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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.;
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- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Paranormal comics.; Monsters; Teenage girls; Precognition; Psychic ability;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The World's Fair Quilt An Elm Creek Quilts Novel [electronic resource] : by Chiaverini, Jennifer.aut; Moore, Christina.nrt; CloudLibrary;
A timely celebration of quilting, family, community, and history in this latest novel in the perennially popular Elm Creek Quilts series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini. As fall paints the Pennsylvania countryside in flaming colors, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is contemplating the future of her beloved Elm Creek Quilts. The Elm Creek Quilt Camp remains the most popular quilter’s retreat in the country, but unexpected financial difficulties have beset them and the Bergstrom family’s stately nineteenth-century manor. Now in her eighth decade, Sylvia is determined to maintain her family’s legacy, but she needs new resources—financial and emotional. Summer Sullivan—a founding Elm Creek Quilter—arrives to discuss an antique quilt that she wants to display at the Waterford Historical Society’s quilt exhibit. When Sylvia and her sister Claudia were teenagers, they had entered a quilt in the Sears National Quilt Contest for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair. The Bergstrom sisters’ quilt would be perfect for the Historical Society’s exhibit, Summer explains. Sylvia is reluctant to lend out the quilt, which has been stored in the attic for decades, nearly forgotten. In keeping with the contest’s “Century of Progress” theme, the girls illustrated progress of values—scenes of the Emancipation Proclamation, woman’s suffrage, and labor unions. But although it won ribbons, the quilt also drove a wedge between the sisters. As Sylvia reluctantly retraces her quilt’s story for Summer, she makes an unexpected discovery—one that restores some of her faith in this unique work of art, and helps shine some light on a way forward for the Elm Creek Quilts community.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Small Town & Rural; Contemporary Women;
- © 2025., HarperCollins,
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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: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- The forbidden kingdom [videorecording] / by Angarano, Michael,actor.; Cheng, Long,1954-actor.; Chou, Collin,1967-actor.; DeLaurentiis, Raffaella,film producer.; Feltheimer, Jon,1951-film producer.; Fusco, John,screenwriter.; Kavanaugh, Ryan,film producer.; Li, Bingbing,1976-actor.; Li, Jet,1963-actor.; Liu, Yifei,1987-actor.; Minkoff, Rob,film director.; Pau, Peter,1952-director of photography,film director.; Silver, Casey,film producer.; Wang, Zhongjun,1960-film producer.; Casey Silver Productions (Firm),production company.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),film distributor.; Relativity Media,production company.; Weinstein Company,production company.;
Music by David Buckley ; score produced by Harry Gregson-Williams ; music supervisor, Adam Smalley ; costumes by Shirley Chan ; senior visual effects supervisor, Ron Simonson ; editor, Eric Strand ; production designer, Bill Brzeski ; action choreographer, Woo-Ping Yuen ; associate producers, Philip Lee, Mathew Tang ; line producer, Hester Hargett-Aupetit.Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano.Jason is an American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics. He makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan; an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason is lead on a quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of killers, Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship and the true meaning of kungfu.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) and wide screen (2.35:1) presentations; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Martial arts films.; Friendship; Kung fu; Quests (Expeditions); Weapons, Ancient;
- For private home use only.
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- Archie. [graphic novel] / by Waid, Mark,1962-author.; Mok, Audrey,artist.; Fitzpatrick, Kelly,1988-colourist.; Morelli, Jack,letterer.;
Betty Cooper isn't just the kindhearted girl-next-door--discover why she's the "Heart of Riverdale" in this fifth graphic novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Archie comic book saga! Riverdale has been shaken to its core when a car accident left hometown sweetheart Betty Cooper immobile. Everyone's tried to pick up the pieces, but it was clear that things wouldn't ever be the same. While Betty struggles to get back on her own two feet, Reggie Mantle has become a social pariah now that the whole town holds him responsible for Betty's fate. Meanwhile, Betty's learning how true and noble her friends are and Archie's finding himself falling in love with her all over again ... but where does that leave Veronica? As friendships and romances change, loyalties are tested and lives are destroyed and families torn apart, it's up to the kids of Riverdale High to save their town from imploding--Page 4 of cover.Rated Teen.
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Andrews, Archie (Fictitious character); Lodge, Veronica (Fictitious character); Cooper, Betty (Fictitious character); Mantle, Reggie (Fictitious character); Teenagers; Interpersonal relations; High schools;
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- Under the moon [graphic novel] : a Catwoman tale / by Myracle, Lauren,1969-author.; Goodhart, Isaac,illustrator.; Lawson, Jeremy(Cartoonist),colourist.; Bennett, Deron,letterer.;
When living with her mother's abusive boyfriend becomes unbearable, fifteen-year-old Selina Kyle, the future Catwoman, runs away and struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Catwoman (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Identity (Philosophical concept); Runaway teenagers; Homeless persons;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- My friends : a novel / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-author.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.; translation of:Backman, Fredrik,1981-My friends.English.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, who "captures the messy essence of being human" (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them-three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. There's Joar, who never backs down from a fight; quiet and bookish Ted who is mourning his father; Ali, the daughter of a man who never stays in one place for long; and finally, there's the artist, a boy who hoards sleeping pills and shuns attention, but who possesses an extraordinary gift that might be his ticket to a better life. These four lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be put into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. As she struggles to decide what to do with this bequest, she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn the story of how the painting came to be. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more she feels compelled to unleash her own artistic spirit, but happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this fresh testament to the transformative power of friendship and art"--
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Friendship; Painting; Teenagers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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- Motorcycles & Sweetgrass [electronic resource] : by Taylor, Drew Hayden.aut; CloudLibrary;
A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons.   Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger’s intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne – a master of aboriginal martial arts – to drive the stranger from the Reserve. And it turns out that the raccoons are willing to lend a hand.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Small Town & Rural; Native American & Aboriginal;
- © 2010., Knopf Canada,
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