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Hummingbirds. by Contreras, Estefanía,film director.; Del Carmen Castaños, Silvia,film director.; Factory 25 (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Factory 25 in 2023.In HUMMINGBIRDS, Silvia and Beba tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas-Mexico border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinks. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Autobiographies.; Teenagers.; Coming-of-age films.; Mexico.; Southern States.; Hispanic Americans.;
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You may now kill the bride : a novel / by Weston, Kate,author.;
"Lauren, Saskia, Dominica, Farah and Tansy have been best friends since grade school. They wonder if that was the last time they all actually liked each other. As adults, their lives have splintered. Farah is engaged and is fast becoming a complete bridezilla. Dominica's a successful divorce attorney with no time for anything but work. Tansy runs a vegan cafe and is preparing for a shotgun marriage to awful Ivan. Lauren has had a total "failure to launch" in her career and love life, consumed by a man who has spent years stringing her along. Saskia has married into wealth and a different circle of friends in a fancy part of London. Some days it seems that the only thing holding the group together is an event that happened in their youth twenty years ago-an incident they've all sworn secrecy about to protect each other. When the group is reunited at Tansy's bachelorette-cum-wellness-retreat weekend, it doesn't take long for old grudges to surface. Then the bride-to-be chokes to death on a poisoned drink, and all of the bridesmaids are suspects. Kate Weston explores the complexities of female friendship in this searingly funny, page-turning thriller. One of these bridesmaids may be a killer, and the group had better watch their sash-covered backs, because your oldest friends aren't always your closest ... "--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Bridesmaids; Female friendship; Murder; Suspects (Criminal investigation);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lad [videorecording] : a Yorkshire story / by Clarkson, Nancy,actor.; Demetriou, Mario,actor.; Exley, Oliver,actor.; Froom, Alex,actor.; Hartley, Dan,actor.; Hayes, Robert,actor.; Thomas, Liam,screenwriter,editor of moving image work,film director.; MVD Visual (Firm),film distributor.;
Nancy Clarkson, Mario Demetriou, Oliver Exley, Alex Froom, Robert Hayes, Liam Thomas.When Tom Proctor's dad dies his world falls apart. His brother joins the army, his mum is threatened with eviction, and he faces a criminal prosecution after spreading manure over the local bank. All this changes however, when Tom meets park ranger Al Thorpe in this inspiring story of two individuals overcoming adversity to discover true friendship.PG.DVD ; surround 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Families; Fathers; Friendship; Problem youth;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Rhiannon [graphic novel] / by Brinkman, Kiara,author.; Chiki, Sean,illustrator.;
Ever since she was little, Rhiannon has lived with her aunt in a sleepy, sun-drenched trailer park called Golden Canyon Retirement Community. Growing up among senior citizens, Rhia is usually the only kid around--except during the summer. That's when her best friend, Kit, comes for a long visit. This summer, something has changed. Rhiannon and Kit's easy friendship is no longer easy. Even worse, there's a new teenager in the park--Elizabeth. She's the polar opposite of Rhiannon: hip, confident, and a bit of a troublemaker. And Elizabeth has a secret that will put Rhiannon and Kit's friendship to the test.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Coming-of-age comics.; Youth; Friendship; Grandparent and child; Retirement communities; Summer; Trailer camps;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The devil is a southpaw : a novel / by Hobson, Brandon,author.;
A haunting, unforgettable novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness, exploring the friendship and rivalry between two gifted boys in harrowing circumstances, from the acclaimed writer of The Removed. Milton Muleborn has envied Matthew Echota, a talented Cherokee artist, ever since they were locked up together in a dangerous juvenile detention center in the late 1980s. Until Matthew escaped, that is. A novel within a novel, we read here Milton's dark, sometimes comic, and possibly unreliable account of the story of their childhood even as, years later, he remains jealous of Matthew's extraordinary abilities and unlikely success. Milton reveals secrets about their friendship, their families, and their nightmarish, surreal, experience of imprisonment. In revisiting the past, he explores the echoing traumas of incarceration and pride. Filled with Brandon Hobson's swirling yet visceral writing, and punctuated with original artwork, The Devil Is a Southpaw is an ambitious, elegant, and propulsive novel in the spirit of Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel García Márquez.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Envy; Gifted boys; Indigenous youth; Jealousy; Male friendship; Psychic trauma; Cherokee;
