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Like mother, like mother : a novel / by Rieger, Susan,1946-author.;
"Lila Peirera is a force to be reckoned with. Raised in 1970s Detroit by her abusive father and stern Bubbe after her mother Zelda's early death, Lila escaped the poverty of her childhood to reach stratospheric heights as editor-in-chief of The Washington Globe. There, she exposes political scandals and establishes a reputation as a no-nonsense, straight-talker. At home, she's just as tough, leaving the raising of her three daughters to her kind and loyal husband. Having always craved more of her mother's attention - and having long-questioned the circumstances surrounding her grandmother Zelda's death - Lila's youngest daughter, Grace, writes an autobiographical novel. In her book, Grace speculates that Zelda never died, rather, she abandoned her children, forcing Lila to become the hard-edged, dispassionate woman Grace grew up with. Grace's book is her attempt to make sense of her mother, but she could never have imagined that Lila would die shortly after its publication. Lila leaves Grace a posthumous directive: find out the truth about what really happened to Zelda. Zigzagging between Washington, D.C., Detroit, and New York City, and probing the truths that all families attempt to hide between generations, Like Mother, Like Mother is a smart, lively, and deeply moving novel about the inescapability of genetic inheritance"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters;
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Demon Copperhead : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara,author.;
Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It's the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Opioid abuse; Orphans; Teenage boys;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Judgment prey / by Sandford, John,1944 February 23-author.;
"Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there's no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly turn to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, to see what she might do with the money. Margaret, distraught over the death of her family, struggles to move forward, and can't imagine how or why anyone would target her husband. With public pressure mounting and both the local police force and FBI hitting dead end after dead end, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to do what others could not: find answers. With each potential lead flawed, Davenport and Flowers are determined to chase every theory until they figure out who killed the Sands. But when they find themselves being stonewalled by the most unlikely of forces, the two wonder if perhaps each misdirection could lead them closer to the truth"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Davenport, Lucas (Fictitious character); Flowers, Virgil (Fictitious character); Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Strawberry Shortcake. [videorecording] / by Bantog, Mike,voice actor.; Doran, Cory,voice actor.; Kaari(Comic book artist),voice actor.; Libman, Andrea,1984-voice actor.; Rees, Rhona,voice actor.; Russell, Megan,television director.; Sani, Ana,voice actor.; Valderrama, Margarita,voice actor.; Watson, Bahia,voice actor.; NCircle Entertainment,distributor.;
Ana Sani, Bahia Watson, Margarita Valderrama, Diana Kaarina, Andrea Libman, Rhona Rees, Cory Doran, Mika Bantog, Andrew Francis.Strawberry brings her friend's home to Berryville to meet her family, and while it's awkward at first, everyone bands together when they discover the family farm is at risk of being sold! The key to saving the farm lies in a secret map left by Strawberry's Grandberry. The map leads them to a series of puzzles where Everyberry must work together to solve them. Everyberry has strengths, regardless of whether they are a city berry or a country berry!G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Strawberry Shortcake (Fictitious character); Family farms; Maps;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Teen Titans go!. [videorecording] / by Cipes, Greg,voice actor.; Menville, Scott,voice actor.; Payton, Khary,voice actor.; Strong, Tara,1973-voice actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch.Join Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg as they head back to school, but Robin's dreams of being class president land them in dreary detention instead. Beast Boy brings the bling when he discovers he can get stacks of cash from the Tooth Fairy. Robin's bland cooking leads to a culinary clash when the rest of the Titans try to spice up their own meals and it's an open and shut case when Brother Blood puts the Teen Titans on trial for the destruction of Jump City.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Television comedies.; Superheroes; Teen Titans (Fictitious characters); Teenagers;
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Batman vs. Two-Face [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Jelenic, Michael,film producer,screenwriter.; Morales, Rick,film director.; Newmar, Julie,1933-voice actor.; Shatner, William,voice actor.; Tucker, James(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Ward, Burt,1945-voice actor.; West, Adam,1928-2017,voice actor.; Warner Bros. Animation,presenter.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion and Kristopher Carter ; edited by Christopher D. Lozinski.Voice talents: Adam West, Burt Ward, William Shatner, Julie Newmar.Using King Tut as a pawn, the mysterious crime boss known only as Two Face, stages a daring crime wave that baffles Batman and Robin and threatens all of Gotham City! Will Bruce Wayne suspect that his closest friend could also be Batman's greatest enemy? With Catwoman's help, can The Caped Crusaders discover the secret identity of this devious Jekyll/Hyde hoodlum before he discovers theirs?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for action, some mild language and suggestive content.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Fiction films.; Batman (Fictitious character); Two-Face (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains;
