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Madwoman : a novel / by Bieker, Chelsea,1987-author.;
Clove has gone to extremes to keep her past a secret. Thanks to her lies, she's landed the life of her dreams, complete with a safe husband and two adoring children who will never know the terror that was routine in her own childhood. If her buried anxiety threatens to breach the surface, Clove (if that is really her name) focuses on finding the right supplement, the right gratitude meditation. But when she receives a letter from a women's prison in California, her past comes screeching into the present, entangling her in a dangerous game with memory and the people she thought she had outrun. As we race between her precarious present-day life in Portland, Oregon and her childhood in a Waikiki high-rise with her mother and father, Clove is forced to finally unravel the defining day of her life. How did she survive that day, and what will it take to end the cycle of violence? Will the truth undo her, or could it ultimately save her?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Family violence; Life change events; Memory; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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If you're a kid like Gavin / by Grimm, Gavin.; Lukoff, Kyle.; Yang, J.;
When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy--even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boy's restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make.Ages 4-8.Grades K-1.LSC
Subjects: Transgender children; Transgender people; Courage; Gender identity; Social acceptance; Schools;
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The lions of Fifth Avenue : a novel / by Davis, Fiona,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life--her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is cracked wide open. As her studies take her all over the city, she finds herself drawn to Greenwich Village's new bohemia, where she discovers the Heterodoxy Club--a radical, all-female group in which women are encouraged to loudly share their opinions on suffrage, birth control, and women's rights. Soon, Laura finds herself questioning her traditional role as wife and mother. But when valuable books are stolen back at the library, threatening the home and institution she loves, she's forced to confront her shifting priorities head on ... and may just lose everything in the process. Eighty years later, in 1993, Sadie Donovan struggles with the legacy of her grandmother, the famous essayist Laura Lyons, especially after she's wrangled her dream job as a curator at the New York Public Library. But the job quickly becomes a nightmare when rare manuscripts, notes, and books for the exhibit Sadie's running begin disappearing from the library's famous Berg Collection. Determined to save both the exhibit and her career, the typically risk-adverse Sadie teams up with a private security expert to uncover the culprit. However, things unexpectedly become personal when the investigation leads Sadie to some unwelcome truths about her own family heritage--truths that shed new light on the biggest tragedy in the library's history"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; New York Public Library; Women; Family secrets;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Rock 'n learn. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Rock 'N Learn, Inc.;
The cats -- Fun in the pen -- Bill, the big pig -- Pat and Nan at camp -- Pam and Jill shop -- Bill and Max go for a swim -- Jane and Jay -- Sue saves the corn -- Bart and mom have fun -- Jay saves the day -- Sue makes a friend -- Bart's art.Twelve entertaining stories build in sequence from simple to more complex. Kids have time to read each video screen before hearing a voice that reads the highlighted words.G.DVD.
