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Western Lane / by Maroo, Chetna,author.;
In this enthralling debut novel, 11-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. But on the court, she is with her pa. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe. 'Western Lane' is about grief, sisterhood, the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other, and the force of obsession and its consequences.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Grief; Mothers; Squash (Game);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Desperada / by Mostaghimi, Sofia,author.;
In Sofia Mostaghimis sensational debut novel, a young Iranian-Canadian woman quits her job after her younger sister dies, and then flees her family, seeking escape and possibly transformation in travel, sex, and drugs. Mostaghimi lives in Toronto, ON. #diversity.
Subjects: Novels.; Grief; Iranians; Sisters; Travel; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A wilderness of stars / by Ernshaw, Shea.;
An illness cursing the land forces seventeen-year-old Vega, the Last Astronomer, to venture across the wilderness to discover the stars message that will save her people.Ages 14 up.Grades 10-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Sick; Grief; Astronomy; Black holes (Astronomy); Loss (Psychology);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The phone booth in Mr. Hirota's garden / by Smith, Heather,1968-; Wada, Rachel.;
This gorgeously illustrated picture book tells the story of a young Japanese boy who loses his dad in a tsunami.LSC
Subjects: Villages; Grief; Tsunamis; Fathers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Paws+Edward / by Dekko, Espen,1968-; Johnsen, Mari Kanstad.;
Paws is tired. He just wants to rest. And to dream about the days when he used to chase rabbits. He still walks with Edward to the park twice a day, but only because Edward needs the fresh air. Until one day, Paws decides he doesn't want to go for another walk. He just wants to lie in Edward's bedLSC
Subjects: Dreams; Pets; Dogs; Grief;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What stays buried / by Young, Suzanne.;
"Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthday. And with only a few weeks left, children have started going missing. When Calista meets The Tall Lady--an angry spirit with a grudge against Calista, her family, and the entire town--she knows she's found the ghost responsible for the disappearances. It's up to Calista, the only one who can see The Tall Lady, to stop her. If she doesn't, Calista won't just lose her powers... she'll lose everyone she has left"--Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Ghosts; Missing children; Families; Grief;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beau is afraid [videorecording] / by Aster, Ari,film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Gandolfini, Michael,1999-actor.; Kind, Richard,actor.; Lane, Nathan,1956-actor.; Lister-Jones, Zoe,actor.; LuPone, Patti,actor.; Phoenix, Joaquin,actor.; Posey, Parker,1968-actor.; Ryan, Amy,actor.; Sphere Films,publisher.;
Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Gandolfini, Patti Lupone.Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R.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.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Families; Fear; Grief; Mothers and sons; Mothers;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beau is afraid [videorecording] / by Aster, Ari,film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Gandolfini, Michael,1999-actor.; Kind, Richard,actor.; Lane, Nathan,1956-actor.; Lister-Jones, Zoe,actor.; LuPone, Patti,actor.; Phoenix, Joaquin,actor.; Posey, Parker,1968-actor.; Ryan, Amy,actor.; Sphere Films,publisher.;
Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Gandolfini, Patti Lupone.Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Families; Fear; Grief; Mothers and sons; Mothers;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The seven skins of Esther Wilding / by Ringland, Holly,author.;
Esther Wilding's search for explanations after the death of her sister, Aura, takes her from Tasmania to Denmark and on to the Faroe Islands, following the trail of the stories Aura left behind: seven cryptic fairytales about selkies, swans and women, alongside verses Aura had secretly had tattooed on her body.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Forgiveness; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Land [videorecording] / by Bichir, Demián,1963-actor.; Bukowski, Bobby,director of photography.; Christie, Warren,1975-actor.; Dickens, Kim,1965-actor.; McCabe, Anne,editor of moving image work.; Nielsen, Mikkel E. G.,1973-editor of moving image work.; Sollee, Ben,composer (expression); Wright, Robin,1966-film director,actor.; Big Beach (Firm),production company.; Flashlight Films,production company.; Focus Features,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Ben Sollee ; director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Anne McCabe, Mikkel E.G. Nielsen.Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Kim Dickens, Warren Christie.From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her feature film directorial debut, Land, the poignant story of one woman's search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. Edee (Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew, and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter (Demián Bichir) brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content, brief strong language, and partial nudity.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: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Grief; Sustainable living; Life change events;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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