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First light in Morning Star / by Hubbard, Charlotte,1953-;
Leaving Flaud's Furniture to teach at the community's new school is a joy for Lydianne Christner. Old Order Amish, but new to Morning Star, she's grateful that the congregation trusts her with the position--but she panics when handsome Bishop Jeremiah Shetler asks about the life she left behind. If anyone discovers the secret she's hiding, she would, quite rightly, be shunned. A widower, Bishop Jeremiah admires young Lydianne's youthful energy and skill with the children. He's also curious about her past, and the burden he senses on her heart. When his request to court her is refused, he's stung, and lonelier than ever. It isn't until a crisis prompts a tearful Lydianne to confess to him that Jeremiah is faced with a choice that requires all of his faith--and teaches them both that love and forgiveness go hand in hand.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Christian life;
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Tupaia’s Endeavour. by Rolls, Lala,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2020.A first contact story, told from a Pacific point of view. When James Cook, captain of the British ship Endeavour, took his first steps on the un-colonised shores of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 1769, he set in train a violent collision with the existing Māori occupants. The first meeting between Māori and Europeans would have ended disastrously for Cook and his crew, if not for Tupaia, a Polynesian who had joined the Endeavour expedition in Tahiti. Who was Tupaia - this high-priest, star-navigator, and extraordinary artist? He is left out of European history books, yet today his imprint lives on in modern Aotearoa/New Zealand. New Zealand-born artist Michel Tuffery (who is of Samoan/Rarotongan/Tahitian heritage) and Māori actor Kirk Torrance, with scholars and Māori tangata whenua (people of the land) alongside them, retrace the footsteps of Tupaia in true Polynesian style. Under the gaze of their ancestors, with song, haka and humour, they make startling new discoveries that rewrite history, cementing Tupaia’s role as a central figure in Pacific history.TUPAIA'S ENDEAVOUR was shot in Tahiti, Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK over eight years with each shoot unveiling new revelations and with Michel, Kirk and the whole film crew embodying the story physically, spiritually and emotionally. Backed with the Endeavour journals and the historical rigour of renowned anthropologist, historian and writer, Dame Anne Salmond, and in collaboration with Prof. Paul Tapsell (of the iwi Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti Raukawa), it is a project that gathered research from the ground up, allowing Indigenous knowledge to lead in the creation of a compelling work, both as a film and as an educational resource.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Documentary films.; History.; Aboriginal Australians.;
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Smoke bitten / by Briggs, Patricia,author.;
"In this electrifying new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series, shapeshifting mechanic Mercy Thompson will face a threat unlike any other. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only "superpowers" are that I turn into a thirty-five-pound coyote and I can fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them. Centuries ago, the fae dwelt in Underhill--until she locked her doors against them. They left behind their great castles and troves of magical artifacts. They abandoned their prisoners and their pets. Without the fae to mind them, those creatures who remained behind roamed freely through Underhill, wreaking havoc. Only the deadliest survived. Now one of those prisoners has escaped. It can look like anyone, any creature it chooses. But if it bites you, it controls you. It lives for chaos and destruction. It can make you do anything--even kill the person you love the most. It is here, in the Tri-Cities, in my territory. It won't--can't--remain. Not if I have anything to say about it"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Thompson, Mercy (Fictitious character); Shapeshifting; Vampires; Werewolves; Fairies;
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Storm of dogs / by Hunter, Erin.;
"Now that their ruthless former Alpha has left the Wild Pack and Sweet has taken his place, the dogs may finally be able to find peace in their new home. But they must constantly keep watch for signs of Blade and her Fierce Dogs, who will not rest until the Pack has been destroyed. Lucky knows that Sweet will be a wise and fearless Alpha, but his dreams are troubled by visions of a terrifying future<U+2014>a future that will force every dog to fight tooth and claw for survival"--www.bookmanager.com.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Dogs; Wild dogs; Survival;
© c2015., Harper,
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The blackmailer's guide to love : a novel / by Thurm, Marian,author.;
One of the many well-educated Ivy League graduates with literary ambitions who flock to New York City every year, 25-year-old Melissa Fleischer has the great fortune to work as the assistant to Austin Bloch, an editor responsible for refining and publishing the work of some of America's most esteemed writers. But after she begins working at this prestigious magazine in the late 1970's, Mel soon learns that the extravagantly long lunches her boss indulges in actually belie his affairs with a stream of young women. Mel is left in the distressing position of lying about these never-ending betrayals to Austin's wife, Hillarie, who often calls while he is out of the office. But then, unexpectedly, the New Yorker begins publishing Mel's short stories, offering a spectacular start to what she hopes will be a long and fruitful writing career. Unfortunately, the exhilaration of being published by the magazine she reveres most is soon diminished both by Mel's deeply painful discovery that her own marriage--like Austin's--is far from idyllic, and her continuing complicity in Austin's betrayals. And nothing seems more difficult than the effort it will take to keep her marriage from falling apart.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Adultery; Authors; Betrayal; Married people; Nineteen seventies; Periodical editors; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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The gallows [videorecording] / by Brown, Pfeifer,actor.; Cluff, Travis,film director,screenwriter.; Gifford, Cassidy,actor.; Lofing, Chris,film director,screenwriter.; Mishler, Reese,actor.; Shoos, Ryan,actor.; Blumhouse Productions,presenter.; Entertainment 360 (Firm),presenter.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.; Tremendum Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Cassidy Gifford, Ryan Shoos, Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown.Twenty years after a deadly freak accident at a high school play, a misguided attempt to re-stage the play and honor the student proves that some things are better left in the past.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, described video.
