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The summer snow day / by Auerbach, Annie.; Loter, Inc.;
Based on the hit Disney Junior animated series, this story follows Mickey and friends as they come up with a creative way to stay cool during a heat wave in Funhouse Forest.Pre-K-1st.450LLSC
Subjects: Mouse, Mickey (Fictitious character); Summer; Snow;
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The Christmas wager / by Cassidy, Holly,author.;
"One rivalry. Eight days until Christmas. Let the holiday games begin. When L.A.-based real estate developer Bella Ross arrives in the sleepy mountain town of Maple Falls, she has one mission: to acquire the local failing Christmas shop, Always Noelle, securing the promotion of her dreams. Nothing can get in her way. Except the shop owner's stubborn grandson, Jesse Harrison. Both refuse to budge, until an unlikely wager is struck: Bella and Jesse will compete in the Maple Falls Holiday Games, an annual tradition of eccentric feats of strength and skills. Winner decides the selling price. They'll give each other a run for their money, but as the competition heats up, Bella and Jesse's icy feelings toward each other begin to thaw. It'll take a Christmas miracle for them to admit there's a spark, but what if it's just another game?"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Contests; Man-woman relationships; Real estate developers; Stores, Retail;
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How to be brave like a snail / by Hrab, Naseem.; Collier, Kelly.;
Snail's not afraid of (certain) loud noises, exploring the glade, or lullaby karaoke. But he is afraid of asking for help, making mistakes, and believing in himself. And so, it's only with support from his best friend Stump that he finds the courage to enter a local paper airplane contest. However, after the contest, it's Stump who needs support when he becomes heated and upset after not winning a ribbon. Fortunately, Snail knows just what to do to help Stump work through his difficult feelings. Together, they find the courage to tell each other exactly how they feel-prickly thoughts and all!-and then they write their feelings down on paper airplanes and let them go. In their third laugh-out-loud adventure, Snail and Stump discover that the best kind of brave is finding the courage to share your feelings, even when your bravery is playing hide-and-seek.
Subjects: Picture books.; Snails; Tree trunks; Best friends; Friendship; Courage; Emotions;
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Flash points / by Hagberg, David,author.;
Retired CIA assassin Kirk McGarvey is taking a much needed break. Then a bomb in his car explodes just as he's leaving the vehicle. He barely escapes with his life. The men who went after McGarvey are also after the President of the United States. A controversial candidate, he has just won a heated, heavily contested presidential election. Now his enemies are determined to push him out of office. These men hire a contractor to set up three terrorist assaults in the US as well as other attacks around the globe in hopes of driving him from office. These strikes are at flash points so critical they could incite all-out nuclear war. But the president's enemies have not reckoned on Kirk McGarvey. He has survived their attempt on his life, and he is determined to hunt them down and stop them at all costs. They made a mistake in going after the CIA's #1 assassin.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; McGarvey, Kirk (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers; Assassins;
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Sugar plum poisoned / by McKinlay, Jenn,author.;
"When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night. After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crew decide to make the best of their time working with the star. Just as the bakers fall into the rhythm of the job, Shelby's manager is found dead, clutching a bit of fabric from a Santa suit and a cupcake. With the bakery crew and Shelby's backup dancers all dressed in similar Santa costumes, it's impossible to say who is the killer. When all suspicions lead back to Shelby, Mel and Angie stand up for their friend, determined to prove her innocence before she's frosted for a crime she didn't commit."--Back cover.
