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What storm, what thunder / by Chancy, Myriam J. A.,1970-author.;
"At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster--Richard, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter, Anne, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures for a global NGO; a small-time drug trafficker, Leopold, who pines for a beautiful call girl; Sonia and her business partner, Dieudonné, who are followed by a man they believe is the vodou spirit of death; Didier, an emigrant musician who drives a taxi in Boston; Sara, a mother haunted by the ghosts of her children in an IDP camp; her husband, Olivier, an accountant forced to abandon the wife he loves; their son, Jonas, who haunts them both; and Ma Lou, the old woman selling produce in the market who remembers them all. Artfully weaving together these lives, witness is given to the desolation wreaked by nature and by man. Brilliantly crafted, fiercely imagined, and deeply haunting, What Storm, What Thunder is a singular, stunning record, a reckoning of the heartbreaking trauma of disaster, and-at the same time-an unforgettable testimony to the tenacity of the human spirit"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Interpersonal relations; Disasters; Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Magic tree house collection. [sound recording] / by Osborne, Mary Pope.;
Tonight on the Titanic -- Buffalo before breakfast -- Tigers at twilight -- Dingoes at dinnertime -- Civil War on Sunday -- Revolutionary War on Wednesday -- Twister on Tuesday -- Earthquake in the early morning.Read by the author.The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie off on magical adventures.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Magic; Time travel; Tree houses;
© p2002., Imagination Studio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wind knows my name [sound recording] : a novel / by Allende, Isabel,author.; Liatis, Maria,narrator.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Riddle, Frances,translator.; translation of:Allende, Isabel.Wind knows my name.English.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini, Maria Liatis."This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht-the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to the United Kingdom, which he boarded alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin. Arizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita Diaz, a blind seven-year-old girl, and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. However, their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination she created with her sister back home. Anita's case is assigned to Selena Duran, a young social worker who enlists the help of a promising lawyer from one of San Francisco's top law firms. Together they discover that Anita has another family member in the United States: Leticia Cordero, who is employed at the home of now eighty-six-year-old Samuel Adler, linking these two lives. Spanning time and place, The Wind Knows My Name is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers-and never stop dreaming"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Emigration and immigration; Imagination; Immigrant children; Separation (Psychology);
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Animal sounds / by Neal, Christopher Silas.;
In this inventive board book with striking images, Christopher Silas Neal combines animals and noises to form unique, inventive sounds. Children will have endless fun guessing what brand-new, made-up noises will appear next! If a dog says bark, and a pig goes oink, a doggy-pig says . . . Boink, boink! Animal Sounds hilariously mashes up animals and the calls they make to create unique and funny noises that kids will love guessing and saying!
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; Imagination; Animals; Animal sounds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What would you do in a book about you? / by Reidy, Jean,author.; Chou, Joey,illustrator.; Fleming, Je Nie,narrator.; Container of (expression):Reidy, Jean.What would you do in a book about you?.Spoken word (Fleming);
Read by Je Nie Fleming.No dream is too big or too small in this heartwarming, heart-building book about you! So, stop. Dream. Think it through. And remember, there is so much you can do. Here is an exuberant book that asks what wonderful, endless possibilities your story and your future might hold, making YOU the author of your own powerful tale.
Subjects: Picture books.; Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Conduct of life; Self-confidence; Self-esteem; Imagination; VOX books.;
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Warlight / by Ondaatje, Michael,1943-author.;
"From the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient: a mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers whose lives are indelibly shaped by their unwitting involvement. In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself--shadowed and luminous at once--we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and they grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends: men and women joined by a shared history of unspecified service during the war, all of whom seem, in some way, determined now to protect, and educate (in rather unusual ways) Rachel and Nathaniel. But are they really what and who they claim to be? And what does it mean when the siblings' mother returns after months of silence without their father, explaining nothing, excusing nothing? A dozen years later, Nathaniel begins to uncover all that he didn't know and understand in that time, and it is this journey--through facts, recollection, and imagination--that he narrates in this masterwork from one of the great writers of our time."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Abandoned children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A library / by Giovanni, Nikki.; Robinson, Erin.;
In what other place can a child "sail their dreams" and "surf the rainbow" without ever leaving the room? This ode to libraries is a celebration for everyone who loves stories, from seasoned readers to those just learning to love words, and it will have kids and parents alike imagining where their library can take them. This inspiring read-aloud includes stunning illustrations and a note from Nikki Giovanni about the importance of libraries in her own childhood.Ages 4-7.LSC
Subjects: African American children; Libraries; Books and reading; Imagination;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brave [videorecording] / by Andrews, Mark.; Chapman, Brenda.; Coltrane, Robbie.; Connolly, Billy.; Ferguson, Craig,1962-; MacDonald, Kelly,1976-; Purcell, Steve.; Ratzenberger, John.; Thompson, Emma.; Walters, Julie,1950-; Pixar (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Score, Patrick Doyle.Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, John Ratzenberger.An impetuous princess discovers that her reckless choice has put both her family and her father's kingdom in peril in this animated adventure from Pixar films. Merida may be the daughter of royalty, but all she wants out of life is to become a truly great archer. When Merida and her mother clash over the willful girl's future, the decisions she makes have greater repercussions that she ever imagined. Now, in order to save her mother's life and bring peace back to the Highlands, Merida will have to face off against the forces of nature and contend with an ancient curse.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital, 2.0 surround (English), 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish).
Subjects: Animated films.; Archers; Children's films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Magic; Mothers and daughters; Princesses; Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Pete the Cat's groovy imagination / by Dean, Kim,1969-author,illustrator.; Dean, James,1957-author,illustrator.; Fouhey, James,narrator.; Container of (expression):Dean, Kim,1969-Pete the Cat's groovy imagination.Spoken word(Fouhey);
Read by James Fouhey.When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat's beach day plans, a big box is all he needs to beat the rainy-day blues. Pete the Cat wants to go surfing, but he looks outside and-oh no!-it's gray and rainy. Does Pete get sad? No, he doesn't! Instead, he finds a really big and GROOVY box. Find out in this epic adventure just where Pete's imagination takes him. From the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat series, James and Kimberly Dean, this out-of-the-box picture book is reminiscent of Pete favorites like Magic Sunglasses and perfect for fans of Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, and Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, and Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!.3-8P-3
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Pete, the Cat (Fictitious character); Pete, the Cat (Fictitious character); Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Cats; Cats; Imagination; Imagination; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats.; JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play.; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship.; VOX books.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Brave [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Andrews, Mark.; Chapman, Brenda.; Coltrane, Robbie.; Connolly, Billy.; Ferguson, Craig,1962-; MacDonald, Kelly,1976-; Purcell, Steve.; Ratzenberger, John.; Thompson, Emma.; Walters, Julie,1950-; Pixar (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Score, Patrick Doyle.Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, John Ratzenberger.An impetuous princess discovers that her reckless choice has put both her family and her father's kingdom in peril in this animated adventure from Pixar films. Merida may be the daughter of royalty, but all she wants out of life is to become a truly great archer. When Merida and her mother clash over the willful girl's future, the decisions she makes have greater repercussions that she ever imagined. Now, in order to save her mother's life and bring peace back to the Highlands, Merida will have to face off against the forces of nature and contend with an ancient curse.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital, 2.0 surround (English), 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish).
Subjects: Animated films.; Archers; Children's films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Magic; Mothers and daughters; Princesses; Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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