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Lyle, Lyle, crocodile [videorecording] / by Bardem, Javier,1969-actor.; Dipetta, Don,actor.; Fegley, Winslow,actor.; Gelman, Brett,1976-actor.; Gordon, Josh(Motion picture producer and director),film director.; Jupiter, Yussie,actor.; McNairy, Scoot,actor.; Mendes, Shawn,1998-voice actor.; Speck, Will,film director.; Viscuso, Sal,1948-actor.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Waber, Bernard.Lyle, Lyle, crocodile.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot Mcnairy, Brett Gelman, Winslow Fegley, Shawn Mendes, Sal Viscuso, Don Dipetta, Yussie Jupiter.When the Primm family (Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle - a singing crocodile (Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and great music-living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle's existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the Primms must band together with Lyle's charismatic owner, Hector P. Valenti (Bardem), to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there's nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Crocodiles; Families; Friendship; Human-animal relationships; Neighbors;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The child [sound recording] / by Barton, Fiona,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by multiple narrators."The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby? As Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier: A newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. Her heartbroken parents were left devastated by the loss. But there is more to the story, and Kate is drawn--house by house--into the pasts of the people who once lived in this neighborhood that has given up its greatest mystery. And she soon finds herself the keeper of unexpected secrets that erupt in the lives of three women--and torn between what she can and cannot tell"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Journalists; Missing children; Kidnapping; Infants;
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Last House A Novel [electronic resource] : by Shattuck, Jessica.aut; cloudLibrary;
"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures and connects it all—the imperial ambitions of the postwar generation, the rebellion of their offspring in the Sixties, and the fallout we’re still sifting through today. . . . This is a wide-ranging novel to savor.” — TOM PERROTTA From the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle comes a sweeping story of a nation on the rise, and one family’s deeply complicated relationship to the resource that built their fortune and fueled their greatest tragedy, perfect for fans of The Dutch House and Great Circle. It’s 1953, and for Nick Taylor, WWII veteran turned company lawyer, oil is the key to the future. He takes the train into the city for work and returns to the peaceful streets of the suburbs and to his wife, Bet, former codebreaker now housewife, and their two children, Katherine and Harry. Nick comes from humble origins but thanks to his work for American Oil, he can provide every comfort for his family, including Last House, a secluded country escape. Deep in the Vermont mountains, the Taylors are free from the stresses of modern life. Bet doesn’t have to worry about the Russian H-bombs that haunt her dreams, and the children roam free in the woods. Last House is a place that could survive the end of the world. It’s 1968, and America is on the brink of change. Protestors fill the streets to challenge everything from the Vietnam War to racism in the wake of MLK’s shooting—to the country's reliance on Big Oil. As Katherine makes her first forays into adult life, she’s caught up in the current of the time and struggles to reconcile her ideals with the stable and privileged childhood her Greatest Generation parents worked so hard to provide. But when the Movement shifts in a more radical direction, each member of the Taylor family will be forced to reckon with the consequences of the choices they’ve made for the causes they believed in. Spanning multiple generations and nearly eighty years, Last House tells the story of one American family during an age of grand ideals and even greater downfalls. Set against the backdrop of our nation’s history, this is an emotional tour de force that digs deeply into questions of inheritance and what we owe each other—and captures to stunning effect the gravity of time, the double edge of progress, and the hubris of empire.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Family Life; Sagas; Historical;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Demon Copperhead [text (large print)] : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara,author.;
Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It's the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Large type books.; Novels.; Opioid abuse; Orphans; Teenage boys;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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