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The Celestial Wife A Novel [electronic resource] : by Howard, Leslie.aut; cloudLibrary;
A young fundamentalist Mormon girl facing a forced marriage escapes her strict, polygamist community and comes of age in the tumultuous 1960s in this captivating novel inspired by shockingly true events. Keep sweet no matter what, for this is the way to be lifted up Keep sweet with every breath, for it is a matter of life or death 1964. Fifteen-year-old Daisy Shoemaker dreams of life beyond her small, isolated fundamentalist Mormon community of Redemption on the Canada—US border—despite Bishop Thorsen’s warning that the outside world is full of sin. According to the Principle, the only way to enter the celestial kingdom is through plural marriage. While the boys are taught to work in the lucrative sawmill that supports their enclave, Daisy and her best friend, Brighten, are instructed to keep sweet and wait for Placement—the day the bishop will choose a husband for them. But Daisy wants to be more than a sister-wife and a mother. So when she is placed with a man forty years her senior, she makes the daring decision to flee Redemption. Years later, Daisy has a job and a group of trustworthy friends. Emboldened by the ideas of the feminist and counterculture movements, she is freer than she has ever been…until Brighten reaches out with a cry for help and Daisy’s past comes hurtling back. But to save the women she left behind, Daisy must risk her newfound independence and return to Redemption, where hellfire surely awaits. For readers of Emma Cline’s The Girls and Ami McKay’s The Virgin Cure comes an arresting coming-of-age novel about a fearless young girl’s fight for freedom at a time of great historic change.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Coming of Age; Contemporary Women; Historical;
© 2024., Simon & Schuster,
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Leave It to PET. the misadventures of a recycled super robot / by Sonishi, Kenji,1969-; Schilling, Katherine.trl; Hunt, John,1972-; Todd, Traci N.edt;
Rated A; suitable for all ages.PET was a simple plastic bottle until nine-year-old Noboru Yamada recycled him. Now he's a super robot programmed to protect Noboru at all costs.
Subjects: Manga comic books, strips, etc.; Manga.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Translations.; Superhero comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Robots; Superheroes; Polyethylene terephthalate; Plastics; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Graphic novels; Robots; Cartoons and comics.; Superheroes; Polyethylene terephthalate; Plastics; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Graphic novels.; Plastics; Polyethylene terephthalate.; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Robots.; Superheroes.;
© [2009], Viz Kids,
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Cloudmaker / by Brooks, Malcolm(Novelist),author.;
"In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane--a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother. His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight lessons. As his airplane takes shape, and the young cousins avidly follow Amelia Earhart's voyage around the equator, so too does Huck's understanding of the world and his place in it--in particular the tension between heaven and earth, age and youth, tradition and the coming future, that stresses the bonds of both his and Annelise's families. And then there's the matter of the watch, which it turns out the dead man's cohort of gangsters would very much like back."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Cousins; Airplanes; Clocks and watches; Nineteen thirties;
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Rick / by Gino, Alex.;
Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt out of sex altogether.Ages 9-11.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Identity (Psychology); Sexual minorities; Asexual people; Middle schools; Friendship; Clubs;
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Momentum. by Power, Lane,film director.; Aguilar-, Michelle,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.Chris ‘Coco’ Cocores was born into a broken home riddled with childhood traumas–street fighting was a way to cope. By age 25, Chris was an amateur mixed martial arts fighting champion and a month away from the biggest fight of his career–the match that would catapult him into becoming a professional. Then tragedy struck.In a fatal car accident, Chris lost his girlfriend, his dog, and nearly his life. Left with broken arms and legs and a broken back, Chris was told he may never walk again, let alone fight. Determined to get back in the ring, Chris called his coach, Ryan, a Paralympian who lost his leg to cancer and one of the best wrestling coaches in the world. Together, the pair tackle new obstacles and heal old wounds.Viewers witness how sports, competition and camaraderie can help overcome adversity and help you to thrive both on and off the mat.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Physical education and training.; Mental health.; Documentary films.;
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Egghead & Twinkie. by Kambe Holland, Sarah,film director.; Hirano, Asahi,actor.; Lee, Ayden,actor.; Scott Browning, J.,actor.; Mauro, Kelley,actor.; Tomeo, Louis,actor.; Jieafa, Sabrina,actor.; Tribeca Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Asahi Hirano, Ayden Lee, J. Scott Browning, Kelley Mauro, Louis Tomeo, Sabrina JieafaOriginally produced by Tribeca Films in 2023.After coming out of the closet, 17-year-old Twinkie convinces her BFF Egghead to join her on a road trip to meet her online crush. As they travel across the country, Egghead wrestles with his longtime crush on Twinkie, who obviously doesn't feel the same. EGGHEAD & TWINKIEis a heartwarmingly sincere directorial debut about the ups and downs of best friendship. From Tribeca Films.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Queer cinema.; Independent films.; Action and adventure films.; Coming-of-age films.;
