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Alice Austen lived here / by Gino, Alex.;
Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they have to overcome the presumption on the part of their teacher that only straight males are eligible.Ages 9-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Austen, Alice, 1866-1952; Gender-nonconforming people; Sexual minorities; Monuments; Contests; Middle schools;
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Wild oats [videorecording] / by Connelly, Billy,actor.; Lange, Jessica,actor.; MacLaine, Shirley,1934-actor.; Moore, Demi,actor.; Tennant, Andy,1955-film director.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Billy Connelly.Eva, a widow and retired history teacher, enjoys a quiet life. Everything changes when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. At the not-so-gentle urging of her best friend Maddie, Eva deposits the money and the two friends head to the Canary Islands with every intention of living it up. But their fantasy is short-lived when they discover that they have become media sensations overnight.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Best friends; Female friendship; Life insurance; Widows;
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The exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science / by Zernike, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In 1999, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted to discriminating against women on its faculty, forcing institutions across the country to confront a problem they had long ignored: the need for more women at the top levels of science. Written by the journalist who broke the story for The Boston Globe, The Exceptions is the untold story of how sixteen highly accomplished women on the MIT faculty came together to do the work that triggered the historic admission"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Hopkins, Nancy (Nancy H.); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination in employment; Sex discrimination in higher education; Sex discrimination in science; Sexism in education; Sexism in higher education; Sexism in science; Women college teachers; Women in science; Women scientists; Women;
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Died in the wool / by Ehrhart, Peggy.;
Pamela is ready to kick back and relax after a busy day selling stuffed aardvarks to benefit Arborville High School's sports program at the annual town festival. But just as she's packing up, she makes a terrible discovery--someone's stashed a body under the Knit and Nibble's table. The victim is Randall Jefferson, a decidedly unpopular history teacher after his recent op-ed criticizing the school's sports program. But the primary suspect has an alibi, and the only clue is a stuffed aardvark found on the victim's chest... Now the Knit and Nibblers must unravel the case quickly--before a crafty killer repeats a deadly pattern.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Widows; Knitting; Murder;
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Moments that made the movies / by Thomson, David,1941-;
Highlights key moments from seventy-two movies during more than a century of film history, including scenes from "Citizen Kane," "Sunset Boulevard," "The Red Shoes," "The Piano Teacher," and "Burn After Reading."
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion pictures; Motion pictures;
© 2013., Thames & Hudson,
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How to stop time / by Haig, Matt,1975-author.;
Tom Hazard is a history teacher living a quiet suburban life in a Cathedral town in England. He likes his job but has no real friends, spends his time on the internet or playing the piano, and pushes away anyone who tries to get close to him. But Tom has a secret. He suffers from progeria, a condition that causes the body to age ten times slower than normal. He looks 40 but is actually 408. He won't die for another few centuries. In his lifespan he has had time to learn 13 languages, has become an expert at fighting and piano playing, but all of this has a cost. He must change his identity every few years to avoid discovery. And as he has learned the risks of love and the pain it can cause, he has turned away from other people.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Immortality;
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Run for your life : a novel / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ledwidge, Michael,author.;
A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. Discovering a secret pattern to The Teacher's lessons, Detective Mike Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in history.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bennett, Michael (Fictitious character); Rich people; Serial murderers;
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The invited / by McMahon, Jennifer,1968-author.;
"A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, until it's too late ... In 1924, a young mother, Hattie Breckenridge, is hanged from a tree in her yard by the town mob, accused of a crime that was actually committed by her daughter. Nearly a century later, a young married couple, Helen and Nate abandon the comforts of suburbia to begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams on the same forty-four acres of rural land where Hattie once lived. When they discover that this charming property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by Hattie's story and the tragic legend of her descendants, three generations of "Breckenridge women," each of whom died amid suspicion, and who seem to still be seeking something elusive and dangerous in the present day"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Ghost storeis.; Dwellings;
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Food is my teacher [videorecording] / by Soma, Tammara,screenwriter,film director,on-screen participant,film producer.; Yanchyk, Brandy,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; McIntyre Media,film distributor.;
Tammara Soma, Cease Wyss.In Tammara's first documentary, Food is My Teacher, she delves into the pains of the past, including her own harrowing experience dealing with an eating disorder, to showcase how food can heal communities, body and spirit. This is Tammara's first experience in creating a documentary. She co-wrote and co-directed Food is My Teacher with award-winning filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk, who also produced the film. They travelled across Alberta and British Columbia on a quest to learn how food is healing within different communities.E.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Eating disorders; Food; Food industry and trade; Food security; Food habits; Food;
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Louis Riel Day : the fur trade project / by Delaronde, Deborah L.,1958-; Dawson, Sheldon.;
"When a young boy is assigned a project about the fur trade by his teacher, he doesn<U+2019>t know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the internet, they travel back in time and discover how the fur trade began, a new people emerged, the Métis<U+2019> role in the fur trade, Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance, and the reason behind a holiday named Louis Riel Day."-- Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Fur trade; Métis; Métis;
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