Subjects: Readers (Primary); Reading; Video recordings for children.;
© c2005., Rock 'N Learn,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Christmas star / by VanLiere, Donna,1966-author.;
Thirty-two-year-old Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at Grandon Elementary School, where she is a student. Amy is hesitant - she's been hurt before, and isn't sure she's ready to lose her heart again - but an unexpected surprise makes her reconsider her lonely lifestyle. As Christmas nears and the town is blanketed in snow and beautiful decorations, Maddie and the charming staff at Glory's Place help Amy to see that romance can be more than heartache and broken promises.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Christmas; Volunteers; Girls; Foster children; Mate selection;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rango [videorecording] / by Beatty, Ned.; Breslin, Abigail,1996-; Depp, Johnny.; Fisher, Isla,1976-; Molina, Alfred,1953-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Stanton, Harry Dean,1926-; Verbinski, Gore.; Nickelodeon (Firm); Paramount Home Video (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Music by Hans Zimmer ; animation by Industrial Light & Magic.Voices: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton.A pet chameleon who has lived his entire life in the confines of a cozy glass terrarium discovers adventure beyond his wildest imagination. When we first meet Rango (voice of Johnny Depp), the sheltered pet chameleon is safe in his terrarium, and embarking on epic adventures through the power of imagination. Then, suddenly, his safe existence is irrevocably upended thanks to a bump in the road that sends him soaring out of a car window and right onto the searing-hot asphalt of a desert highway. On the advice of a wise armadillo who relays the story of the Spirit of the West, our conical-eyed hero sets out in search of a town called Dirt, narrowly escaping a hungry hawk and encountering a self-sufficient pioneer named Beans (voice of Isla Fisher) along the way.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated films.; Chameleons; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Desert animals; Deserts; Feature films.; Heroes; Sheriffs; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Paramount,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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NOS4A2 : a novel / by Hill, Joe.; Rodrg̕uez, Gabriel,1974-;
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photography, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it's across Massachusetts or across the country. Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing--and terrifying--playground of amusements he calls "Christmasland." Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble--and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx's unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He's on the road again and he's picked up a new passenger: Vic's own son.
Subjects: Horror tales.; Suspense fiction.; Children; Good and evil; Missing children; Psychic ability;
© c2013., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shuggie Bain / by Stuart, Douglas,1976-author.;
"Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a "whoremaster" of a husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good-her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor. But under the surface, Agnes finds increasing solace in drink, and she drains away the lion's share of each week's benefits-all the family has to live on-on cans of extra-strong lager hidden in handbags and poured into tea mugs. Agnes's older children find their own ways to get a safe distance from their mother, abandoning Shuggie to look after her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. He is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her-even and especially her beloved Shuggie. A heartbreaking novel of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Children of alcoholics; Family secrets; Mothers and sons; Working class families;
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Alice through the looking glass [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Bobin, James,film director.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Depp, Johnny,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Wasikowska, Mia,1989-actor.; Woolverton, Linda,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Carroll, Lewis,1832-1898.Through the looking-glass.Videorecording.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter.Disney invites you to step through the looking glass and join Alice, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and the Red Queen on a wild ride back to Wonderland! The adventure begins when Alice embarks on a daring quest to save her dear friend the Hatter (Johnny Depp). Plunging back into the whimsical, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland with all her old companions and a host of zany new ones, Alice must take on Time himself to right a past wrong, find her muchness ... and remember that nothing is impossible.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for fantasy action/peril and some language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll); Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.; Adventure and adventurers; Voyages, Imaginary;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Queer history A to Z : 100 years of LGBTQ+ activism / by Stevenson, Robin,1968-; Rosas, Vivian.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An essential resource for young readers that details the people, events and places that have shaped queer history in North America. In this exploration of the history of LGBTQ+ activism in North America, middle-grade readers can learn about the key people who led the fight for equality, the events that brought about change and the places where history was made. Presented in an A to Z format, with one topic per letter ("P Is for Pride"), the entries include subjects such as coming out, pride flags, Jazz Jennings and the Stonewall Inn. Young readers will be particularly interested in learning about youth activists such as Gavin Grimm, the history of the first gay-straight alliance and the ongoing issue of banned children's books in America. Author Robin Stevenson has won numerous awards, including a Stonewall Book Award Honor. She has carefully curated the key people, places and events in queer history across North America to offer a pitch-perfect compilation of individual stories that are accessible, interesting and inspiring. Queer History A to Z is a must-have resource for young readers, and a terrific jumping-off point for discussions about history, identity and the progress made by the LGBTQ+ community. With so many fascinating biographies and cultural history lessons throughout, it also makes an excellent general social studies resource. Eye-catching art by Vivian Rosas appears on every spread, capturing many of the iconic images of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Extensive back matter includes short biographies of LGBTQ+ activists, a timeline, a glossary, resources for kids, selected author's sources and an index.
Subjects: Sexual minority activists; Gay rights;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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