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Hit man [videorecording] / by Arjona, Adria,1992-actor.; Powell, Glen,1988-actor,film producer.; Retta,actor.; Linklater, Richard,1960-film producer,film director,screenwriter.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Music by Graham Reynolds ; editor, Sandra Adair ; director of photography, Shane F. Kelly.Adria Arjona, Glen Powell, Retta.A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Assassins; College teachers; Man-woman relationships;
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Make, making simple robots / by Ceceri, Kathy.;
"Making Simple Robots is based on one idea: Anybody can build a robot! That includes kids, English majors, school teachers, and grandparents. If you can knit, sew, or fold a flat piece of paper into a box, you can build a no-tech robotic part. If you can use a hot glue gun, you can learn to solder basic electronics into a low-tech robot that reacts to its environment. And if you can figure out how to use the apps on your smart phone, you can learn enough programming to communicate with a simple robot" -- www.oreilly.deLSC
Subjects: Robots;
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The stranger diaries / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
"From the author of the beloved Ruth Galloway series, a modern gothic mystery for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House"--"Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R.M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R.M. Holland's most famous story, 'The stranger,' left by her body. Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary: 'Hallo Clare. You don't know me.' Clare becomes more certain than ever: 'The stranger' has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Women teachers; Women authors; Diaries; Murder;
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How to read a book : a novel / by Wood, Monica,author.;
"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed. When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland--Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman--their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways. How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Books and reading; Drinking and traffic accidents; Drunk driving; Friendship; Guilt; Widowers; Women ex-convicts;
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Middle school [videorecording] : the worst years of my life / by Barbusca, Thomas,actor.; Daly, Andy,actor.; Gluck, Griffin,actor.; Graham, Lauren,actor.; Nisenson, Alexa,actor.; Pally, Adam,1982-actor.; Riggle, Rob,actor.; Carr, Steve,film director.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;
Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Alexa Nisenson, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, Adam Pally.Rafe, an imaginative teenager, is tired of his school's obsession with rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, he and his best friends have come up with a plan to break every single rule in the school and let the students run wild.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Middle schools; Middle school boys; Preteens; Teacher-student relationships; Junior high schools; Elementary schools;
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A cold white sun / by Delany, Vicki,1951-;
Cathy Lindsay -- a middle-aged, middle-class, small town resident, high school English teacher, and married mother of two -- is an unlikely candidate for a murderous ambush. As Sergeant John Winters begins his investigation, he finds himself frustrated at every turn. Why would anyone want to kill Cathy? She was a respected teacher in an apparently solid marriage and living a quiet life. Winters, with the help of young Constable Molly Smith, digs deep into the Lindsays' marriage and friendships, searching for a suspect and motive, but one thought continually arises in his mind: is it possible this was a random killing or a case of mistaken identity? If so, who did it? And who in this small, close-knit community might be next? Meanwhile, on the Double-Black-Diamond runs of the Blue Sky resort, Molly Smith meets a handsome, charming man, one who's as good a skier as she is, and she realizes it's time to make some serious decisions about the direction of her life -- both personal and professional.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Murder; Murder; Police; Smith, Molly (Fictitious character);
© c2013., Poisoned Pen Press,
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Summer stage : a novel / by Moore, Meg Mitchell,author.;
"Amy Trevino, a former aspiring playwright, has stayed close to her Rhode Island hometown while her famous brother, Timothy Fleming, pursued and achieved his Hollywood dreams. Now a high school English teacher and occasional drama director, Amy takes on the production manager role for her brother's play in an effort to mend rifting family relationships. Sam, Amy's daughter, was a Disney child star who continued her pursuit for fame in a Manhattan TikTok house. Now she's returned home unexpectedly. Her sudden arrival is shrouded in secrets, and Sam refuses to open up to her mother, deciding instead to join her uncle on Block Island for the summer. Timothy, a successful and well-loved actor, is directing a summer production at a storied Block Island theater--and his famous ex-wife has the lead role. As they work together to ensure the production is a success, Amy, Sam, and Timothy are forced to grapple with their desires for recognition and fortune, stand up for what they believe art and fame actually mean, and discover what they really want out of life."-Publisher marketing.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Actors; Families; Mothers and daughters; Siblings; Summer theater; Teachers;
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Abbott Elementary. [videorecording] / by Brunson, Quinta,creator.; Davis, William Stanford,actor.; James, Janelle,actor.; Perfetti, Chris,actor.; Ralph, Sheryl Lee,actor.; Walter, Lisa Ann,1963-actor.; Williams, Tyler James,1992-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,distributor.;
Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, William Stanford Davis.In this workplace comedy a group of teachers is brought together in a Philadelphia public school, because they love teaching. Though outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Classroom environment; Elementary school teachers; Elementary schools; Teacher-student relationships;
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Being Lolita : a memoir / by Wood, Alisson,author.;
"A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher, in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing--and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. He praises her as a special and gifted writer, and she blossoms under his support and his vision for her future. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a relationship that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance, with Mr. North convincing her that theirs is a love affair rivaled only by Nabokov's masterpiece. But as time progresses and his hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of that narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college, to working with teenage girls, to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her--and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. BEING LOLITA is a stunning coming-of-age memoir of obsession, passion, and manipulation, shining a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten--and then takes back the pen to rewrite it"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Wood, Alisson.; High school girls; Sexual harassment in education; Sexually abused teenagers; Teacher-student relationships;
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Helen [videorecording (DVD)] / by Fast, Alexia.; Judd, Ashley.; Nettelbeck, Sandra.; Nykl, David.; Smith, Lauren Lee.; Visnjic, Goran.; Watson, Alberta.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films (Firm);
Music by David Darling.Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith, Alexia Fast, Alberta Watson, David Nykl.Helen is a beautiful and successful music professor and mother. She seems to have it all, yet there is a hidden truth she has managed to keep at bay for many years, something even her husband doesn't know. Helen suffers from a deep, debilitating depression. Although her family tries to help her, no one can relate to her pain other than a young female student who knows depression all too well.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Family secrets; Feature films.; Manic-depressive illness; Music teachers; Teacher-student relationships; Women with mental disabilities;
© c2010., Alliance Films : Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm,
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