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The cat who saved books : a novel / by Natsukawa, Sōsuke,1978-author.; Kawai, Louise Heal,translator.; translation of:Natsukawa, Sōsuke,1978-Hon o mamorō to suru neko no hanashi.English.;

"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. Of course, "ask" is putting it politely -- Tiger is demanding Rintaro's help. The world is full of lonely books, left unread and unloved, and only Tiger and Rintaro can liberate them from their neglectful owners. And so, the odd couple begin an amazing journey, entering different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to rot on his bookshelf, a book torturer who cuts books to clips to help people read as fast as they can, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. And then, the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest readers would dare enter ... Books, cats, first love, fantasy -- THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS is a story for those who know books are so much more than words on paper."--

Subjects: Animal fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Antiquarian booksellers; Books and reading; Cats;

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Norm of the North [videorecording] / by Altiere, Daniel R.,screenwriter.; Altiere, Steve M.,screenwriter.; Devine, Loretta,voice actor.; Goldman, Malcolm T.,screenwriter.; Graham, Heather,1970-voice actor.; Jeong, Ken,1969-voice actor.; McElhatton, Michael,1963-voice actor.; Meaney, Colm,1953-voice actor.; Nighy, Bill,1949-voice actor.; Schneider, Rob,1963-voice actor.; Wall, Trevor,film director.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment,publisher.; Splash Entertainment,production company.;

Original score, Stephen McKeon ; editor, Richard Finn.Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Michael McElhatton, Gabriel Iglesias.A polar bear of many words, Norm's greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do: he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the Big Apple, big business, and a big identity crisis to save the day.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Housing developers; Polar bear; Video recordings for children.;

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Bad words [videorecording] / by Anka, Amanda.; Bateman, Jason.; Chand, Rohan.; Demetre, Darren.; Falcone, Ben,1973-; Grant, Beth,1949-; Hahn, Kathryn,1974-; Hall, Philip Baker,1931-; Janney, Allison.; Kent, Rolfe.; Riegel, Tatiana S.; Seng, Ken.; Aggregate Films.; Darko Entertainment (Firm); Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Focus Features.;

Director of photography, Ken Seng ; executive producer, Darren Demetre ; music by Rolfe Kent ; editor, Tatiana S. Riegel.Rohan Chand, Allison Janney, Beth Grant, Jason Bateman, Philip Baker Hall, Kathryn Hahn, Amanda Anka, Ben Falcone.Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill National Spelling Bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Spelling bees;

© c2014., Focus Features ; Distributed by Entertainment One,

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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.Videorecording.; Conkie, Heather.; Dimarco, Steve.; Grewal, Tina.; Johnston, Shaun.; Marshall, Amber.; Morgan, Michele.; Power, Keith.; Dynamo Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Seven24 Films.;

Director of photography, Craig Wrobleski ; music, Keith Power.Amber Marshall, Michele Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Nathaniel Arcand, Chris Potter.Season nine of Heartland finds the Bartlett-Fleming clan navigating the new normal as each family member starts an exciting chapter, leaving past hurt and hardships behind. With the idyllic Alberta foothills as their backdrop, this tightknit family knows that any challenge can be met and every struggle can be overcome as long as they have each other.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Coming-of-age television programs.; Teen television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Brooke, Lauren.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Ranches;

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Children of the state : stories of survival and hope in the juvenile justice system / by Hobbs, Jeff,1980-author.;

Includes bibliographical references."Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs presents three different true stories that show the day-to-day life and the existential challenges faced by those living and working in juvenile programs: educators, counselors, administrators, and--most importantly--children. While serving a year-long detention in Wilmington, DE--perennially one of the violent crime capitols of America--a bright but stunted young man considers the benefits and also the immense costs of striving for college acceptance while imprisoned. A career juvenile hall English Language Arts teacher struggles to align the small moments of wonder in her work alongside its overall statistical futility, all while the city government presumes to design a new juvenile system without cinderblocks--and possibly without those teaching in the current system. A territorial fistfight in Paterson, NJ is characterized by the media as a hate crime, and the boy held accountable for that crime seeks redemption and friendship in a rigorous Life & Professional Skills class in lower Manhattan. These stories are followed to their knotty conclusions in triptych form. In chronicling the work of this constellation of people trying to accomplish good work in abjectly horrible systems and circumstances, Children of the State asks: What should society do with young people who have made terrible decisions? For many kids, a woeful mistake made at age thirteen or fourteen--often as a result of external factors bearing upon a biologically immature brain--will resonate through the rest of their lives, making high school difficult, college nearly impossible, and a middle class life a foolish fantasy. To observe these missteps and raw challenges and small triumphs from shoulder height, through the experiences of thinking, feeling, poignant young people, is to be moved to consider altering the fixed narrative currently laid out of them. As Hobbs demonstrates in piercing, vivid prose: No one so young should ever be considered irredeemable"--

