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Perestroika In Paris / by Smiley, Jane,author.;
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and the New York Times best-selling Last Hundred Years Trilogy, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris Paras is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall--she's a curious filly--and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance in the City of Light. She's dazzled, and often mystified, by the sights, sounds and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthair pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the bakery and the butchershop. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks, and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the secluded, ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great grandmother live, quietly and unto themselves. As the cold weather and Christmas near, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom among humans and animals alike. But how long can a runaway horse live undiscovered in Paris? And how long can a boy keep her hidden, and all his own? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity and ingenuity, and expresses the desire of all creatures for true friendship, love, and freedom"--
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Race horses; Animals; Friendship; Human-animal relationships;
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Claws for alarm / by Conte, Cate.;
Maddie James has finally given in to her friend Katrina's pleas to open up her cat cafe to more than ten felines: they're now up to fifteen purring friends. In fact, JJ's House of Purrs is making such a splash that she's getting national attention. The East Coast Animal Rescue League is quite interested in the cafe, and so Maddie accepts a request to meet with Jillian Allen, the executive director. Jillian shows up at the cafe and asks Maddie if they can partner on a fundraiser to support the local rescue efforts--and she offers up her celebrity endorser and her celebrity cat to sweeten the deal. Maddie, caught up in the prospect, offers up her sister Val to help plan the event. But when Val shows up for a site visit at the venue, she finds Jillian strangled with a fancy cat leash--a piece of swag they were intending to use for the fundraiser--leaving Maddie with a lot of questions to answer. Was her death a tragic one-off event, or is there something more sinister going on? Maddie has to figure it out fast, before anyone else in the rescue community is jeopardized.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Cats; Coffeehouses; Murder; Islands;
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Narwhal : unicorn of the sea / by Clanton, Ben,1988-author,artist.; Whitmore, Socks,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC.;
Read by Socks Whitmore.A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together.Grades 1-4.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Friendship; Narwhal; Jellyfishes; Marine animals; Narwhal; Jellyfishes; Marine animals; Friendship;
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Lion Lessons. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Rubins, Jennifer,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer RubinsOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2019.There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling Around, and Pouncing. Our young hero, a rather meek and scrawny human boy, does his best to learn the necessary skills during his training with a master instructor (who just happens to be a real lion). After a grueling set of lessons, the boy discovers that that the final step—Looking Out for Your Friends—is the most important of all. That’s how any kid can earn his lion diploma (not to mention the affection of every cat in town). Written and illustrated by Jon Agee.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.; Animals.;
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Life in pieces. [videorecording] / by Brandt, Betsy,actor.; Brolin, James,1940-actor.; Hanks, Colin,1977-actor.; Lowe, Chad,1968-television director.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,publisher.;
LIFE IN PIECES is a comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt has finally married his true love, Colleen. The coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are struggling to find the balance between work and raising their toddler. The eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, have their hands full with three children. To make matters crazier, their oldest son and his wife are living on their property in a tiny house. Their parents are Joan, the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to spend more time with his family.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Adult children; Families; Milestones; Parent and adult child;
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Wolf Man [videorecording] / by Abbott, Christopher,1986-actor.; Garner, Julia,1994-actor.; Jaeger, Sam,actor.; Tuck, Corbett,screenwriter.; Whannell, Leigh,1977-film director,screenwriter.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Sam Jaeger.Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte, fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger. As the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. Through the night Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for bloody violent content, grisly images and some language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Werewolf films.; Monster films.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Wolf-Man (Fictitious character); Animal attacks; Families; Human beings; Monsters; Fathers and sons; Missing persons; Werewolves;
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Mickey. [videorecording] / by Farmer, Bill,1952-voice actor.; Iwan, Bret,1982-voice actor.; Ross, Daniel,voice actor.; Tayler, Russi,voice actor.; Disney Junior (Firm),production company.; Disney Channel (Firm),production company.; Walt Disney Company,production company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Bret Iwan, Bill Farmer, Daniel Ross, Russi Tayler.Hot Dog! The animated Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures takes Disney's number one star, Mickey Mouse, and his pals, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pluto, Chip and Dale, on zany adventures all around Hot Dog Hills in fun locales including Mickey's new gadget-filled house, the Mixed-Up Motor Lab at Mickey's Garage and Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo Loca's Happy Helpers office.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mouse, Mickey (Fictitious character);
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Garfield's Halloween adventure [videorecording] / by Berger, Gregg,1950-voice actor.; Huge, Tom,voice actor.; Music, Lorenzo,voice actor.; Roman, Phil,1930-film director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger.It's time to trick-or-treat with Garfield! Garfield and Odie put on their pirate costumes to get as much Halloween candy as possible. After a successful night trick-or-treating, Garfield spots even more houses across the river! But once they get there, Garfield and Odie find themselves at a haunted house - where ghostly pirates are expected to arrive any minute.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Garfield (Fictitious character); Halloween; Pirates;
For private home use only.
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The missing years / by Elliott, Lexie,author.;
Ailsa Calder has inherited half of a house. The other half belongs to a man who disappeared without a trace twenty-seven years ago--her father. Leaving London behind to settle the inheritance from her mother's estate, Ailsa returns to her childhood home, nestled among the craggy peaks of the Scottish Highlands, joined by the half-sister who's almost a stranger to her. Ailsa can't escape the claustrophobic feeling that the house itself is watching her-- as if her past hungers to consume her. She also can't ignore how the neighborhood animals refuse to set foot within the gates of the garden. When the first nighttime intruder shows up, Ailsa fears that the manor's careless rugged beauty could cost her everything.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Inheritance and succession; Manors; Sisters; Family secrets;
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The time of green magic / by McKay, Hilary.;
When eleven-year-old Abi moves with her father and new stepfamily into an eerie old house, something magical makes her books more real and brings a not-so-imaginary friend to stepbrother Louis.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Girls; Stepfamilies; Moving, Household; Magic; Cats; Animals, Mythical;
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