animals worries that there's a lion among them, even though lions aren't supposed to live in tropical forests"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CARSummary: Explore miles of beaches, clear water, and beautiful castles used on popular television shows in Croatia. See history, art, and more in this special city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Disc 1. Kockare - Mangupe (Dušan Jovanović & his tamburitza orchestra "Orao") -- Dremala, spavala (Adamov, Staich & Company) -- Čuješ mala (Verni's Troubadours) -- Čiri miri čica (Tamburitza Orchestra "Jorgovan") -- Micika polka (Verni's Troubadours) -- Očemo braćo da idemo (Dušan Jovanović & Orao) -- Ženidba meseca (Adamov, Staich, & Company) -- Djipaj djevojko (Dušan Jovanovid́ & Orao) -- U...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arhoolie 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN TAMSummary: Harry the dirty dog: Harry runs away before bath time. When he returns home covered in mud, his family doesn't recognize him. Officer Buckle and Gloria: When Officer Buckle tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens - until he's partnered with a police dog named Gloria. Angus and the ducks: A curious Scotch terrier decides to investigate the strange noise coming from the other side of the hed
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV HARMontague, Liz
Summary: Rose, Amethyst, and Lavender, fifth-year students at the Brooklyn School of Magic, need to pass the Equinox Test in order to move up to Middle Magic--but they soon face self-doubts, a cheating scandal, and trouble brewing in the magical community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONSummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Viva, Frank
Summary: During the course of a day spent with Grampa, Owen learns silly dances to fight the urge to pee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VIVPeyo
Summary: "Tired of being three-apples tall, Poet Smurf gets inspired to write the next Smurfs adventure where the Smurfs are the larger-than-life heroes who interact with a race of miniature people, the Pilus. But does size really matter?"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PEYSteves, Rick
Summary: "Stroll along Dubrovnik's ancient walls, hike the idyllic Julian Alps, and set sail on the glimmering Adriatic: with Rick Steves, Croatia and Slovenia are yours to explore!"--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2023
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Summary: "Slavenka Drakulic confronts one of recent history's most difficult and important subjects in her new book, They Would Never Hurt a Fly. An examination of the war criminals being prosecuted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, the book shows Drakulic at her most incisive as she seeks to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2004