Subjects: Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile justice, Administration of;

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15-minute Japanese : learn in just 12 weeks / by Maeda-Nye, Mitsuko,author.; Okada, Shizuyo,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;

DK's 15-Minute Japanese is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Japanese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Japanese vocabulary. There is no writing or homework - you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice. The course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear Japanese words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book's easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practice Japanese conversation in real-life situations. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn Japanese than with 15-Minute Japanese.

Subjects: Japanese language; Japanese language; Japanese language;

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The dot / by Reynolds, Peter H.(Peter Hamilton),1961-author,illustrator.; Liatis, Maria,narrator.;

A Junior Library Guild selectionAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader/Renaissance LearningHer teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can't draw - she's no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds's delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.

Subjects: Picture books for chldren.; Children's audiobooks.; Fiction.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Art; Schools; Self-confidence; JUVENILE FICTION; JUVENILE FICTION; JUVENILE FICTION; VOX books.;

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Mania A Novel [electronic resource] : by Shriver, Lionel.aut; cloudLibrary;

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars, from the New York Times bestselling author. In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last great civil rights fight." Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word (“stupid”) and encouraged to report parents who use it at home. A college English instructor, the constitutionally rebellious Pearson Converse rejected her restrictive Jehovah’s Witness upbringing as a teenager, and so has an aversion to dogma of any kind. Made impotent in the university classroom, she’s also enraged by the crushing of her exceptionally bright children’s spirits in primary school. Fortunately, she enjoys the confidence of a best friend, a media commentator with whom she can speak frankly about her socially unacceptable contempt for the MP movement. Or at least she thinks she can . . . until one day the political chasm between the two women becomes uncrossable, and a lifelong relationship implodes. With echoes of Philip Roth’s The Human Stain, told in Lionel Shriver’s inimitable and iconoclastic voice, Mania is a sharp, acerbic, and ruthlessly funny book about the road to a delusional, self-destructive egalitarianism that our society is already on.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Dystopian; Literary; Family Life;

© 2024., HarperCollins,

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Shattered : a memoir / by Kureishi, Hanif,author.;

"On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, in a pool of blood, he was horrified to realise he had lost the use of his limbs. He could no longer walk, write or wash himself. He could do nothing without the help of others, and required constant care in a hospital. So began an odyssey of a year through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home, to his house in London. While confined to a series of hospital wards, he felt compelled to write, but being unable to type or to hold a pen, he began to dictate to family members the words which formed in his head. The result was an extraordinary series of dispatches from his hospital bed -- a diary of a life in pieces, recorded with rare honesty, clarity and courage. This book takes these hospital dispatches -- edited, expanded and meticulously interwoven with new writing -- and charts both a shattering and a reassembling: a new life born of pain and loss, but animated by new feelings -- of gratitude, humility and love"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Kureishi, Hanif.; Authors with disabilities; Authors, English; Bisexual men; Falls (Accidents); Hospital patients; Life change events; Novelists, English; People with quadriplegia; Screenwriters; Spinal cord; Dramatists, English;

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15-minute French : learn in just 12 weeks / by Lemoine, Caroline,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.;

"Teach yourself French in just 12 weeks with this fun-filled language course. DK's 15 Minute French is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn French fast. The 12 themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including: leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-color images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new French vocabulary. There is no writing or homework--you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice. Fancy becoming a pro at the language? Then get stuck in to discover: Annotated photographic scenes and word lists make it easy to learn and remember new vocabulary; 12 fun chapters, each designed to take a week to master, providing an easy-to-follow structure for new learners; Easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word, plus a dictionary and menu guide at the back of the book; Regular review modules to help you track progress and assess how well you have learned the vocabulary in each chapter. The course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear French words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book's easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise French conversation in real-life situations. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn French than with 15 Minute French."--

Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; French language; French language; French language;

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