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Recipes.; Christmas stories.; Bakeries; Bakers; Concerts; Cooper, Melanie (Fictitious character); DeLaura, Angie (Fictitious character); Murder; Singers;
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Rush [videorecording] / by Bruhl, Daniel,1978-; Dormer, Natalie,1982-; Favino, Pierfrancesco.; Hemsworth, Chris.; Howard, Ron,1954-; Lara, Alexandra Maria,1978-; Mangan, Stephen.; Mckay, Christian.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-; Wilde, Olivia.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Exclusive Media Group.;
Stephen Mangan, Christian Mckay, Natalie Dormer, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Chris Hemsworth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pierfrancesco Favino.Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl star as legendary Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda respectively in this biographical drama set during the 1970s, at the peak of their heated rivalry. Both on the track and off, Hunt (Hemsworth) and Lauda (Bruhl) couldn't have been more different. Yet as much as Englishman Hunt's showy public persona clashed with Lauda's reputation for tightly-controlled perfectionism, both men remained bound together by one undeniable fact -- they were both among the best drivers ever to grace the racetrack. When a horrific crash during the 1976 Grand Prix at the Nurburgring nearly claims Lauda's life, however, a grudging respect begins to develop between the two racers as Hunt realizes just how devoted his greatest adversary is to the sport they both love.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Hunt, James, 1947-; Lauda, Niki, 1949-; Action and adventure films.; Automobile racing drivers; Automobile racing; Feature films.; Formula One automobiles; Grand Prix racing; Sports car events;
© c2014., Exclusive Media Group ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Jarhead [videorecording]. by Gyllenhaal, Jake; Foxx, Jamie; Sarsgaard, Peter;
Director, Sam Mendes.Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard.Based on the book by Anthony Swofford about his experiences in Operation Desert Storm, from his rigorous Marine basic training to the punishing heat of the desert, and the intolerable long wait for battle.CHVRS rating: R.DVD.
Subjects: War.; War.;
© 2006., Universal,
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Our house is on fire : scenes of a family and a planet in crisis / by Ernman, Malena,author.; Ernman, Beata,author.; Thunberg, Greta,2003-author.; Thunberg, Svante,1969-author.; Norlén, Paul R.,translator.; Vogel, Saskia,translator.; translation of:Ernman, Malena.Scener ur hjärtat.English.;
"When climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante and her little sister Beata were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother and father had reconfigured their lives to care for her. Desperate and searching for answers, her parents discovered what was at the heart of Greta's distress: her imperiled future on a rapidly heating planet. Steered by Greta's determination to understand the truth and generate change, they began to see the deep connections between their own suffering and the planet's. Written by a remarkable family and told through the voice of an iconoclastic mother, [this] is the story of how they fought their problems at home by taking global action. And it is the story of how Greta decided to go on strike from school, igniting a worldwide rebellion"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Ernman, Malena.; Ernman, Malena; Ernman, Beata.; Thunberg, Greta, 2003-; Thunberg, Svante, 1969-; Climatic changes.; Global warming.; Social movements.; Environmentalists; Families; Mezzo-sopranos;
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High passion / by Arend, Vivian.;
LIFELINE: an elite search-and-rescue squad based out of Banff, Alberta. Specializing in high-risk rescue missions, this team goes wherever the job takes them. Alisha Bailey left a life of privilege for the dangerous but thrilling world of search and rescue. Denying the lure of attraction to her teammate is another sacrifice she's made to prove to everyone--including her family--that she's more than a pretty face or a business commodity. Since their training days, Devon Leblanc has used the competitive fire between them to hide his fascination with the petite beauty. When a natural disaster forces their rivalry aside, heated passion finally flares between them. Sexual pleasure slowly gives way to a new appreciation for each other's skills--on the field and in the bedroom. But when unexplained accidents begin happening to the Lifeline team, their newfound unity may be their only hope for survival.
Subjects: Love stories.; Search and rescue operations;
© 2013., Berkley Books,
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The duke goes down / by Jordan, Sophie.;
Peregrine Butler's privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born before his parents' marriage and therefore is not the legal heir to the dukedom. Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress--all the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts. Everyone knows Imogen Bates, the virtuous daughter of the senile vicar. She can write a sermon in a day and spot a rogue in a second, so she sees right through Perry's seductive façade. But Imogen's plan to protect the heiresses of her beloved Shropshire from the erstwhile Duke of Penning, the bane of her existence since childhood, soon turns into something altogether unacceptable for the proper lady... who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Aristocracy (Social class);
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