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Eyes only / by Michaels, Fern.;
The Sisterhood decides to help a poor family that is fighting to keep their adopted children despite the rich birthmother's determination to get them back.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Detective and mystery stories.; Sisterhood (Imaginary organization); Vigilance committees; Female friendship; Billionaires; Vigilantes; Adoption; Poor;
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Rich family smart family : raise your family's financial IQ and take control of your future / by Kiyosaki, Robert T.,1947-author.;
The more we understand money, and the language of money, the more power we have over our future. With simples lessons throughout, 'Rich Family Smart Family' will help you challenge yourself - and your family - to master the language of money. From the author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad', the #1 personal finance book of all time.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Investments.;
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Restless Dolly Maunder / by Grenville, Kate,1950-author.;
Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the 19th century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence. 'Restless Dolly Maunder' is a tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able -- despite the cost -- to make a life she could call her own.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Feminist fiction.; Novels.; Women; Rural poor; Patriarchy;
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This Is Where the Serpent Lives. by Mueenuddin, Daniyal.;
Moving from Pakistans sophisticated cities to its most rural farmlands, 'This Is Where the Serpent Lives' follows three generations of interconnected families (farmers and servants, landowners and businessmen) exploring the web of relationships among rich and poor in a land where fate is determined by class and social station. From the author of 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders', which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Small Town & Rural;
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Ghost town : a novel in 45 chapters / by Chen, Kevin,author.; Sterk, Darryl,translator.;
"Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen's boyfriend."--
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Novels.; Estranged families; Ex-convicts; Family secrets; Murder; Young gay men;
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Pachinko / by Lee, Min Jin,author.;
"A new tour de force from the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires, for readers of The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone. PACHINKO follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Juniper. by J., Matthew,film director.; Rampling, Charlotte,actor.; Poor, Edith,actor.; Ferrier, George,actor.; Csokas, Marton,actor.; Photon Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charlotte Rampling, Edith Poor, George Ferrier, Marton CsokasOriginally produced by Photon Films in 2021.When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;
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Raining Stones. by Loach, Ken,film director.; Jones, Bruce,actor.; Phoenix, Gemma,actor.; Brown, Julie,actor.; Fallon, Mike,actor.; Tomlinson, Ricky,actor.; Hickey, Tom,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bruce Jones, Gemma Phoenix, Julie Brown, Mike Fallon, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom HickeyOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1993.This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Tricks [electronic resource] : by Hopkins, Ellen.aut; CloudLibrary;
Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Ellen Hopkins. When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of survival. Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching…for freedom, safety, community, family, love. What they don’t expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words “I love you” are said for all the wrong reasons. Five moving stories remain separate at first, then interweave to tell a larger, powerful story—a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up. A story about kids figuring out what sex and love are all about, at all costs, while asking themselves, “Can I ever feel okay about myself?” A brilliant achievement from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins—who has been called “the bestselling living poet in the country” by Mediabistro.com—Tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time. Just like so much of life.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Novels in Verse; Family; Coming of Age;
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Before we were yours : a novel / by Wingate, Lisa,author.;
"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiance, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis,a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Kidnapping victims; Kidnapping; Orphanages; Families; Family secrets;
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