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Not my girl / by Jordan-Fenton, Christy.; Grimard, Gabrielle.; Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun,1936-;
When Olemaun returns to her Arctic home, she must relearn her people's ways and find her place once more.LSC
Subjects: Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun, 1936-; Inuit; Inuit; Inuit women; Residential schools;
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The bookshop girl / by Bishop, Sylvia.; Bernatene, Poly.;
Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret.LSC
Subjects: Bookstores; Families; Literacy; Secrecy; Swindlers and swindling; Foundlings;
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The new girl / by Calin, Cassandra,1994-;
Leaving Romania, the only home she's ever known, Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different and with so many changes happening at once, including a new school and unpleasant periods, she wonders if she'll ever feel like herself again.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Menstruation; Immigrants; Identity (Psychology); Schools; Cartoons and comics.;
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The birthday girl / by Fortin, Sue,author.;
When Joanne's friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret. And Joanne is planning to reveal it ... A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounds like fun - until no one can hear your cries for help. Four friends. A party to die for. Who will survive?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Secrecy; Birthday parties;
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The cover girl / by Rossi, Amy,author.;
In this dual-timeline debut novel, former model Birdie Rhode is invited to a celebration of her former agent Harriet Goldman's career. As Birdie re-examines her own career and as well as her relationship with Harriet, she also reflects on the romance that she had for four years at age 15 with a famous rock star that changed her life. Perfect for fans of 'My Dark Vanessa' and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abused teenagers; Exploitation; Fame; Models (Persons);
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Girl on fire / by Parsons, Tony,1953-author.;
When terrorists use a drone to bring down a plane on one of London's busiest shopping centres, it ignites a chain of events that will draw in the innocent and guilty alike. DC Max Wolfe finds himself caught in the crossfire in a city that seems increasingly dangerous and hostile. But does the danger come from the murderous criminals that Max is tracking down? Or the people he's trying to protect? Or does the real threat to Max lie closer to home?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Wolfe, Max (Fictitious character); Terrorism;
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The Matchbox Girl. by Jolly, Alice.;
Adelheid Brunner does not speak. She writes and draws instead and her ambition is to own one thousand matchboxes. When she meets Dr Asperger, he invites Adelheid to come and live at the Vienna pediatric clinic, where she and other children like herself get to play all under under observation. But when the Nazis march into the city, a new world is created and difficult choices must be made. Why are the clinic's children disappearing, and where do they go? Adelheid starts to suspect that some of Dr Asperger's games are played for the highest stakes. In order to survive, she must play a game whose rules she cannot yet understand.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust; FICTION / Historical / World War II;
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The Berlin girl / by Robotham, Mandy,author.;
Berlin, 1938: It's the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the storm. Arriving to a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tensions rise, she realises she and Max have to act -- even if it means putting their lives on the line. But when she digs deeper, Georgie begins to uncover the unspeakable truth about Hitler's Germany -- and the pair are pulled into a world darker than she could ever have imagined.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women journalists; Secrecy; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Polish Girl / by Adler, Malka,1945-author.; Canin, Noel,translator.;
Winter 1939: Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danushas mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctors mansion. All Anna ever wanted was a firstborn son. All Danusha ever wanted was a mother who would love her like a firstborn son. It is only years later, when their neighbours gather in the living room to hear Annas stories, that Danusha finally realizes her mother was never a cold unknowable sea, but a storm-wracked sky - sometimes bright, sometimes dark, and always watching over her.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Housekeepers; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; World War, 1939-1945;
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His Girl Friday. by Hawks, Howard,film director.; Grant, Cary,actor.; Truex, Ernest,actor.; Lockhart, Gene,actor.; Hall, Porter,actor.; Bellamy, Ralph,actor.; Russell, Rosalind,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cary Grant, Ernest Truex, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Ralph Bellamy, Rosalind RussellOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1940.In this whip-smart screwball comedy from revered director Howard Hawks, Cary Grant plays a desperate newspaper editor trying to keep his ace-reporter (and ex-wife) from leaving the job to marry someone else. Adapted from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's Broadway smash The Front Page, the film features such stars as Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, and Rosalind Russell in a role originally written for a male.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion Pictures.; Journalists.; Romantic comedy films.;
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