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- Children of the state : stories of survival and hope in the juvenile justice system / by Hobbs, Jeff,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs presents three different true stories that show the day-to-day life and the existential challenges faced by those living and working in juvenile programs: educators, counselors, administrators, and--most importantly--children. While serving a year-long detention in Wilmington, DE--perennially one of the violent crime capitols of America--a bright but stunted young man considers the benefits and also the immense costs of striving for college acceptance while imprisoned. A career juvenile hall English Language Arts teacher struggles to align the small moments of wonder in her work alongside its overall statistical futility, all while the city government presumes to design a new juvenile system without cinderblocks--and possibly without those teaching in the current system. A territorial fistfight in Paterson, NJ is characterized by the media as a hate crime, and the boy held accountable for that crime seeks redemption and friendship in a rigorous Life & Professional Skills class in lower Manhattan. These stories are followed to their knotty conclusions in triptych form. In chronicling the work of this constellation of people trying to accomplish good work in abjectly horrible systems and circumstances, Children of the State asks: What should society do with young people who have made terrible decisions? For many kids, a woeful mistake made at age thirteen or fourteen--often as a result of external factors bearing upon a biologically immature brain--will resonate through the rest of their lives, making high school difficult, college nearly impossible, and a middle class life a foolish fantasy. To observe these missteps and raw challenges and small triumphs from shoulder height, through the experiences of thinking, feeling, poignant young people, is to be moved to consider altering the fixed narrative currently laid out of them. As Hobbs demonstrates in piercing, vivid prose: No one so young should ever be considered irredeemable"--- Subjects: Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile justice, Administration of;
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- Night sky atlas : the moon, planets, stars and deep-sky objects / by Scagell, Robin.; Tirion, Wil.;
"Maps and text show stars, planets and other objects in the sky night, all visible with binoculars or a small telescope. Photo-realistic images opposite maps show how the same portion of sky looks to the naked eye, allowing less experienced observers to quickly find specific sky objects of interest. The maps can be used for planning observations, navigating from one part of the sky to another, and for quick reference. The guide can be used anywhere in the world and at any time of the year. The maps include observing targets, seasonal maps, and magnitude 5.5 star maps. Additional features are a plastic-laminated lay-flat binding for outdoor use, flaps to use as page markers, constellation maps, relief Moon maps, and a quick-access page-referenced constellation listing on the back flap"--Provided by publisher.LSC- Subjects: Astronomy; Astronomy;
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- All the ugly and wonderful things / by Greenwood, Bryn,author.;
"As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world. Kellen may not be innocent, but he is the fixed point in Wavy and Donal's chaotic universe. Instead of playing it safe, Wavy has to learn to fight for Kellen, for her brother, and for herself"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Coming of age; Children of drug addicts;
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- Orbital. by Harvey, Samantha.;
"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space -- not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled, these astronauts and cosmonauts -- from America, Russia, Italy, Britain, and Japan -- have left their lives behind to travel at warp speed as the earth reels below. We glimpse moments of their earthly lives through brief communications with family, their photos and talismans; we watch them whip up dehydrated meals, float in gravity-free sleep, and exercise in regimented routines to prevent atrophying muscles; we witness them form bonds that will stand between them and utter solitude. Most of all, we are with them as they behold and record their silent blue planet. Their experiences of sixteen sunrises and sunsets and the bright, blinking constellations of the galaxy are at once breathtakingly awesome and surprisingly intimate. So are the marks of civilization far below, encrusted on the planet on which we live. Profound, contemplative, and gorgeous, Orbital is a gift -- a moving elegy to our humanity, environment, and planet"--Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Science fiction.; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Nature & the Environment; FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Exploration;
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- Spider in the web [videorecording] / by Bellucci, Monica,1968-actor.; Brian, Sabine,film producer.; Cohen, Itzik,1968-actor.; Edery, Eyal,film producer.; Edery, Leon,film producer.; Edery, Moshe,1951-film producer.; Goeij, Jacqueline de,film producer.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; Maron, Gidon,screenwriter.; Naccache, Emmanuel,screenwriter.; Peeters, Filip,1962-actor.; Riklis, Eran,film director,film producer.; Sharfstein, Michael,film producer.; Tiran, Itay,actor.; Versteeg, Ronald,film producer.; BNP Paribas,production company.; Ciné Cri De Coeur,production company.; Dragocom,production company.; Eran Riklis Productions Ltd.,production company.; Film Constellation (Firm),presenter.; Lavender Pictures (Firm),production company.; Nederlands Filmfonds,production company.; October 2nd Productions,production company.; Topia Communications,production company.; United King Films (Firm),presenter,production company.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Richard Van Oosterhout ; editor, Jessica de Koning ; music, Yonatan Riklis.Ben Kingsley, Monica Bellucci, Itay Tiran, Itzik Cohen, Filip Peeters.An aging spy is on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out; but when a mysterious woman appears, and the lines of trust with his superiors begin to blur, Adereth realizes the hunter may become the hunted in a world of mirrors and deceit.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.- Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fathers and sons; Spies; Weapons of mass destruction;
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- The masterpiece : a novel / by Davis, Fiona,1966-author.;
"In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them. For the nearly nine million people who live in New York City, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future, which she is certain will shine as the brightly as the constellations on the main concourse ceiling. It is 1928, and twenty-five-year-old Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art. A talented illustrator, she has dreams of creating cover art for Vogue, but not even the prestige of the school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist." Brash, fiery, confident, and single-minded--even while juggling the affections of two men, a wealthy would-be poet and a brilliant experimental painter--Clara is determined to achieve every creative success. But she and her bohemian friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great Depression, an insatiable monster with the power to destroy the entire art scene. And even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come. Nearly fifty years later, in 1974, the terminal has declined almost as sharply as Virginia Clay's life. Full of grime and danger, from the smoke-blackened ceiling to the pickpockets and drug dealers who roam the floor, Grand Central is at the center of a fierce lawsuit: Is the once-grand building a landmark to be preserved, or a cancer to be demolished? For Virginia, it is simply her last resort. Recently divorced, she has just accepted a job in the information booth in order to support herself and her college-age daughter, Ruby. But when Virginia stumbles upon an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking watercolor hidden under the dust, her eyes are opened to the elegance beneath the decay. She embarks on a quest to find the artist of the unsigned masterpiece--an impassioned chase that draws Virginia not only into the battle to save Grand Central but deep into the mystery of Clara Darden, the famed 1920s illustrator who disappeared from history in 1931"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.);
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- Ma petite boule d'amour / by Dubé, Jasmine.; Trudel, Jean-Luc,1959-;
Grand album au cours duquel on narre comment un vieil ours mal léché, vivant seul dans sa tanière depuis que sa compagne l'a quitté, répond un jour à l'appel d'un ourson abandonné entendu en rêve. Accompagné par une mouche prénommée Tsé-Tsé qui le guide jusqu'à l'ourson, le gros ours atteint finalement cette vallée asséchée vue en rêve pour y découvrir et adopter le frêle animal qu'il réanime grâce à la Grande Ourse. La constellation lui fournit ainsi par magie le lait de la Voie lactée, les framboises célestes et l'aide d'une bonne étoile filante. Le chant et les caresses du grizzly font le reste et l'ourson entre alors dans la vie de l'ours devenu père d'une petite boule d'amour. --SDM.LSC- Subjects: Ours; Nuit; Rêves; Père et enfant; Adoption; Bears; Night; Dreams; Adoption;
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