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You gotta believe [videorecording] / by Cash, Michael,actor.; Roberts, Ty,1974-film director.; Gadon, Sarah,1987-actor.; Kellici, Etienne,actor.; Kinnear, Greg,1963-actor.; Parker, Molly,1972-actor.; Garrison, Lane,1980-screenwriter.; Renna, Patrick,1979-actor.; Temple, Lew,actor.; Wilson, Luke,1971-actor.; Well Go USA, Inc.,film distributor.;
Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Lew Temple, Patrick Renna, Michael Cash, Etienne Kellici.Based on the inspirational true story, an underdog youth baseball team of misfits come together and dedicate their season to a player's dying father. In doing so, they defy all odds and accomplish the impossible by reaching the Little League World Series in an unforgettable game now considered an ESPN and LLWS classic.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Sports films.; Coming-of-age films.; Baseball films.; Little League World Series (Baseball); Little League baseball; Baseball; Coach-athlete relationships; Male friendship; Baseball teams; Baseball players;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The story of a new name / by Ferrante, Elena.; Ferrante, Elena.Storia del nuovo cognome.English.; Goldstein, Ann.;
Two friends, Lila and Elena, are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Female friendship; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Bitter / by Emezi, Akwaeke.;
"After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what they deserve. Pulled between old friendships, her artistic passion, and a new romance, Bitter isn't sure where she belongs--in the studio or in the streets. And if she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost?"--From jacket.LSC
Subjects: Youth; Schools; Artists; Social justice; Political participation; Racism; Mental health;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Detained : a boy's journal of survival and resilience / by Esperanza, D.,2004-author.; Morales, Gerardo Iván,author.;
"D. Esperanza was just thirteen years old when he lost his caregivers, his beloved grandmother and uncle. Since both of his parents were working and living in the United States, D. was left on his own in a small town in Honduras. He quickly realized he simply could not make enough money to survive so he made the difficult decision to head north with his cousins and hopefully reunite with his parents in el norte. Together, the boys struggled to survive a long and treacherous journey through Central America and Mexico. Along the way, D. and his cousins formed a deep bond, only for the four to be brutally separated at the border of the United States. When he is captured and processed at a facility, neither D. nor his family are given an update on when he will be released or where he'll go next. Over the next five months, he kept a journal of his experience. The pages tell a story of pain, cruelty, friendship, and resilience, a living testament to the reality of the border. Amidst the senseless inhumanity and violence of US immigration policy, D. found hope in the friendship he and his fellow companions forged, and mentorship from one intrepid advocate who fought on his behalf named Gerardo Iván Morales"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Esperanza, D., 2004-; Border crossing; Emigration and immigration.; Hondurans; Immigrant children; Immigrant children; Noncitizen children; Noncitizen detention centers; Noncitizens; Refugee children; Refugee children; Refugees; Refugees; Unaccompanied refugee children; Unaccompanied refugee children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The room next door [videorecording] / by Almodóvar, Agustin,film producer.; Almodóvar, Pedro,film director,screenwriter.; Font, Teresa,editor of moving image work.; García, Esther,1956-film producer.; Grau, Eduard,1981-director of photography.; Iglesias, Alberto,composer (expression); Moore, Julianne,actor.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Turturro, John,1957-actor.; Weinberg, Inbal,production designer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Nunez, Sigrid.What are you going through.; Deseo, S.A.,production company.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Alberto Iglesias; director of photography, Edu Grau; editor, Teresa Font ; production designer, Inbal Weinberg.Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola.Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha became a war reporter. Separated by the circumstances of life and after years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPA Rating: PG-13; for thematic content, strong language, and some sexual references.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; anamorphic wide screen presentation (2.20:1) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Critically ill; Death; Empathy; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations;
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Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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