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Glory on ice : a vampire hockey story / by Fergus, Maureen.; Fearing, Mark.;
After years alone in his castle, Vlad is ready to try something new, so he strolls into town to find a hobby. At first none of the activities seem quite right for him. But when he overhears the junior hockey team vowing to crush and destroy their rivals, he's thrilled. It sounds perfect! Vlad immediately falls for the game, but he also quickly realizes that superhuman powers don't mean much in hockey without a mastery of the basics. Can a centuries-old vampire really learn new tricks? Glory on Ice celebrates teamwork, perserverance, and a love of hockey that will last a lifetime, even for an immortal being.LSC
Subjects: Vampires; Hockey stories.;
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George in the dark / by Valentine, Madeline.;
A little boy overcomes his fear of the dark during a daring teddy bear rescue.LSC
Subjects: Fear of the dark; Teddy bears; Bedtime; Courage;
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Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the world / by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.;
"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend time together, like a camping road trip they take in the desert. Ari is haunted by his incarcerated older brother and by the images he sees on the nightly news of gay men dying from AIDS. Tragedy feels like his destiny, but can he forge his own path and create a life where he can not only survive, but thrive?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: High school seniors; Gays; Families; Mexican Americans; Loss (Psychology);
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The body under the piano / by Jocelyn, Marthe.; Follath, Isabelle.;
A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Friendship; Murder; Villages;
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Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy / by Acho, Emmanuel.; Acho, Emmanuel.Uncomfortable conversations with a black man.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-312).Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.LSC
Subjects: Racism; Anti-racism; African Americans;
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The silence between us / by Gervais, Alison.;
Moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before senior year means Maya will be leaving Pratt School for the Deaf. She's been a student there for years; the prospect of attending Engelmann High, a hearing school, is a shock. When Beau Watson, Engelmann's student body president starts learning ASL to converse with her, Maya thinks he has a hidden agenda. But she can't deny it's nice to sign with someone. When Maya passes up a chance to receive a cochlear implant she sees it as being true to herself, but Beau doesn't understand why Maya wouldn't want to hear again.LSCA Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Deaf; Interpersonal relations; High schools; Dating (Social customs); Cochlear implants;
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Owl bat bat owl / by Fitzpatrick, Marie-Louise.;
An owl and a bat family endeavor to share living spaces on the same tree branch, where initial wariness is overcome by the curiosity of the families' babies on a wild and stormy night that compels them to set aside their apprehensions.LSC
Subjects: Stories without words.; Bats; Owls; Friendship;
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2nd Chance [electronic resource] : by Patterson, James.aut; cloudLibrary;
A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable. A Main Selection of The Literary Guild®, of Book-of-the-Month Club®, of Doubleday Book Club®, and of The Mystery Guild®General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Thrillers; Mystery & Detective;
© 2002., Little, Brown and Company,
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The unicorn quest / by Benko, Kamilla.;
In an antique-filled mansion, sisters Claire and Sophie find a ladder to the magical land of Arden, where wraiths roam freely, unicorns have disappeared, and the guilds of magic no longer trust each other.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Sisters; Magic; Unicorns;
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Splendor [game] / by Please return all components in the container. ;
"In Splendor, you lead a merchant guild. Using tokens representing gemstones, you will acquire developments which produce new gems (bonuses). These bonuses reduce the cost of your purchases and attract noble patrons" - from Manufacturer.Ages 10+.
Subjects: Board games.; Library of things.; Toys and instruments.;
© [2020]., JD Éditions Space Cowboys,
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