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The greatest thing [graphic novel] / by Searle, Sarah Winifred,author,illustrator.;
It's the first day of sophomore year, and now that Winifred's two best (and only) friends have transferred to a private school, she must navigate high school on her own. But she isn't alone for long. In art class, she meets two offbeat students, Oscar and April. The three bond through clandestine sleepovers, thrift store shopping, and zine publishing. Winifred is finally breaking out of her shell, but there's one secret she can't bear to admit to April and Oscar, or even to herself--and this lie is threatening to destroy her newfound friendships.
Subjects: Coming-of-age comics.; Graphic novels.; Friendship; High schools; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city / by Talaga, Tanya,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Over the span of ten years, seven high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The seven were hundreds of miles away from their families, forced to leave their reserve because there was no high school there for them to attend. Award-winning journalist Tanya Talaga delves into the history of this northern city that has come to manifest, and struggle with, human rights violations past and present against aboriginal communities."--
Subjects: Native children; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everyone here is lying / by Lapena, Shari,1960-author.;
"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Adultery; Deception; Families; Missing children; Neighborhoods; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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Everyone here is lying [text (large print)] / by Lapena, Shari,1960-author.;
"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Adultery; Deception; Families; Missing children; Neighborhoods; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The Night Before Valentine’s Day. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Craig, Lynn,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Lynn CraigOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2018.All the kids are getting ready for the sweetest holiday of the year! Join in on all of the card-making fun, and then come along to school the next morning for a day of parties and games! Written by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Heidi Petach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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Seven fallen feathers : [Book Club Set] / by Talaga, Tanya,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Over the span of ten years, seven high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The seven were hundreds of miles away from their families, forced to leave their reserve because there was no high school there for them to attend. Award-winning journalist Tanya Talaga delves into the history of this northern city that has come to manifest, and struggle with, human rights violations past and present against aboriginal communities."--
Subjects: Native children; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 12
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Rough sleepers : Dr. Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people / by Kidder, Tracy,author.;
"When he graduated from Harvard Medical School, Jim O'Connell was asked by the medical school Dean to spend one year setting up a program to care for the homeless population in Boston. It became Jim O'Connell's life calling, to help people known as "rough sleepers." For the past three decades, Dr. O'Connell has run the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, which he helped to create. Affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, the program includes clinics and a van on which Dr O'Connell and his staff ride through the Boston streets at night, offering outreach of medical care, socks, soup, and friendship to a marginalized community"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; O'Connell, James J. (James Joseph), 1948-; Homeless persons; Homeless persons; Homelessness;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Our last vineyard summer / by Foster, Brooke Lea,author.;
"After suffering through her first year of graduate school at Columbia following her senator father's death, Betsy Whiting is hoping to spend the summer with her boyfriend ... and hopefully end the summer as his fiancée. Instead, her mother -- a longtime feminist and leader in the women's movement -- calls Betsy and her sisters back home to Martha's Vineyard, announcing that they need to sell their beloved summer house to pay off their father's debts. When Betsy arrives on the island a week later, she must reckon with her strained familial relationships, a long-ago forbidden romance, and the complicated legacy of her parents, who divided the family even as they did good for the world."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fathers; Interpersonal conflict; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The best of me / by Sala, Sharon.;
Ruby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children, but they're given a second chance at a family when six-year-old orphan Carlie is left in their care. It's a challenge for Carlie to adapt to a new town, a new school, and a new family, and when she gets bullied at school, Ruby and Peanut discover how to step up as parents, and how to make a forever family for their beloved little girl.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Adopted children; Small cities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Santa cruise / by Michaels, Fern,author.;
"At Ridgewood High, Amy, Frankie, Rachael, and Nina formed a deep bond. Now, fifteen years after leaving school behind, they're back for a reunion, laughing, reminiscing, and chatting how much has changed--and how much hasn't ... All four are strong, successful, and somehow, still looking for the right partner. But Frankie has an idea to help solve that: a singles cruise for the holidays"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Chick lit.; Psychological fiction.; Class reunions; Cruise ships; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Ocean travel; Single women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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