Subjects: Accidents; Documentary-style films.; Feature films.; Haunted schools; High schools; Horror films.; Murder;
For private home use only.
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Hollow kingdom : a novel / by Buxton, Kira Jane,author.;
S.T. is a domesticated crow. He is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots) and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. starts to feel like something isn't right. His most tried-and-true remedies-- from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of the loyal, but dim-witted, dog Dennis-- fail to cure his owner. S.T. is left with no choice but to venture out into a frightening new world, where he discovers that the neighbours are devouring each other, and the local wildlife is abuzz with rumours of dangerous new predators roaming Seattle ... Humanity's extinction has arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a foul-mouthed crow whose knowledge of the world around him comes from his TV-watching education.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Animal fiction.; Apocalyptic fiction.; Crows; End of the world;
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The dog who saved Halloween [videorecording] / by Bialik, Mayim.; Cain, Dean.; Donovan, Elisa,1971-; Henriksen, Lance,1940-; Lawrence, Joey,1976-; Sullivan, Peter.; Valentine, Gary,1961-; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.;
Edited by Sean Robert Olson ; director of photography, George Reasner ; music by Chad M. Rehmann.Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan, Lance Henriksen, Joey Lawrence, Gary Valentine, Mayim Bialik.Zeus and the Bannisters have moved into a new house, just in time for Halloween. Everything seems to be going well until they notice strange lights and sounds coming from neighbor Ell's house. When George takes it upon himself to find out what is going on, and enlists the help of a very unlikely pair, a surprising partnership forms. After the trio and George's wife get trapped in the spook house, only Zeus is left to save Halloween.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Children's films.; Dogs; Feature films.; Friendship; Halloween; Human-animal relationships; Video recordings for children.;
© c2011., Anchor Bay Entertainment,
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The last lifeboat / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. 1940, Kent: Alice King is not brave or daring-she's happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she'd long forgotten. Determined to do her part, she finds a role perfectly suited to her experience as a schoolteacher-to help evacuate Britain's children overseas. 1940, London: Lily Nichols once dreamed of using her mathematical talents for more than tabulating the cost of groceries, but life, and love, charted her a different course. With two lively children and a loving husband, Lily's humble home is her world, until war tears everything asunder. With her husband gone and bombs raining down, Lily is faced with an impossible choice: keep her son and daughter close, knowing she may not be able to protect them, or enroll them in a risky evacuation scheme, where safety awaits so very far away. When a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the S. S. Carlisle carrying a ship of children to Canada, a single lifeboat is left adrift in the storm-tossed Atlantic. Alice and Lily, strangers to each other-one on land, the other at sea-will quickly become one another's very best hope as their lives are fatefully entwined"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Evacuation of civilians; Mother and child; Survival at sea; Women teachers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Sisters of Summer's End / by Foster, Lori,1958-author.;
When single mom Joy Lee abandoned her old life to take a job at a lakeside resort, she found something that her family's wealth and influence could never buy: peace of mind. Not easy to come by for the once-burned divorcée who keeps everyone at a distance. But when her new friend, Maris, dares her to take a chance with the drive-in's charismatic new owner, everything changes for Joy and her young son. A difficult childhood has left Maris Kennedy with definite priorities. Her job running Summer's End, the camp store and café, comes first. Always. Nothing could ever make her risk that hard-won security--especially not her free-spirited colleague. But the more she encourages Joy to open herself up to new experiences, the more Maris begins to wonder what she, too, might be missing. Learning how to trust will bring Joy and Maris together. And soon they form a friendship that leaves them as close as sisters--and open to love where they least expect it ... in Summer's End.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Female friendship; Resorts; Love stories;
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