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Bad nature : a novel / by Courage, Ariel,author.;
"Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, forty-year-old Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny novel. It's Hester's fortieth birthday when she's diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she knows immediately what she must do: abandon her possessions and drive to California to kill her estranged father. With no friends or family tying her to the life she's built in New York City, she quits her wildly lucrative job in corporate law and sets off. She hasn't made it far when she runs into John, an environmental activist in need of a ride to different superfund sites across the United States. From five-star Midwestern hotels to cultish Southwestern compounds, the two slowly make their way across the country. But will the revelations they make along the way dissuade Hester from her final goal? Ragingly singular and surprisingly moving, Bad Nature is a story of stunning detours and twists until its final destination. Part road trip novel, part revenge tale, part a lament of our ongoing ecological crisis, it's ultimately a deft examination of the indulgence of holding grudges, moral ambivalence, and the eternal possibility of redemption"--
Subjects: Black humor.; Road fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Revenge; Terminally ill;
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Giant little ones [videorecording] / by Behrman, Keith,1963-film director,screenwriter.; Bello, Maria,1967-actor.; MacLachlan, Kyle,1959-actor.; Mann, Darren,actor.; Wiggins, Josh,actor.; Wolfe Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Josh Wiggins, Darren Mann, Kyle MacLachlan, Maria Bello, Taylor Hickson.Franky Winter and Ballas Kohl have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life, until the night of Franky's epic seventeenth birthday party, when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected incident that changes their lives forever. It is a heartfelt and intimate coming-of-age story about friendship, self-discovery and the power of love without labels.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, language and some drug/alcohol use - all involving teens.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Best friends; Coming of age; Bullying; Male friendship; Young gay men;
For private home use only.
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Complete unknown [videorecording] / by Bates, Kathy,1948-actor.; Glover, Danny,actor.; Marston, Joshua,screenwriter,film director.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Sheppard, Julian,screenwriter.; Weisz, Rachel,1971-actor.; Amazon Studios,presenter.; D Films,publisher.; Great Point Media,production company.; Parts and Labor (Firm),production company.;
Director of photography, Christos Voudouris ; editor, Malcolm Jamieson ; music, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans.Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Danny Glover, Kathy Bates.Complete unknown is Marston's first English language film and centers on Tom and a mysterious woman named Alice. When Tom and his wife host a dinner party to celebrate his birthday, one of their guests brings a date named Alice. Tom is convinced he knows her even though she's going by a different name with a different biography, and she's not acknowledging she knows him.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Entertaining; Married people; False personation;
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One, two, buckle my shoe / by Cabrera, Jane.;
Four chicks have fun hiding while Rabbit and Mommy Hen prepare a party for the little pigs' birthday.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Birthdays; Parties; Domestic animals; Counting books.;
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So thirsty / by Harrison, Rachel,1989-author.;
"Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn't need a reminder she's getting older, or that she's feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday -- weekend getaway -- not with him, but with Sloane's longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she'd rather not confront, like her husband's repeated infidelity. But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane's and Naomi's lives literally forever. The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it's never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected"--
Subjects: Vampire fiction.; Horror fiction.; Novels.; Vampires; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Friendship;
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21st birthday / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.;
"Detective Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a young woman from a serial killer long enough to see her twenty-first birthday. When Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are on her husband, Lucas. He paints her not as a missing person but a wayward wife--until a gruesome piece of evidence turns the investigation criminal. ADA Yuki Castellano sizes Lucas up as a textbook domestic offender ... who suddenly puts forward an unexpected suspect. If what Lucas tells law enforcement has even a grain of truth, there isn't a woman in the state of California who's safe"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Boxer, Lindsay (Fictitious character); Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization); Policewomen; Women detectives; Murder;
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Izzy does it / by West, Alexandra.;
"When Izzy decides to make a birthday present for Sunny, her cutie mark helps her create something that's one of a kind! But when every pony wants one, Izzy has a tough time re-creating her creative magic"--Provided by publisher.Guided reading level J.LSC
Subjects: My Little Pony (Trademark); Ponies; Arts; Friendship;
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The secret of Cold Hill / by James, Peter,1948-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL, ISBN 9781447290674. In the second novel in James Peter's 'Cold Hill House' series, Cold Hill House has been demolished to make way for a new luxury housing estate. But nobody who moves into Cold Hill reaches their 40th birthday, and the old couple that has just arrived... let's just say their days are numbered.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ghost stories.; Haunted houses; Secrecy; Families;
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The rain watcher [sound recording] / by Rosnay, Tatiana de,1961-author.; Vance, Simon,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Simon Vance."The first new novel in four years from the beloved superstar author of Sarah's Key, a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets and devastating disaster, in the tradition of THE NEST. The Rain Watcher is a powerful family drama set in Paris as the Malegarde family gathers to celebrate the father's 70th birthday. Their hidden fears and secrets are slowly unraveled as the City of Light undergoes a stunning natural disaster. Seen through the eyes of charismatic photographer Linden Malegarde, the youngest son, all members of the family will have to fight to keep their unity against tragic circumstances. In this profound and intense novel of love and redemption, De Rosnay demonstrates all of her writer's skills both as an incredible storyteller but also as a soul seeker"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Family secrets; Photographers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Vanderbeekers on the road / by Glaser, Karina Yan.;
In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change. Our beloved Harlem family is putting the VAN in Vanderbeekers as they hit the highway to give their dad the best birthday surprise EVER! Re-creating a road trip Papa never got the chance to take with his own father, the whole crew is packed and ready for a cross-country adventure. Things get off to a rocky start when the car breaks down on their way to pick up Papa. But they really veer off course when Laney discovers that Jessie and Orlando are interviewing at a college once they get to California. How can they even think about leaving New York? Wouldn't that change their family? And how can she and her other siblings stop them? Exploring themes of leaving home, embracing change, and the lessons to be learned when we go to a new place, The Vanderbeekers on the road is every bit a journey.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Road fiction.; Vanderbeeker family (Fictitious characters); African Americans; Families; Racially mixed families; Brothers and sisters; Automobile travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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