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Shadow of the lions : a novel / by Swann, Christopher,1970-author.;
"How long must we pay for the crimes of our youth? A prestigious boys' boarding school. A best friend's betrayal. A decades-old mystery of a missing student. In this sharp literary thriller, Matthias Glass gets drawn into his past as he attempts to come to terms with the long-ago disappearance of his prep-school roommate -- and to become the man he is meant to be. In the middle of his senior year at the Blackburne School in Virginia, Matthias Glass's roommate and best friend Fritz Davenport runs off into the woods after the two boys have an argument -- and vanishes without a trace. Ever since, Matthias has felt responsible, thinking that their fight, about a betrayal of the school's honor code, led to Fritz's disappearance. A decade later, after an early triumph with his first novel, followed by too much partying and too little work, Matthias realizes he has stalled out, become a failure as a writer, a boyfriend, a man. So when he is offered a job at Blackburne as an English teacher, he sees it as a chance to put his life back together. But once on campus, Matthias gets swiftly drawn into the past, and is driven to find out what happened to Fritz. Along the way he must reckon with Fritz's complicated and powerful Washington, D.C., family, the shocking death of a student, and begin to understand his own place in the privileged world of Blackburne. In the spirit of film noir, Shadow of the Lions is a tale full of unexpected turns -- a thriller, but also a moving story that is as much about the mystery as it is about the redemption of a broken friendship and a lost soul"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); English teachers; Missing children; Preparatory school students; Preparatory schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Overcomer [videorecording] / by Davies, Ben,1989-actor.; Hatcher, Cindy,actor.; Kendrick, Alex,1970-film director.; Rigby, Shari,actor.; Shirer, Priscilla,1974-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Cindy Hatcher, Alex Kendrick, Ben Davies, Shari Rigby, Priscilla C. Shirer.Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down and hundreds of families begin moving away, John must come to grips with the challenges facing his family and his team. John is frustrated and questioning his worth, until he crosses paths with a student struggling with her own journey.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Basketball coaches; Basketball teams; School sports; Runners (Sports); Life change events;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just one of those days / by Murphy, Jill,1949-;
It had been a long night so Mr and Mrs Bear woke up late. When Mr and Mrs Bear wake up late, it's raining outside - and Baby Bear is late for nursery. Then Mrs Bear sits on her glasses at work and Mr Bear spills his coffee! Oh dear - it seems this is just going to be one of those days! But the loveable Bear family muddle through cheerfully, and there's even a surprise for Baby Bear when Mr Bear gets home from work. Just One of Those Days is a gentle, warm story about a family day, which parents and children everywhere will relate to. LSC
Subjects: Bears; Families; Tardiness; Morning customs; School children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Can't take that away / by Salvatore, Steven.;
When Carey Parker, a genderqueer teen who dreams of being a diva like their hero Mariah Carey, is cast as the female lead in the school musical, they must fight against discrimination and injustice from their closed-minded school administration.LSC
Subjects: Gender-nonconforming youth; Gender identity; Prejudices; Social action; Musicals; High schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jumanji. [videorecording] / by Kasdan, Jake,1975-film director.; Tolmach, Matt,film producer.; McKenna, Chris,screenwriter.; Sommers, Erik,screenwriter.; Rosenberg, Scott,1963-screenwriter.; Pinkner, Jeff,screenwriter.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-actor.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Hart, Kevin,1979-actor.; Black, Jack,1969-actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Jonas, Nick,actor.; Pados, Gyula,1969-director of photography.; Helfrich, Mark,editor of moving image work.; Edwards, Steve(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Jackman, Henry(Henry Pryce),composer (expression); based on (work):Van Allsburg, Chris.Jumanji.; Columbia Pictures,presenter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; edited by Mark Helfrich, Steve Edwards ; music by Henry Jackman.Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas.When four high school kids discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of--Jumanji--they are immediately drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose: gamer Spencer becomes a brawny adventurer (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge loses (in his words) "the top two feet of his body" and becomes an Einstein (Kevin Hart); popular girl Bethany becomes a middle-aged male professor (Jack Black); and wallflower Martha becomes a badass warrior (Karen Gillan). What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji--you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves--or they'll be stuck in the game forever.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video games; High school students; Teenagers; Avatars (Virtual reality); Jungles;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Never wear red lipstick on picture day / by Gutknecht, Allison.; Lewis, Stevie.;
Reading level : ages 7-10.
Subjects: Berr, Mandy (Fictitious character); Families; Elementary schools; Friendship; Photographs; Contests;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Super Goat Girl / by Baptiste, Tracey.; Adeola, Dapo.;
"A shy new kid tries her best to fit in with her classmates on an action-packed first day at superhero school"--
Subjects: Superhero fiction.; Animal fiction.; Picture books.; Bashfulness; Superheroes; First day of school; Schools; Goats;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Of princes and promises / by Menon, Sandhya.;
Caterina is desperate to gain back the popularity she once held at Rosetta's Academy, while Rahul, desperate for a chance with Caterina, discovers hair gel that turns him into suave RC, Caterina's dream boy.Ages 12 up.LSC
Subjects: Popularity; Self-acceptance; Dating (Social customs); Boarding schools; Magic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Show and tell / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Martchenko, Michael.;
Ben brings an unusual show-and-tell to school, his baby sister.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Infants; Babies; Schools;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The pout-pout fish goes to school / by Diesen, Deborah.; Hanna, Dan.;
Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Fishes; First day of school; Schools; Self-confidence;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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