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Sweetness in the skin : a novel / by Robinson, Ishi,author.;
Pumkin Patterson lives in a tiny two-room house in Kingston, Jamaica, with her grandmother, who wants to improve the family's social standing; her Aunt Sophie, who wants to take Pumkin with her to a new life in Paris; and her mother, Paulette, who wants to keep her at home out of spite. When Aunt Sophie decides to move to France for work, she promises to send for her niece in one year's time. All Pumkin has to do is pass her French entrance exam so she can attend school there. But when Pumkin's grandmother dies--the household's fortunes take a turn for the worse. Somehow, Pumkin must find a way to raise the money to take her French exam. In a moment of ingenuity, she decides to turn her passion for baking into a true business. Selling batches of sweet-potato pudding, coconut drops and chocolate cakes, Pumkin begins raising the money she needs. But when her mother finds out that Pumkin wants to leave, she does all she can to sabotage her daughter's plans. Sweetness in the Skin is a funny and heartbreaking story about a young girl figuring out who she is, what she is capable of--and where she truly belongs.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Baking; Belonging (Social psychology); Dysfunctional families; Girls; Identity (Psychology); Teenage girls;
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I funny (CD) [sound recording] / by Patterson, James.; Grabenstein, Chris; Seratch, Frankie;
Read by Frankie Seratch.Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian, even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from giving Jamie a good pounding every once in awhile.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Children's.; Coming Of Age.;
© 2012., Hachette Audio,
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The book of magic / by Hoffman, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger--the curse is already at work"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Witches; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Sisters in Paradise [electronic resource] : by Brown, Carolyn.aut; cloudLibrary;
Sometimes the only way to find true happiness is to go back home. Ophelia Simmons is back home at the Paradise—the former brothel where her mom raised her and six sisters—contemplating her next career move and dodging Great Aunt Bernie's matchmaking attempts. She is about to meet her match in Jake Brennan, the ruggedly handsome owner of a local winery where Aunt Bernie convinces her to take a job for the summer. At first Ophelia and Jake's personalities clash, but soon enough sparks start flying. Meanwhile, older sister Tertia Simmons also returns home to look for a new job. Tertia never thought she'd work for, let alone fall for, Noah Sullivan—the boy who once taunted her when they were kids. But when he offers her the job of her dreams in his new café, Tertia finds herself torn between her head and her heart. As the sisters navigate the ups and downs of love and career with the help of their outrageous great aunt and the rest of the close-knit family, they learn that love can be found in the most unexpected of places—including their own hometown. Praise for New York Times and USA Today bestseller Carolyn Brown: "Fans of beloved Southern films will flip for this charming small town tale." —Woman's World for The Sisters Café "Brown's characters easily inspire readers to care what happens to them."—Publishers Weekly for Bride For a Day "Fresh, funny, and sexy tale filled with likable, down-to-earth characters."—Booklist for Love Drunk Cowboy
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Western; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Sourcebooks,
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Heidi [videorecording] / by Gsponer, Alain,1976-film director.; Naef, Lilian,actor.; Schinz, Anna,actor.; Schüttler, Katharina,actor.; Steffen, Anuk,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),film distributor.; Mnibus Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Studio Canal,production company.;
Bruno Ganz, Anuk Steffen, Anna Schinz, Lilian Naef, Katharina Schuttler, Peter Lohmeyer.Orphan Girl Heidi spends the happiest days of her childhood together with her eccentric grandfather, cut off from the outside world in a simple cabin in the Swiss mountains. But these carefree times come to an abrupt end when Heidi is taken to Frankfurt by her Aunt Dete to stay with the family of the wealthy Mr. Sesemann and be a playmate for his wheelchair-bound daughter Klara.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, German.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Grandfathers; Heidi (Fictitious character : Spyri); Mountain life; Orphans;
For private home use only.
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Honey be mine / by Summers, Sasha,author.;
Coming home to Honey, Texas, for her aunt's wedding should be a joyful experience, but Rosemary Hill's heart is low. She's lost funding for her bee genomics project and has been betrayed by her trusted mentor. Reuniting with Everett, her best friend, helps take the sting out. Soon, Rosemary is helping Everett plan bee-friendly park events -- and getting oddly jealous when he's pursued by her high school nemesis.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Women beekeepers;
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Franklin and friends. [videorecording] / by Bourgeois, Paulette.; Clark, Brenda.; KaBOOM! Entertainment.; Nelvana (Firm); Phase 4 Films (Firm); Treehouse TV.;
When Franklin's Great Aunt Harriet's heirloom key opens a special Navigation Bar, the coordinates send Franklin and his friends on an adventure that will take them to the North and South Pole! With a husky Polar Bear Ranger as their host to the Arctic and the navigation bar as their map, they embark on a mysterious journey, leading them to many adventures and incredible sights in this magical feature length film.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Franklin (Fictitious character : Bourgeois); Friendship; Turtles; Video recordings for children.;
© c2014., KaBOOM! Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Clunes, Martin,1961-actor.; McNiece, Ian,actor.; Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.; Catz, Caroline,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins, Caroline Catz.All is not well for brilliant but boorish Dr. Martin Ellingham as the hit British dramedy returns. To Martin's utter disgust, his medical practice remains under official scrutiny because of his pre-existing blood phobia, and he is forced to attend refresher courses starting with phlebotomy. His wife, Louisa, and aunt Ruth urge him to take this risk to his career seriously, but events conspire against him.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Physicians (General practice); Eccentrics and eccentricities; City and town life;
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Shy creatures : a novel / by Chambers, Clare,author.;
"The London suburb of Croydon, 1964: Helen Hansford is unmarried and in her thirties. Something of a disappointment to her middle-class parents, she's an art therapist at the Westbury Park psychiatric hospital, where she has been having a rebellious love affair with her colleague Gil, a dashing but married doctor. One spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance at a derelict, vine-covered Victorian house a few miles up the road. There the police find a mute, thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, his hair and beard down to his waist. It appears he lives in the old house with his elderly, frail aunt, who expires as soon as she's admitted to the hospital. No one knows why William has been shut away for decades, unseen by neighbors, with only his two now-deceased aunts for company. Westbury Park becomes his refuge. When it emerges that William is not only sane but a talented artist, Helen comes to see him as something of a personal project. But as she tries to solve the puzzle of the Hidden Man's past, Helen's own carefully constructed life of secrets begins to unravel ... "--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Adultery; Art teachers; Artists; Man-woman relationships; Psychiatric hospital patients; Psychiatric hospitals; Secrecy; Social isolation;
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Spider-Man. [videorecording] / by Zendaya,1996-actor.; Favreau, Jon,actor.; Glover, Donald,1983-actor.; Goldstein, Jonathan,1964-film producer,screenwriter.; Holland, Tom,1996-actor.; Keaton, Michael,1951-actor.; Watts, Jon,film producer,film director.; Columbia Pictures,presenter.; Marvel Studios,production company.; Pascal Pictures,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover.A young Peter Parker, who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark. Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, distracted by thoughts of proving himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Iron Man (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains;
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