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Kukum / by Jean, Michel,1960-author.; Ouriou, Susan,translator.; translation of:Jean, Michel,1960-Kukum.English.;
"A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean's great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community. Kukum recounts the story of Almanda Siméon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle, who falls in love with a young Innu man despite their cultural differences and goes on to share her life with the Pekuakami Innu community. They accept her as one of their own: Almanda learns their language, how to live a nomadic existence, and begins to break down the barriers imposed on Indigenous women. Unfolding over the course of a century, the novel details the end of traditional ways of life for the Innu, as Almanda and her family face the loss of their land and confinement to reserves, and the enduring violence of residential schools. Kukum intimately expresses the importance of Innu ancestral values and the need for freedom nomadic peoples feel to this day"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jean, Michel, 1960-; French-Canadian women; Great-grandmothers; Indigenous women; Orphans; First Nations; First Nations; Innu; Innu; Residential schools;
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Top story / by Yang, Kelly.;
"Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections! Can she compete with just her pen and passion? 2. Lupe's thinking about skipping ahead to college! Will Mia ever get a chance to just chill with her best friend? 3. Jason's crushing hard on a new girl. For the first time ever, Mia is speechless...and jealous. Can she find the courage to tell Jason--gulp--that she has a crush on him? Even for the best writers, it's not always easy to find the right words. But if anyone can tell a top story, it's Mia Tang!"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Chinese Americans; Journalism; Families; Friendship; Interpersonal relations;
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Cathedral of the wild : an African journey home / by Varty, Boyd.;
Not for Ants -- Hunting and Hacking -- The Rock -- Friendis in the Storm -- Never Panic in the Bush -- Uncle John -- The Flying Life -- Madiba -- Elephants All Around -- The Crash -- The Great Migration -- A Londolozi of Leopards -- Travels with Kate -- Shake, Rattle and Roll -- Royal Welcome -- In Battalions -- Gunpoint -- Seeking -- Dead Silence -- The Vav -- The Flaming Shaman -- Tracking -- The Medicine -- The Leopards by the Watering Hole -- In the Front Garden of Eden -- The Om in Motion.
Subjects: Varty, Boyd; Varty, Boyd.; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife conservationists;
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Bad luck vampire / by Sands, Lynsay,author.;
Alasdair MacKenzie has never once considered himself unlucky in all the centuries he's been an immortal rogue enforcer. Not until he meets Sophie. Finding the beautiful, smart, and funny woman who is his life mate is great luck, actually. But meeting her at a wedding full of Argeneaus, not to mention his own busybody uncles determined to "help him claim his woman," is bad luck. And the fact that Sophie is someone else's date? Well that's just the next level of unlucky. From the way her gaze travels over his body like a caress to the electric zing whenever they innocently touch ... he wants her for all eternity! He'll keep his hands off Sophie until her date is over. After that all bets are off and he'll pull out all the stops to win her. Great plan -- until he gets hit by a car. And then he's poisoned. Is his luck that bad, or is someone out to stop this immortal from claiming Sophie as his life mate?
Subjects: Vampire fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Immortalism; Man-woman relationships; Mate selection; Vampires;
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The lost cause / by Doctorow, Cory,author.;
"It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go? For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Entire cities are being moved inland from the rising seas. Vast clean-energy projects are springing up everywhere. Disaster relief, the mitigation of floods and superstorms, has become a skill for which tens of millions of people are trained every year. The effort is global. It employs everyone who wants to work. Even when national politics oscillates back to right-wing leaders, the momentum is too great; these vast programs cannot be stopped in their tracks. But there are still those Americans, mostly elderly, who cling to their red baseball caps, their grievances, their huge vehicles, their anger. To their "alternative" news sources that reassure them that their resentment is right and pure and that "climate change" is just a giant scam. And they're your grandfather, your uncle, your great-aunt. And they're not going anywhere. And they're armed to the teeth. The Lost Cause asks: What do we do about people who cling to the belief that their own children are the enemy? When, in fact, they're often the elders that we love?"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Climate change mitigation; Climatic changes; Conflict of generations; Conspiracies; Grandfathers; High school students;
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We have always lived in the castle [videorecording] / by Coonan, Peter,actor.; Crawford, Joan,actor.; Daddario, Alexandra,1986-actor.; Farmiga, Taissa,1994-actor.; Glover, Crispin,actor.; Hogan, Bosco,actor.; Passon, Stacie,film director.; Jackson, Shirley,1916-1965.We have always lived in the castle.; Albyn Media, Ltd.,film distributor.;
Peter Coonan, Joan Crawford, Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga, Crispin Glover, Bosco Hogan.Merricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.14A.DVD.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Sisters; Cousins; Family secrets; Uncles; Recluses;
For private home use only.
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Seduction in silk / by Beverley, Jo.;
When he is named his wealthy uncle's heir on the condition that he marry a woman he has never met, Peregrine Perriam begrudgingly proposes to the headstrong Claris Mallow, whose refusal at gunpoint poses an irresistible challenge.
Subjects: Love stories.; Regency fiction.; Nobility; Inheritance and succession; Marriage;
© c2013., Signet,
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Rowling, J. K.;
Read by Jim Dale.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!Ages 7 to 14.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Fantasy fiction.; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Granger, Hermione (Fictitious character); Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character); Witches; Wizards; Magic; Schools; England; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
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Ferris / by DiCamillo, Kate.;
"It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has other plans-wild, impractical, illuminating plans. How can Ferris satisfy a specter with Pinky terrorizing the town, Uncle Ted sending Ferris to spy on her aunt, and her father battling an invasion of raccoons?"--
Subjects: Families; Ghosts;
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Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone / by Rowling, J. K.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Granger, Hermione (Fictitious character); Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character); Banned book sanctuary.; Witches; Wizards; Schools;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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