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Mei's wild ride / by Bouchard, Natasha.; Disney Storybook Artists.;
Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Movie novels.; Red panda; Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; Embarrassment; Emotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Punching the air / by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu.; Salaam, Yusef; Pasha, Omar T.;
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. The story that I thought was my life didn't start on the day I was born. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. The story that I think will be my life starts today. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it' With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; False imprisonment; African American teenage boys; Teenage artists; Judicial error; Prisoners; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Criminal justice, Administration of; Justice;
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My face in the light / by Schabas, Martha,author.;
"Perfect for fans of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Offill--a piercing, poignant novel about a scarred actress at a breaking point. Justine feels uneasy in her marriage, her theatre career and her relationship with her estranged mother, a famous painter. An intuitive and uncanny mimic, distinguished by a pronounced scar across her forehead (the result of a childhood accident), Justine has made acting the centre of her life since she was a teenager, but lately her seemingly charmed off-stage life in Toronto has begun to ring false. After a disastrous audition in London, England, a chance encounter with a stranger leads to an unorthodox business proposition that would allow Justine to abandon Toronto indefinitely. She begins to toy with the idea of throwing away the life she is expected to want for the allure of something she can't quite grasp. As the contradictions and complications of leaving one's life behind swell to the point of crisis, Justine must confront the collateral damage of a traumatic past she has long repressed. In psychologically astute prose full of provocative insights and gem-like sentences, My Face in the Light is a moving exploration of truth in art and identity. It's the story of a young woman owning up to the lies she's fallen in love with, and figuring out if she can still recognize herself when she finally lets them go"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Canadians; Identity (Psychology); Life change events; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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The art of getting by [videorecording] / by Angarano, Michael.; Baker, Kara.; Dana, P. Jennifer.; Goldberg, Darren.; Highmore, Freddie,1992-; Roberts, Emma,1991-; Underwood, Blair.; Walsh, Gia.; Wiesen, Gavin.; Atlantic Pictures.; Fox Searchlight Pictures.; Gigi Films.; Island Bound Productions.; Mint Pictures.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Music, Alec Puro ; editor, Mollie Goldstein ; director of photography, Ben Kutchins.Blair Underwood, Freddie Highmore, Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts.Fatalistic teenager George Zingavoy is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, he's practically turned it into an art form-making it through the entire school year without doing a shred of work. But when George meets a beautiful and complicated girl named Sally, he discovers a kindred spirit who turns his slacker world upside down. Their quirky and unexpected romance may just inspire George to do the unthinkable-get off his butt and chase after his dreams.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; High school students; Man-woman relationships; Teenagers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Fast times at Ridgemont High [videorecording] / by Heckerling, Amy,film director.; Linson, Art,film producer.; Azoff, Irving,film producer.; Crowe, Cameron,1957-screenwriter.; Penn, Sean,1960-actor.; Leigh, Jennifer Jason,1958-actor.; Reinhold, Judge,1956-actor.; Cates, Phoebe,actor.; Backer, Brian,1956-actor.; Romanus, Robert,actor.; Walston, Ray,1917-2001,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Crowe, Cameron,1957-Fast times at Ridgemont High.; Universal City Studios,publisher.; Refugee Films,production company.; Universal Pictures (Firm),production company.; Universal Studios Canada,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti ; editor, Eric Jenkins.Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, Ray Walston.The struggles of teenagers as they deal with independence, success, sexuality, money, maturity, school, and particularly with just making it through the formative years.Canadian Home Video Rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Crowe, Cameron, 1957-; High school students; Teenagers;
For private home use only.
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Archie. by Waid, Mark,1962-; Fish, Veronica.; Szymanowicz, Andre.; Vaughn, Jen.; Morelli, Jack.;
Rated Teen.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Andrews, Archie (Fictitious character); Cooper, Betty (Fictitious character); Lodge, Veronica (Fictitious character); Jones, Jughead (Fictitious character); Teenagers; High school students; High schools;
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Stranger things. [graphic novel] / by Houser, Jody,author.; Salazar, Edgar,1973-illustrator.; Champagne, Keith,illustrator.; Louise, Marrisa,colourist.; Piekos, Nate,letterer.; Lambert, Kyle,artist.; Kalvachev, Viktor,1972-artist.;
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Paranormal comics.; Monsters; Teenage girls; Precognition; Psychic ability;
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Bruce Lee : a life / by Polly, Matthew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The most authoritative biography--featuring dozens of rarely seen photographs--of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. Forty-five years after Bruce Lee's sudden death at age thirty-two, journalist and bestselling author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee's life. It's also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father's struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like James Coburn and Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing role after role he auditioned for go to a white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a sky-rocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking end that to this day is still shrouded in mystery. Polly breaks down the myths surrounding Bruce Lee and argues that, contrary to popular belief, he was an ambitious actor who was obsessed with the martial arts--not a kung-fu guru who just so happened to make a couple of movies. This is an honest, revealing look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973.; Actors; Martial artists;
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Make your own rules : stories and hard-earned advice from a creator in the digital age / by Huang, Andrew,author.;
How does a musician with acute hearing loss, a refusal to perform live, and no industry connections carve a path to millions of followers and lucrative royalty checks? In 'Make Your Own Rules', Andrew Huang shares stories from his two decades as a music industry misfit and offers advice on both the artistic and business sides of working as a creator in our digital era. Beginning with auctioning his songwriting skills on eBay as a teenager, Andrew continuously found new ways to thrive in the music business over the last twenty-plus years. His storied career and hard-won wisdom can help you find success as well. Divided into sections on building your creative foundations, growing an audience in the digital age, making money, and staying true to yourself, 'Make Your Own Rules' pairs personal anecdotes with concrete advice. You'll learn how Andrew became an early adopter of sharing music online-for free!-and how he leveraged social media to grow an organic following and amass millions of song streams and video views. Plus you'll get a glimpse into the design of one of his online music courses and production tools that have been used by tens of thousands of people, and how he created revenue streams for himself that hadn't previously existed. With open-minded perseverance, Andrew made up his own rules for life. His unlikely journey will inspire you to find opportunity, financial stability, and fun in your art.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Huang, Andrew.; Internet personalities; Internet personalities; Social media.; Social media; Success in business.;
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Shelter in place / by Roberts, Nora,author.;
Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide. It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tending to customers. Then the shooters arrived. The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that followed, one would dedicate himself to a law enforcement career. Another would close herself off, trying to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room, hopelessly clutching her cell phone--until she finally found a way to pour her emotions into her art. But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait--and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Mass shootings; Massacre survivors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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