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Peppa pig. [videorecording] / by Baker, Mark,1959-; Astley, Neville.; Astley Baker Davies Ltd.; Nick Jr. (Firm),broadcaster.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;
Peppa Pig, her little brother George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig enjoy a most unusual trip to the seaside, a super ski day, muddy puddle-jumping, and more. Includes twelve episodes.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereophonic.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Peppa Pig (Fictitious character); Swine; Brothers and sisters; Parent and child; Friendship;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hardly a Gentleman A Novel [electronic resource] : by James, Eloisa.aut; CloudLibrary;
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Accidental Brides series with a romance about a forced marriage between a feisty heroine and a Scottish laird... neither of whom have plans to marry, let alone fall in love. Desperate after her Season comes to a spectacularly disastrous end, the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry jumps into a carriage hired to take a housekeeper to Scotland. The laird of Castle CaerLaven has no interest in a wife, especially a love match—but when Caelan sees his new housekeeper, he changes his mind. Marriage to a delectable bookworm strikes him as a perfect arrangement. To his surprise, Clara refuses his proposal once…and again…yet again. When her true identity is revealed, and they’re forced to marry, Caelan realizes he has a far more crucial challenge.  He finally has Clara’s hand—but how will he ever win her heart? 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Regency; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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We belong here / by Wishinsky, Frieda.; Ohi, Ruth.;
In troubling times, two very different children find power in friendship and solidarity. Eve Bloom doesn't like being taunted at school for being a newcomer. This is her home. When Eve notices the same children bullying Mark Nakamura for his Japanese culture, she jumps in to defend him. A fast friendship forms, built on shared stories, loyalty and laughter. When Eve's family's business is threatened, and Mark's father may need to move again to find work, Eve's clever thinking shows everyone that when friends help one another the whole community is better together. We Belong Here is a story of friendship between a Japanese boy and a Jewish girl in Canada soon after the end of World War II. While the setting is historical, the themes are perennial: the power of friendship, family and community and the strength of solidarity in the face of adversity. It reminds readers that children can take actions that make a true difference.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Picture books.; Friendship; Bullying; Jews; Japanese; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese Canadians;
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The Drop [electronic resource] : by Connelly, Michael.aut; cloudLibrary;
Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two. DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime Lab? The latter possibility could compromise all of the lab's DNA cases currently in court. Then Bosch and his partner are called to a death scene fraught with internal politics. Councilman Irvin Irving's son jumped or was pushed from a window at the Chateau Marmont. Irving, Bosch's longtime nemesis, has demanded that Harry handle the investigation. Relentlessly pursuing both cases, Bosch makes two chilling discoveries: a killer operating unknown in the city for as many as three decades, and a political conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Police Procedural; Suspense;
© 2011., Little, Brown and Company,
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Honestly, we meant well [sound recording] / by Ginder, Grant,author.; DePrima, Marietta,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Marietta DePrima.The Wright family is in ruins. Sue Ellen Wright has what she thinks is a close-to-perfect life. A terrific career as a Classics professor, a loving husband, and a son who is just about to safely leave the nest. But then disaster strikes. She learns that her husband is cheating, and that her son has made a complete mess of his life. So, when the opportunity to take her family to a Greek island for a month presents itself, she jumps at the chance. This sunlit Aegean paradise, with its mountains and beaches is, after all, where she first fell in love with both a man and with an ancient culture. Perhaps Sue Ellen's past will provide the key to her and her family's salvation. With his signature style of biting wit, hilarious characters, and deep emotion, Grant Ginder's Honestly, We Meant Well is a funny, brilliant novel proving that with family, drama always comes with comedy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Families;
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The steel kiss [sound recording] / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini." New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver returns with his next blockbuster thriller featuring forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme. Amelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a killer. She's chasing him through a department store in Brooklyn when an escalator malfunctions. The stairs give way, with one man horribly mangled by the gears. Sachs is forced to let her quarry escape as she jumps in to try to help save the victim. She and famed forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme soon learn, however, that the incident may not be an accident at all, but the first in a series of intentional attacks. They find themselves up against one of their most formidable opponents ever: a brilliant killer who turns common products into murder weapons. As the body count threatens to grow, Sachs and Rhyme must race against the clock to unmask his identity--and discover his mission--before more people die. "--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Forensic scientists; Police; Quadriplegics; Rhyme, Lincoln (Fictitious character); Serial murder investigation;
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Lety out loud / by Cervantes, Angela.;
Lety Andrade sometimes has trouble speaking her mind. Her first language is Spanish and she likes to take her time putting her words together. Lety loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't find the right word. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But grumpy classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles-- so now they have to work as a team. Hunter's not much of a team player, though. He devises a secret competition to decide who will be the official shelter scribe. They'll each write three profiles. Whoever helps get their animals adopted the fastest wins. The loser scoops dog food. Lety reluctantly agrees, but she's worried. If the shelter finds out about the contest, they might kick her out of the program. Then she'll never be able to adopt Spike, her favorite dog at the shelter. Can Lety find her voice before it's too late?LSC
Subjects: Mexicans; English language; Animal shelters; Volunteers; Contests;
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The Unraveling of Julia. by Scottoline, Lisa.;
Julia has already had enough heartbreak and grief to last a lifetime. After losing both of her adoptive parents, Julia finds herself completely alone after a devastating event leaves her widowed in the brisk Brooklyn night. When a letter shows up at her door informing her that she's inherited a villa and vineyard in Tuscany along with a small fortune by a mysterious benefactor, Julia jumps at the chance for a new future.Emilia Rossi, Julia's benefactor, is an alleged descendant of Duchess Caterina Sforza from the Italian Renaissance who bears an uncanny resemblance to Julia herself. With the hope of learning about her potential biological family, Julia digs into the lives of both Emilia and Caterina, finding eerie and tragic parallels between her life and Caterina's. The more she investigates, however, the more she and those around her are put in harm's way.What Julia learns will put her in the crosshairs of a dangerous conspiracy and expose the truth of her own identity, changing her life forever - if she survives.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Romance / Suspense; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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The ten worst people in New York : a novel / by Plass, Matt,author.;
"The ten worst people in New York are dying, one after the other. A late-night TV chat show feature, "The Ten Worst People in New York," is the talk of the town. When a real estate mogul on the Ten Worst list jumps to his death, it could be a coincidence. But after a corrupt NYC councillor, also on the list, dies suspiciously, recently widowed Special FBI Agent Alex Bedford suspects foul play. Young British filmmaker Jacob Felle arrives in New York to connect with his estranged sister, Elizabeth, and to reconcile a long-buried family trauma. But Alex and Jacob are on a collision course, and when Jacob becomes a suspect, the two find themselves in a race to unravel the mystery before even more people die. Both Alex and Jacob must confront their worst fears and put their lives on the line as they try to find the answer to two key questions: Why are the killers targeting the ten worst list? And who will be next to die?"--Book jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Motion picture producers and directors; Murder; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Widows;
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The stowaway : a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica / by Shapiro, Laurie Gwen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index.The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica. It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun... The night before the expedition's flagship launched, Billy Gawronski--a skinny, first generation New York City high schooler desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business--jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the grimy streets of New York's Lower East Side to the rowdy dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica's blinding white and deadly freeze, Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway takes you on the unforgettable voyage of a gutsy young stowaway who became an international celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps age.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Biographies.; Gawronski, Billy, 1910-1981; Adventure and adventurers; Ocean travel; Stowaways; Teenage boys;
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