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The cot in the living room / by Burgos, Hilda Eunice.; D'Alessandro, Gaby.;
A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night, no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping in the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be. A celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow.LSC
Subjects: Empathy; Envy; Babysitting; Dominican Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vampire's Kiss. by Bierman, Robert,film director.; Beals, Jennifer,actor.; Conchita Alonso, Maria,actor.; Cage, Nicolas,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Nicolas CageOriginally produced by MGM in 1989.Teetering on the edge of sanity, volatile literary agent Peter Loew (Nicolas Cage) tries to find purpose in his life through a cutthroat work ethic and a hedonistic night life. But when an encounter with a mysterious beauty leaves Loew convinced that he is turning into a vampire, his behavior turns positively outrageous. Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Ashley co-star in this cult classic. Robert Bierman directs from a screenplay by Joseph Minion.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.;
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Book of night / by Black, Holly,author.;
"Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie. Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn't easy. Bartending at a dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that her shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend has been keeping secrets from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends back into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgängers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world--all trying to steal a secret that will allow them control of the shadow world and more."--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Good and evil; Magic; Magicians; Psychic ability; Secrecy; Secret societies; Shades and shadows; Thieves;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hill / by Bass, Karen,1962-;
Following a plane crash, two teens spend the night on a forbidden hill and in the morning find the forest around them subtly changed. The plane is missing, and they must work together to outwit a creature from the spirit world that should only exist in legend.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Teenage boys; Cree Indians; Airplane crash survival; Space and time; Cree mythology; Animals, Mythical;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Silent night : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"Paige Watts is the ultimate stage mother. The daughter of Hollywood royalty, Paige channels her own acting dreams into making her daughter, Emma, a star. By the age of nine, Emma is playing a central role in a hit TV show. Then everything is shattered by unforeseeable tragedy. Now Emma is living with her aunt Whitney, who had chosen a very different path than her sister. Whitney was always the studious older sister, hating the cult of celebrity that enveloped their childhood. Instead, she is a psychiatrist who lives for her work and enjoys a no-strings-attached love affair with a wealthy venture capitalist. But at a moment's notice, Whitney drops everything to help her niece. Once famous, outgoing, and charismatic, Emma is a shadow of her former self--without speech, without memory, lost and terrified. But with her aunt Whitney's help, along with a team of caregivers and doctors, Emma begins to find her way, starting her young life all over again--and changing the lives of everyone around her"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Life change events; Love stories;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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What's gotten into you : the story of your body's atoms, from the Big Bang through last night's dinner / by Levitt, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."All matter-everything around us and within us-has an ultimate birthday: the day the universe was born. This informative, eye-opening, and eminently readable book is the story of our atoms' long strange journey from the Big Bang to the creation of stars, through the assembly of Planet Earth, and the formation of life as we know it. It's also the story of the scientists who made groundbreaking discoveries and unearthed extraordinary insights into the composition of life"--
Subjects: Atoms; Human body; Matter;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nightwork / by Roberts, Nora,author.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces an unforgettable thief in a new novel of suspense, greed, love, and survival ... Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother's head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can't afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still, he can't help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last--because not all thieves follow Harry's code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte, LaPorte sees a tool he can use, and decides he wants to own Harry. The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou--and when he strongarms Harry into robbing a Baltimore museum, Harry abandons Miranda--cruelly, with no explanation--and disappears. But no matter what name he uses or where he goes, LaPorte casts a shadow over Harry's life. To truly free himself, he must face down his enemy once and for all. Only then can he hope to possess something more valuable than anything he has ever stolen ..."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Extortion; Honor; Man-woman relationships; Social isolation; Theft; Thieves;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Nightwork [sound recording] / by Roberts, Nora,author.; Damron, Will,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Will Damron."#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces an unforgettable thief in a new novel of suspense, greed, love, and survival ... Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother's head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can't afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still, he can't help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last--because not all thieves follow Harry's code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte, LaPorte sees a tool he can use, and decides he wants to own Harry. The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou--and when he strongarms Harry into robbing a Baltimore museum, Harry abandons Miranda--cruelly, with no explanation--and disappears. But no matter what name he uses or where he goes, LaPorte casts a shadow over Harry's life. To truly free himself, he must face down his enemy once and for all. Only then can he hope to possess something more valuable than anything he has ever stolen ..."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Novels.; Extortion; Honor; Man-woman relationships; Social isolation; Theft; Thieves;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lonely in Happy Town / by Mielke, Kristopher,author.;
"In Kristopher Mielke's romance set in the world of gaming, a lonely teen works nights at a convenience store, only coming alive in the game Happy Town ... but he soon finds himself crushing on the same girl in both places. Juggling the complexities of his feelings, he must confront the blurred lines between fantasy and reality while navigating his own identity. As he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, he faces the challenge of bridging the gap between his two worlds."--
Subjects: Bisexual fiction.; Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Bisexual teenagers; Children of divorced parents; Interpersonal relations; Video games; Bisexual teenagers; Children of divorced parents; Interpersonal relations; Video games;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nothing but the bones / by Panowich, Brian,author.;
"In McFalls County, local crime boss Gareth Burroughs runs everything on the mountain. And Nelson "Nails" McKenna has been his enforcer since he was a teenager, though his heart's not really in the dirty work. Then one night in a local roadhouse, Nails goes too far, defending a woman, and even Burroughs's reach can't get him out of this one. With a dead body and countless witnesses, Nails and the woman become fugitives on the run, and unlikely partners. But on the road to Jacksonville, where a possible escape awaits, there's more than one interested party on the pair's trail, and the glimpse they had of getting away scot free suddenly seems elusive. In the end, Nails must make one final stand for his freedom - or pay with both of their lives"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Fugitives from justice; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Organized crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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