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Garfield. by Nickel, Scott.; Davis, Jim,1945 July 28-; Hirsch, Andy,1987-; Wands, Steve.;
In 1984, Jim Davis created a groundbreaking series of illustrated short stories called Garfield: His 9 Lives, setting the ever so hungry and lazy-yet-lovable Cat in various eras, which became an instant classic. Inspired by the original His 9 Lives stories and the 1988 animated special, here are all-new, unique interpretations of Garfield from the Stone Age to beyond the stars Meanwhile, Garfield explores what life is like outside of the friendly confines of Jon's house. Feeling mistreated and unappreciated, Garfield embarks on a search for a new home. Along the way, he meets up with a clown who works in an old-timey traveling circus. Convinced that this is the place for him, Garfield becomes part of the act. Wait. What is that cannon for? Join Garfield as he travels to find the perfect home, and as he finds a lot of not-so-perfect homes along the way. Collects Garfield #33-36, originally collected in Garfield vol. 9, Garfield: Homecoming #1-4.
Subjects: Funny animal comics.; Humorous comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Garfield (Fictitious character); Cats; Pets; Pet owners; Human-animal relationships; Cartoons and comics.;
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The Prairie Chicken dance tour / by Dumont, Dawn,1978-author.;
"The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe in 1972. The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the food poisoning. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn't danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers. A group of expert dancers they are not. There's a middle-aged woman with advanced arthritis, her nineteen-year-old niece who is far more interested in flirtations than pow-wow, and an enigmatic man from the U.S. -- all being chased by Nadine, the organizer of the original tour who is determined to be a part of the action, and the handsome man she picked up in a gas-station bathroom. They're all looking to John, who has never left the continent, to guide them through a world that he knows nothing about. As the gang makes its way from one stop to another, absolutely nothing goes as planned and the tour becomes a string of madcap adventures. The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour is loosely based -- like, hospital-gown loose -- on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn Dumont brings her signature razor-sharp wit and impeccable comedic timing to this hilarious, warm, and wildly entertaining novel."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Friendship; Tours; First Nations; First Nations; Indigenous dancers;
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The blue collar CEO : my gutsy journey from rookie contractor to multi-millionaire construction boss / by Rennehan, Mandy,author.;
"Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mandy Rennehan began her business career at ten-years-old by catching bait and selling it to local fishermen. She was so good at her job, she was soon out-earning her father, a local lobster fisherman. At the age of seventeen, Rennehan decided to strike out on her own, so she packed a hockey bag full of her belongings and fled to Halifax, where she began cold calling construction companies, volunteering to work for free, so she could learn more about contracting and the trades. Three years later, Rennehan had garnered all the experience she needed to start her own company Freshco, a boutique retail maintenance and construction company. Still in her early twenties, Rennehan's reputation as a knowledgeable and trustworthy contractor, led to her first corporate contract with The Gap. Freshco has since gone on to become a multi-million-dollar company whose clients are some of the top corporations in North America, including Apple, Lululemon, Tiffany's, Sephora, Anthropologie, Nike, and Home Depot, to name but a few. Known as the Blue-Collar CEO for her ability to seamlessly navigate between the white- and blue-collar worlds, and as a tireless advocate for the trades, Rennehan's savvy business skills and innovative thinking, led her to the top of a male-dominated industry before she reached the age of thirty. This book is the "respectfully uncensored" story of how Rennehan succeeded in business through honesty, integrity, and most of all, authenticity - by always remaining true to herself and her vision for success."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Rennehan, Mandy.; Businesswomen; Construction industry; Women chief executive officers;
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All good people here [text (large print)] : a novel / by Flowers, Ashley,author.; Kiester, Alex,author.;
"In this propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor-and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later. You can't ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors ... Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January-and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, become a big-city journalist. But she's always been haunted by the fear that it could've been her. And the worst part is, January's killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, it all feels like walking into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembered-genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who's gone missing under eerily similar circumstances. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and solve January's murder once and for all. But the police, the family, the townspeople-they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie's disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January's case feels. Could the killer still be out there? Could it be the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night? Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors really capable of when they think no one is watching?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing children; Murder; Secrecy; Women journalists;
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