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Tracy Flick can't win : a novel / by Perrotta, Tom,1961-author.;
"Tracy Flick is back and, once again, the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta's Election-and Reese Witherspoon's character from the classic movie adaptation-is determined to take high school politics by storm. Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede, abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion, Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth to the students, faculty, and School Board, while also managing her personal life-a ten-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend, and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. Among her many other responsibilities, Tracy is enlisted to serve on the Selection Committee for the brand-new Green Meadow High School Hall of Fame. Her male colleagues' determination to honor Vito Falcone-a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief, undistinguished career in the NFL-triggers bad memories for Tracy, and leads her to troubling reflections about the trajectory of her own life and the forces that have left her feeling thwarted and disappointed, unable to fulfill her true potential. As she broods on the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present. Is she really a shoo-in for the Principal job? Is the Superintendent plotting against her? Why is the School Board President's wife trying so hard to be her friend? And why can't she ever get what she deserves? In classic Perrotta style, Tracy Flick Can't Win is a sharp, darkly comic page-turner, and a pitch-perfect reflection on our current moment. Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compulsively readable novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Assistant school principals; High schools; Promotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The last good year : seven games that ended an era / by Cox, Damien,1961-author.;
"Twenty-five years later, it's still the most talked-about NHL playoff series ever played. We may never again see a series like it. Before Gary Bettman, the lockouts, and the explosion of salaries. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the league, just about anything could happen on the ice, and often did. It was an era when huge personalities dominated the sport, and willpower was often enough to win games. And in the spring of 1993, some of the biggest talents and biggest personalities were on a collision course. The Cinderella Maple Leafs had somehow beaten the mighty Red Wings and then, just as improbably, the St. Louis Blues. Wayne Gretzky's Kings had just torn through the Oilers and the Flames. When they faced each other in the conference final, the result would be the series Gretzky called the best he ever played--a series that fans still talk about passionately 25 years later. Told through the stories of seven central characters, The Last Good Year gives an intimate account not just of an era-defining seven games, but of what the series meant to the men who were changed by it: Marty McSorley, the tough guy who took his whole team on his shoulders; Doug Gilmour, the emerging superstar; celebrity owner Bruce McNall; Bill Berg, best-known checking winger in the world; Kelly Hrudy, the Kings' goalie who would go on to become a Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster; Kerry Fraser, who would become the game's most infamous referee; and two very different captains, Toronto's bull in a china shop, Wendel Clark, and the immortal Wayne Gretzky. Taking us back to that feverish spring, Damien Cox also takes us behind the scenes and into the lives of those who shone brightest during those two weeks: players who made Herculean efforts to spur on the team, from dropping the gloves to spectacular goals and saves when they were most needed, and the referee whose view of one play changed history for a generation of fans. Fast-paced, authoritative, and galvanized by the same love of the game that made the series so unforgettable, The Last Good Year is a glorious testament to a moment hockey fans will never forget."--
Subjects: National Hockey League; Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Los Angeles Kings (Hockey team);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing-- what birds are doing, and why / by Sibley, David,1961-author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references.'What It's Like to Be a Bird' is the bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing and why.
Subjects: Birds.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girl who saved the king of Sweden / by Jonasson, Jonas,1961-; Jonasson, Jonas,1961-Analfabeten som kunde räkna.English.; Willson-Broyles, Rachel,translator.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The evening chorus : a novel / by Humphreys, Helen,1961-;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Prince of Risk / by Reich, Christopher,1961-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; International finance; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Draw your own cartoons! / by Mayne, Don,1961-;
"8 to adult"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Cartooning; Drawing; Cartoons and comics;
© c2000., Williamson Pub.,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Ode to underwear / by Becker, Helaine,1961-; Boldt, Mike.;
A celebration of all the different types of underwear.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Humorous fiction.; Underwear;
© c2013., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Sky color / by Reynolds, Peter,1961-;
Marisol sets out to find the colour she needs to paint the sky for the class mural.LSC
Subjects: Artists; Paint; Color; Schools;
© 2012., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pup-pup-puppies / by Bader, Bonnie,1961-;
"Guided reading level: H"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Puppies; Pets;
© c2014., Penguin Young Readers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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