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A darker reality / by Perry, Anne,author.;
"A personal trip turns perilous after the murder of a British spy in Washington, D.C., forces Elena Standish to face dark family secrets in this ... 1930s mystery ... On a family trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish is delighted to visit her mother's parents for their anniversary and celebrate with influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent scientist. Even Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt will attend the party. But the event comes to a sudden and tragic end when one of the guests, Lila Worth, is run over by a car in the driveway outside. Elena realizes that Lila had been trying to tell her something, and when a call from Peter Lucas back home at MI6 confirms that Lila was a British spy, Elena pairs with the American secret service to find out what vital information the young woman had in her possession. To further complicate Elena's trip, her grandfather is arrested for the murder. Desperate to clear his name and save her family from disgrace, she looks more deeply into her grandfather's scientific life and discovers that Lila had been desperately trying to keep the latest developments in nuclear fission out of the Nazis' hands. Her grandfather's business secrets run deep, it appears, and as Elena begins to question his loyalties, she wonders if she can trust anyone in this dark new world order"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI6; British; Family secrets; Grandfathers; Intelligence officers; Murder; Nineteen thirties; Women photographers; Women spies;
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Remy Sneakers and the lost treasure / by Sherry, Kevin.;
Somebody has broken into Remy the Raccoon's home and stolen his most treasured possession, his grandfather's journal filled with pictures and family stories--so Remy and the Critter Crew, together with a shifty cat called Buttercup (whose motives are suspicious), set out to track down the thief, encountering many dangerous animals on the way.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Raccoon; Cats; Theft;
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Yuli / by Jae-Jones, S.,author.;
Yuli faces growing political chaos following her grandfather's death and must compete in a deadly competition with her former best friend Kho to determine who will rule the empire, all while uncovering the mystery behind the Waking Dreamer sickness and its potential connection to the dangerous Moth Demon threatening the realm.012-018.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Contests; Demons; Interpersonal relations; Princesses; Contests; Demons; Interpersonal relations; Princesses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Saint-seducing gold / by Williams, Brittany N.,author.;
Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must navigate court intrigue and escape the fae queen's control as she strives to release her grandfather from royal prisons, grapple with a city plagued by fae attacks, and fulfill her destiny as Ogun's only child to reforge the pact between humanity and the fae.012+.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Ability; Black people; Fairies; Metalwork; Ability; Black people; Fairies; Metalwork;
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Endgame [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Rodriguez, Rico; Coll, Ivonne; Ramirez, Efren; Machado, Justina; Rodriguez, Valente;
Rico Rodriguez, Ivonne Coll, Efren Ramirez, Justina Machado, Valente Rodriguez.Since he was five years old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose finds himself in the spotlight and has the chance to use his skills as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals.MWT rating: NR.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Family Films.;
© 2016., Shout! Factory,
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Armageddon time [videorecording] / by Gray, James,1969-film director.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Repeta, Banks,actor.; Strong, Jeremy,1978-actor.; Focus Features,presenter.; Keep Your Head Productions,production company.; MadRiver Pictures,production company.; RT Features (Firm),presenter.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell.From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray and featuring an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong comes Armageddon Time. Set in 1980s Queens, New York, it is a deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language and some drug use involving minors.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Coming-of-age films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; American Dream; Families; Friendship; Intergenerational relations; Nineteen eighties;
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Evolution : join us on an exhilarating journey from the origins of life to the present day / by Darwin, Sarah.; Sadowski, Eva-Maria .; Baumert, Olga .;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Let real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski [presents] facts of evolution: what it is and how it works. Dive into the history of life on Earth and learn about the theory of natural selection that Sarah's great-great-grandfather, Charles Darwin, and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace came up with together"--Amazon.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Evolution (Biology);
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Approaching fire / by Porter, Michelle,author.;
"In Approaching Fire, Michelle Porter embarks on a quest to find her great-grandfather, the Métis fiddler and performer Léon Robert Goulet. Through musicology, jigs and reels, poetry, photographs, and the ecology of fire, Porter invests biography with the power of reflective ingenuity, creating a portrait which expands beyond documentation into a private realm where truth meets metaphor."
Subjects: Biographies.; Poetry.; Goulet, Léon-Robert.; Fiddlers; Metis; Canadian poetry.;
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All roads lead home [videorecording (DVD)] / by Boyle, Peter,1946-; Cardone, Vivien.; Coyote, Peter.; Fallon, Dennis.; London, Jason.; Oswalt, Patton,1969-; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.; Waldo West Productions (Firm);
Peter Coyote, Jason London, Vivien Cardone, Patton Oswalt, Peter Boyle.Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. With the help of the animals, Belle's work on the the farm transforms the entire family.PG.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Subjects: Family; Feature films.; Grandparent and child; Horse farms; Motherless families; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Endgame [videorecording] / by Avila, Sandra,film producer.; Brennan, Cassie,actor.; Bulgarelli, Francisco.; Cobb, Jamie.; Coll, Ivonne,1947-actor.; Delara, Youssef.; Gonzalez, Xavier,actor.; Gries, Jon,1957-actor.; Herrera, Alina,actor.; Machado, Justina,1972-actor.; Marron, Carmen.; Ramirez, Efren,1973-actor.; Rodriguez, Rico,1998-actor.; Rodriguez, Valente,actor.; Salinas, Hector,screenwriter.; Standefer, Brian,composer.; Avila Entertainment,production company.; Late Bloomer Productions,presenter.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.; Sparkhope Productions,production company.;
Music, Brian Standefer ; editors, Jamie Cobb, Youssef Delara ; director of photography, Francisco Bulgarelli.Rico Rodriguez, Ivonne Coll, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Justina Machado, Valente Rodriguez, Cassie Brennan, Xavier Gonzalez, Alina Herrera.Since he was five years old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose finds himself in the spotlight and has the chance to use his skills as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals.G.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Chess players; Students;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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