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The silence of the girls / by Barker, Pat,1943-author.;
"From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a monumental new masterpiece, set in the midst of literature's most famous war. Pat Barker turns her attention to the timeless legend of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War. The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman--Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army. When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Achilles refuses to fight in protest, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan opponents. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the Greek forces in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate, not only of Briseis's people, but also of the ancient world at large. Briseis is just one among thousands of women living behind the scenes in this war--the slaves and prostitutes, the nurses, the women who lay out the dead--all of them erased by history. With breathtaking historical detail and luminous prose, Pat Barker brings the teeming world of the Greek camp to vivid life. She offers nuanced, complex portraits of characters and stories familiar from mythology, which, seen from Briseis's perspective, are rife with newfound revelations. Barker's latest builds on her decades-long study of war and its impact on individual lives--and it is nothing short of magnificent"--
Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Trojan War;
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Girls need not apply : field notes from the Forces / by Thompson, Kelly S.,author.;
This inspiring, compelling debut memoir chronicles the experiences of a female captain serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, and her journey to make space for herself in a traditionally masculine world. Kelly S. Thompson lives in Trenton, ON.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Thompson, Kelly S.; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Armed Forces; Canada. Armed Forces; Women and the military; Women soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to build a girl [videorecording] / by Moran, Caitlin,1975-actor.; Feldstein, Beanie,actor.; Finn, Donal,actor.; Considine, Paddy,actor.; Kynaston, Laurie,actor.; Powell, Stellan,actor.; Arterton, Gemma,actor.; O'Dowd, Chris,1980-actor.; Sheen, Michael,actor.; Allen, Alfie,1986-actor.; Thompson, Emma,actor.; IFC Films,production company.; MPI Media Group,film distributor.;
Original music by Oli Julian ; editors, Gary Dollner, Gareth C. Scales ; director of photography, Hubert Taczanowski.Beanie Feldstein, Cleo, Donal Finn, Paddy Considine, Laurie Kynaston, Stellan Powell, Gemma Arterton, Chris O'Dowd, Michael Sheen, Alfie Allen, Emma Thompson.Johanna Morrigan is a bright, quirky, sixteen-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Teenage girls; Families; Music critics;
For private home use only.
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Hungry girl simply 6 : all-natural recipes with 6 ingredients or less / by Lillien, Lisa,author.;
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Quick and easy cooking.; Low-calorie diet; Low-fat diet;
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Girls on the rise / by Gorman, Amanda,1998-; Wise, Loveis.;
"Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear"--
Subjects: Poetry.; Stories in rhyme.; Picture books.; Girls; Persistence; Determination (Personality trait);
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Nancy Drew, girl detective. [grahic novel] / by Conway, Gerry.; Keene, Carolyn.; Dixon, Franklin W.; Murase, Sho.;
Nancy Drew teams up with the Hardy brothers to solve a mystery.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Fiction.; Graphic novels.; Juvenile works.; Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Detective and mystery comics.; Graphic novels.; Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character); Friendship; Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character); Hardy Boys (Fictitious character); Friendship; Mystery and detective stories.; Cartoons and comics.; Juvenile comic books, strips, etc.; Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character); Friendship.; Drew, Nancy (Fictional character); Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Friendship.; Mystery graphic novels.;
© ©2011., Papercutz,
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My little brave girl / by Duff, Hilary,1987-; Garrity-Riley, Kelsey.;
A lyrical tribute to the courage of girls that offers empowering messages about pursuing one's dreams and approaching the world with an open heart.LSC
Subjects: Girls; Courage; Self-confidence;
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Where sleeping girls lie / by Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah,author.;
"A girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears"--Ages 13 and up.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Black people; Boarding schools; Lesbians; Missing persons; Muslims; Orphans; Schools; Secrecy; Black people; Boarding schools; Lesbians; Missing persons; Muslims; Orphans; Schools; Secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Girls and their horses / by Brazier, Eliza Jane,author.;
"Set in the glamorous, competitive world of showjumping, a novel about the girls who ride, their cutthroat mothers, and a suspicious death at a horse show."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Competition (Psychology); Horsemanship; Mothers and daughters; Rich people; Secrecy; Show jumping;
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Girls with rebel souls / by Young, Suzanne.;
Mena and the girls of Innovations Academy fight back against the men that hunt them and the woman who created them, but the discovery of a kill switch raises the stakes higher than they ever imagined.Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Cyborgs; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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