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The book of George : a novel / by Greathead, Kate,author.;
"From the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. for our times: Kate Greathead's razor-sharp but big-hearted excavation of millennial masculinity, The Book of George. If you haven't had the misfortune of dating a George, you know someone who has. He's a young man brimming with potential but incapable of following through; noncommittal to his long-suffering girlfriend, Jenny; distant from but still reliant on his mother; funny one minute, sullenly brooding the next. Here, Kate Greathead paints one particular, unforgettable George in a series of droll and surprisingly poignant snapshots of his life over two decades. And yet, it's hard not to root for George at least a little. Beneath his cynicism is a reservoir of fondness for Jenny's valiant willingness to put up with him. Each demonstration of his flaws is paired with a self-eviscerating comment. No one is more disappointed in him than himself (except maybe Jenny and his mother). As hilarious as it is astute and singular as it is universal, The Book of George is a deft, unexpectedly moving portrait of millennial masculinity"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Masculinity; Mothers and sons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wonder of lost causes : a novel / by Trout, Nick,author.;
"Dr. Kate Blunt will do anything for her son, Jasper. Well, almost anything. Since Jasper has the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis, Kate's always told him he couldn't get a dog. It's a tough call, but she's a single mom taking care of a kid who fights for every breath he takes. The daily medical routine that keeps Jasper alive is complicated enough. Worse still, Kate's personal resolve runs contrary to her work as the veterinarian in charge of a Cape Cod animal shelter, where she is on a mission to find forever homes for dogs in desperate need. The scarred, mistreated wreck of a dog that turns up doesn't stand a chance. Named Whistler, he's too old, too ugly. But the dog forms an instantaneous bond with Jasper. Whistler never makes a sound, yet he speaks to Jasper in a myriad of mysterious ways. The clock's ticking, the dog's future hangs in the balance, and Jasper would do anything to find him a home; but Whistler has chosen them-- for a reason."-- Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Animal fiction.; Dogs; Mothers and sons; Chronically ill; Human-animal communication;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Haunted mansion [videorecording] / by Curtis, Jamie Lee,1958-actor.; Dawson, Rosario,actor.; DeVito, Danny,actor.; Dillon, Chase W.,actor.; Dippold, Katie,screenwriter.; Eirich, Jonathan,1981-film producer.; Haddish, Tiffany,1979-actor.; Leto, Jared,1971-actor.; Levy, Daniel,1983-actor.; Lin, Dan(Film producer),film producer.; Simien, Justin,film director.; Stanfield, LaKeith,1991-actor.; Wilson, Owen,1968-actor.; Rideback (Firm),production company.; Walt Disney Pictures,presenter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Jeffrey Waldron ; editor, Phillip J. Bartell ; music, Kris Bowers.LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto.Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; some thematic elements and scary action.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Haunted house films.; Haunted houses; Mediums; Ghosts; Mothers and sons; Supernatural;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Leo at the park / by McQuinn, Anna.; Hearson, Ruth.;
Leo spends the day at the park with his mother and his friend Suki playing on the swings, building a sandcastle, splashing in water, and having a picnic.
Subjects: Board books.; Parks; African Americans; Mothers and sons; Play;
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The museum of failures : a novel / by Umrigar, Thrity N.,author.;
"Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a baby--and to see his elderly mother for the first time in several years. Discovering that she is in the hospital, has stopped talking, and seems to have given up on life, he is struck with guilt for not realizing just how sick she has become. His unexpected appearance and assiduous attention revives her and enables her to return to her home. But when Remy finds an old photograph from his adoring late father, shocking long-held family secrets surface"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Guilt; Mothers and sons; Redemption;
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Wrong place wrong time : a novel / by McAllister, Gillian,author.;
Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He's late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking toward a man, and he's armed. You can't believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is now in custody. His future shattered. That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. Until you wake ... and it is yesterday. And then you wake again ... and it is the day before yesterday. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime--and you don't have a choice but to find it ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Mothers and sons; Murder; Teenage boys; Time travel; Witnesses;
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A place to call home. [videorecording] / by Parkes-Lockwood, Arianwen,1987-actor.; Dusseldorp, Marta,1973-actor.; Hazlehurst, Noni,actor.; Hall, Craig(Actor),actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Craig Hall.The powerful, utterly addictive Australian saga returns with new challenges for resolute nurse Sarah Nordmann (Marta Dusseldorp, Jack Irish) and the aristocratic Bligh family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereophonic.
Subjects: Television programs.; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Widowers; Families;
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That's not funny, David! / by Shannon, David,1959-;
David is determined to get laughs out of everyone -- even from those who might not find his antics amusing! From cannonballs into the pool to slurping his spaghetti to telling funny jokes during class, David is a natural comedian. But David learns that not all of his tricks are funny... like sticking things up his nose! Still, this troublemaker will always have the last laugh and, of course, the enduring love of his mom.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Picture books.; Humor in children; Mothers and sons; Conduct of life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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French exit : a tragedy of manners / by DeWitt, Patrick,1975-author.;
"Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's the Price's aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts. Putting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self-destruction and economic ruin - to riotous effect. A number of singular characters serve to round out the cast: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic proposing a seance, a doctor who makes house calls with his wine merchant in tow, and the inimitable Mme. Reynard, aggressive houseguest and dementedly friendly American expat. Brimming with pathos and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind 'tragedy of manners,' a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother and son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Mothers and sons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Face your fears, little deer / by Jones, Christianne C.; Gómez, Jayri.;
In rhyming text, his mother helps Little Deer face his fear of storms and the dark.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; Fear of the dark; Fear; Mothers and sons; Deer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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