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Beautiful country : a memoir / by Wang, Qian Julie,1987-author.;
"An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. In Chinese the word for the United States, Mei Guo, translates directly to "beautiful country," but when seven-year-old Qian is plucked from her warm and happy childhood surrounded by extended family in China, she finds a world of crushing fear and poverty instead. Unable to speak English at first, Qian is isolated and disregarded, put into special education classes because she doesn't speak the language and humiliated by teachers and classmates when she struggles to pay attention because of hunger or exhaustion. She encounters racism, and people of other races, for the first time, shocked at where her family fits in comparison to their status as educated elites in China. After school she works shifts alongside her mother in Chinatown sweatshops. There is so much about Qian's new home that doesn't make sense, but the rules of survival are drilled into her head: If you see a policeman, you must run in the other direction. If anyone asks--or even if they don't--you tell them you were born here. Do as you're told or we could be separated forever. Understanding impliclity the toll this has taken on her parents, Qian tries desperately to cheer them up and mediate their increasingly heated arguments, certain that if she is good enough, she can hold the family together. In remarkable, unsentimental prose Wang channels her childhood perspective, illuminating the cruelty and indignity of America's immigration system, while also crafting a narrative of resilience from her family's small moments of joy: their first slice of pizza, "shopping days" when the family would unearth unlikely treasures in Brooklyn's trash, and the necessary escape she found in books at the local library. Searing and unforgettable, Beautiful Country is an essential book about the cost of making a home in a hostile land from an astonishing new talent"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Wang, Qian Julie, 1987-; Wang, Qian Julie, 1987-; Chinese Americans; Illegal aliens; Immigrants;
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RuriDragon. [graphic novel] / by Shindo, Masaoki,author,illustrator.; Aiko, Kyla,letterer,illustrator.; Cook, Caleb D.,translator.;
Well, a half dragon. Her mom admits Ruri inherited her draconic traits from her father, who, yes, is actually a dragon. As if dealing with curious classmates wasn't already challenging enough, Ruri and her dragon genes literally turn up the heat in the middle of a lecture. Her ordinary life is about to be anything but!Rated T, teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Magic realist comics.; Manga.; Paranormal comics.; School comics.; Dragons; High school students; High schools; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ecstasy. by Peter, Rolf,film director.; Verne, Ana,actor.; Kara, Deborah,actor.; Peter, Rolf,actor.; Strand Releasing (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ana Verne, Deborah Kara Unger, Rolf Peter KahlOriginally produced by Strand Releasing in 2017.Love is immortal. Seduction is inevitable. Revenge is irresistible. A journey into America in the year 2019. A man in search of a lost love. A woman lost in desire for revenge. A country paralyzed by heat and lost in suspicion and paranoia. And a twenty-year-old diary that evokes memories and the yearning to waste yourself in destruction.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Romance.; Horror films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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Rizzoli & Isles. [videorecording] / by Alexander, Sasha,1973-actor.; Bridges, Jordan,1973-actor.; Harmon, Angie,1972-actor.; Katleman, Michael,television director.; McGill, Bruce,1950-actor.; Sardo, Michael,screenwriter.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Disc 1. A new day -- Goodbye -- Too good to be true -- Doomsday -- The best laid plans.Disc 2. Knockout -- Boston Keltic -- Lost and found -- It takes a village -- Phoenix rising.Disc 3. If you can't stand the heat -- Burden of proof -- Bridge to tomorrow -- Foot loose -- Gumshoe.Disc 4. In plain view -- Bite out of crime -- Family matters.Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill, Lorraine Bracco, Janet Tamaro.Despite being complete opposites, the two women share an offbeat chemistry, an authentic friendship and a unique working relationship that helps them solve Boston's most complex murders.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Isles, Maura (Fictitious character); Medical examiners (Law); Policewomen; Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character);
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Sword Beach : D-Day baptism by fire / by Hastings, Max,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Between 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to WWII. On D-Day, that changed - 35,000 British infantrymen, airmen, and special service operatives were sent headfirst into the whitest heat of war, almost overnight. In 'Sword Beach', Max Hastings tells the story of a handful of British soldiers and their critical role in D-Days parachute and seaborne offensive.Between 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to WWII. On D-Day, that changed--35,000 British infantrymen, airmen, and special service operatives were sent headfirst into the whitest heat of war, almost overnight. In 'Sword Beach', Max Hastings tells the story of a handful of British soldiers and their critical role in D-Day's parachute and seaborne offensive.
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd; Great Britain. Army. Airborne Division, 6th; Great Britain. Royal Marines. Special Boat Service; Operation Neptune.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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A bigger splash [videorecording] / by Costigan, Michael,film producer.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Guadagnino, Luca,1971-film director.; Johnson, Dakota,1989-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Cota Films,production company.; Elevation Pictures.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Frenesy Film,production company.;
Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson.It's the story of a famous rock star vacationing with her lover on a remote Italian island. While the couple basks in the foreshadowing heat of the Mediterranean sun, their lives are soon disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old flame and his seductive daughter, creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for everyone involved.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for graphic nudity, some strong sexual content, language and brief drug use.DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Romance films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Friendship; Jealousy; Man-woman relationships; Rock musicians;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kirby manga mania. [graphic novel] / by Hikawa, Hirokazu,1967-author,illustrator.; Haley, Amanda(Haley-Andrejic),translator.;
"Kirby and crew are up to their old shenanigans again in these classic--and new--comics for all ages! From a Dream Land summer heat wave to Kirby's endless questions and sudden desire to grow up, King Dedede has his hands full. But can the situation really be so bad that he wants Kirby to take over his kingly duties?!"--Back cover.Rated A for all ages.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Manga.; Kirby (Fictitious character);
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Wild card / by Silver, Elsie,author.;
Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy, hot-as-hell fire pilot who is too damn good with his hands. It's the perfect combination. But unfortunately for her, he's also her ex-boyfriend's dad. A chance meeting brought them together, and a missed connection has kept them apart. One year later, a stroke of fate has them living under the same roof -- which makes everything between them downright messy. Because even after all this time, he's still the man Gwen thinks about when she falls asleep. The one she can't get over no matter how hard she tries. Bash is working on mending a fragile relationship with his son, and they both know acting on these urges would be the ultimate betrayal. But Gwen sees the heat in his eyes. That look of need that never fails to send a shiver down her spine. The mutual longing is borderline unbearable, and the simmering heat between them is downright palpable. They both know there are rules when it comes to situations like this. But then again ... following the rules has never felt so futile.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Air pilots; Fathers and sons; Man-woman relationships; Small cities;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Vegetable gardening : the complete guide to growing more than 40 popular vegetables in any space / by Klein, Carol,1945-author.; Gilsenan, Fiona,editor.; Klein, Carol,1945-Grow your own vegetables.;
Subjects: Vegetable gardening.;
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Hot for you / by Harte, Marie.;
When he comes to the rescue of Maggie, her 6-year-old daughter, and the ugliest stray puppy he's ever seen, firefighter Reggie Morgan, who has loved and lost before, refuses to give in to his feelings until Maggie sets out to convince him otherwise.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Fire fighters; Single mothers;
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