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Down and back : on alcohol, family, and a life in hockey / by Bourne, Justin,author.;
"For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential, Down and Back tells broadcaster Justin Bourne's story of following his Hall-of-Fame father into the NHL, only to also follow him into rehab. When Justin Bourne's father stole back the Stanley Cup ring he'd given his son as a graduation present, the younger man was forced to call into question just about everything he thought he knew about two of the most important things in his life: hockey, and his father. Bob Bourne had been a star--an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated "Athlete of the Year," a Stanley Cup champion. He was everything a son wants to emulate. And Justin did follow in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders' training camp--the same team his father had played for. Though an injury brought to an end his dream of winning a Cup, Bourne found a way to stay in the game. His blog caught the eye of both The Athletic and the Toronto Maple Leafs, and soon he was both coaching and writing professionally. But at the same time, Justin was following his father's footsteps down a darker path. Though he hadn't had his first drink until he was 18, by 30 he was in rehab--his impressive career in the game in peril of being cut short. In an act of brutal self-honesty--which may not have been possible had his father not shown him the consequences of lying--Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him. That honesty is the backbone of Playing Hurt. It is a frank and sometimes harsh appraisal of the game and of the man in his family who played it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame for the young men who are not prepared for it. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the game, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, who lives and breathes the game--and who inherited it from a man he can understand only through the game."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bourne, Justin; Bourne, Justin.; Fathers and sons; Hockey coaches; Hockey players; Recovering alcoholics; Sportscasters; Sportswriters;
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Ellie Haycock is totally normal / by Schreiber, Gretchen,author.;
Ellie, a high schooler with a rare genetic condition, navigates the divide between her "hospital-life" and "home-life," as a hospital stay brings her closer to Ryan, who challenges her perspective and makes her consider the extraordinary possibilities of her life.012-018.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Diseases; Families; Friendship; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Schools; Diseases; Family life; Families; Friendship; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Schools;
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The Outsiders [videorecording] / by Coppola, Francis Ford,1939-; Howell, C. Thomas,1966-; Cruise, Tom,1962-; Dillon, Matt.; Swayze, Patrick.; Hinton, S. E.Outsiders.Videorecording.; Zoetrope Studios.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Photography, Stephen H. Burum ; production design, Dean Taboularis ; music, Carmine Coppola.C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Leif Garrett.A story about teenage hopes, fears, bravery, violent rebellion and living on the right side of the tracks.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Hinton, S. E.; Family life; Male friendship; Alienation (Social psychology); Teenagers; Gangs; Juvenile delinquency films.;
For private home use only.
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Spy x family. [graphic novel] / by Endō, Tatsuya,1980-author,illustrator.; Mapa, Rina,letterer.; Loe, Casey,translator.; translation of:Endō, Tatsuya,1980-Supai famiri.English.;
The midterm exams are over. Has Anya's hard work studying classical language paid off? Also, in hopes of advancing her plan B at the class gala, Anya asks Damian to be her dance partner!Rated T+, Older Teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Manga.; Action and adventure comics.; Spy comics.; Shōnen manga.; Assassins; Families; Family life; Psychic ability; Spies; Telepathy;
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The Vinyl Cafe [sound recording] : the unreleased stories / by McLean, Stuart,1948-2017,author,narrator.;
Read by Stuart McLean.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.; Family; Live sound recordings.;
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Hum if you don't know the words / by Marais, Bianca,1976-author.;
"Perfect for readers of The secret life of bees and The help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy. Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but worlds apart, Beauty Mbali, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children alone after her husband's death. Both lives have been built upon the division of race, and their meeting should never have occurred. Until the Soweto Uprising, in which a protest by black students ignites racial conflict, alters the fault lines on which their society is built, and shatters their worlds when Robin's parents are left dead and Beauty's daughter goes missing. After Robin is sent to live with her loving but irresponsible aunt, Beauty is hired to care for Robin while continuing the search for her daughter. In Beauty, Robin finds the security and family that she craves, and the two forge an inextricable bond through their deep personal losses. But Robin knows that if Beauty finds her daughter, Robin could lose her new caretaker forever, so she makes a desperate decision with devastating consequences. Her quest to make amends and find redemption is a journey of self-discovery in which she learns the harsh truths of the society that once promised her protection. Told through Beauty and Robin's alternating perspectives, the interwoven narratives create a rich and complex tapestry of the emotions and tensions at the heart of Apartheid-era South Africa. Hum if you don't know the words is a beautifully rendered look at loss, racism, and the creation of family"--
Subjects: Apartheid; Family life;
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Bournville : a novel in seven occasions / by Coe, Jonathan,author.;
"Bournville is a quiet village in the heart of England famous for its chocolate. For eleven-year-old Mary, it is the center of her world, the place where most of her family's friends and neighbors have worked for decades and where the streets smell faintly of chocolate. During the next three-quarters of a century, Mary will have children and grandchildren and great-children. She will live through the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the 1966 World Cup final (the last time England won), royal weddings and royal funerals, Brexit and Covid-19. Parts of the chocolate factory will be transformed into a theme park, and Bournville itself will gradually disappear into the sprawl of the growing city of Birmingham. As we travel through seventy-five years of social change, from James Bond to Princess Diana, and from wartime nostalgia to the World Wide Web, one pressing question starts to emerge: will these changing times bring Mary's family and their country closer together, or leave them more adrift and divided than ever before?"--From publisher's website.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Suburban life;
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Sam the Man & the cell phone plan / by Dowell, Frances O'Roark.; Bates, Amy June.;
Second-grader Sam Graham wants a cell phone to do research and share information but when his parents say no, he devises a new plan that starts a fad at school.LSC
Subjects: Graham, Sam (Fictitious character from Dowell); Notebooks; Code and cipher stories.; Schools; Cell phones; Family life;
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This book won't burn / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.012+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Families; Muslims; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Family life; Families; Muslims;
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The devil in the saddle / by London, Julia.;
"No one cheats on a Prince and gets away with it. And Hallie--Texas socialite, would-be ballerina, and the only daughter of the renowned Prince family--is ready to give her two-timing fiancé a piece of her mind. But fate plants hot, sexy ranch hand and ex-Army Ranger Rafael Fontana quite literally in her way. Her childhood friend is all grown up. He's sexy, he's handsome, and suddenly, after all these years, Hallie is taking notice. Rafe has been in love with Hallie since they were kids, but he was always the help--and she was glamorous and popular, seemingly off-limits to a lowly cowboy. But now he's back at Three Rivers Ranch to help his family and Hallie is there too--and she needs his support. Soon long-buried feelings boil to the surface, and the desire between them is hot and palpable and undeniable. Rafe realizes he wants Hallie--and her adorable puppy--for keeps... he just has to convince her to give true love another shot."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Families; Ranch life; Man-woman relationships;
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