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Rez runaway / by Florence, Melanie,author.;
GAY CHARACTERS. A novel that reflects the complex realities faced by young LGBTQ and aboriginal youth, 'Rez Runaway' features seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief, who was raised on a reserve in northern Ontario and knows he's different. While Joe finds himself thinking about killing himself, he instead runs away to Toronto where he comes to terms with who he is. Melanie Florence isof Plains Cree and Scottish decent. She lives in Toronto, ON. (NOTEWORTHY: THE MISSING/RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS: RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS)
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Gay teenagers; Indigenous youth;
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Edie [videorecording] / by Brannigan, Paul,1986-actor.; Guthrie, Kevin,1988-actor.; Hancock, Sheila,1933-actor.; Hunter, Simon,1969-film director.; Manson, Amy,1985-actor.; Music Box Films,publisher.;
Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson, Wendy Morgan.Following the death of her husband, Edie breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter's wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world-famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages Edie to fulfill her dream.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Control (Psychology); Hiking; Older people; Widows; Life change events;
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An owl at sea / by Vande Griek, Susan,1950-; Wallace, Ian,1950-;
The true story of a Short-eared Owl that plummeted onto the deck of an oil rig in the North Sea, one hundred miles from shore. Weak and tired, it huddled on the deck until riggers provided it with a makeshift shelter and fresh meat to eat. When a helicopter arrived to transport some of the workers back home, they took the owl with them, handing it over to the Scottish SPCA. A few weeks later the owl was strong enough to be released into the countryside. LSC
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Owls; Wildlife rescue; Oil well drilling rigs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The blue hour : a novel / by Hawkins, Paula,author.;
"An isolated Scottish island, accessible to the mainland only twelve hours a day. A famous (some might say infamous) artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared after visiting her twenty years ago. A present-day discovery that intimately connects three people and unveils a web of secrets and lies. A masterful and propulsive novel that asks searing questions of ambition, power, gender and perception, The Blue Hour cements Hawkins's place among the very best of our most nuanced, powerful and stylish storytellers."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Islands; Missing persons; Secrecy; Social isolation;
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Death behind every door / by Graham, Heather,author.;
In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner ... When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H. H. Holmes Society. Named for the nineteenth-century monster regarded as America's first serial killer, the society is comprised of a twisted web of killers, working to carry out heinous murders in Holmes's memory. And now the group's been linked to a Scottish castle turned B and B--where guests check in but never check out. Arriving at the sinister Graystone Castle posed as a tourist, Luke is joined by Special Agent Carly MacDonald, and the pair is immediately confronted by dangers hidden in the castle's depths. With guests disappearing and a network of killers closing in, Luke and Carly have only each other to rely on--and they'll have to race to cut off the head of the snake before the blood trail of the past can culminate in a very real and deadly present.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Castles; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Spirits;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Death of a liar / by Beaton, M. C.;
"Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home and Hamish must sort through all of her lies to solve the crime"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Macbeth, Hamish (Fictitious character); Murder; Police;
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Bonnie Jack / by Hamilton, Ian,1946-author.;
As a boy, Jack Anderson was abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow movie theatre. Now living in the United States and facing his impending retirement, Jack and his wife Anne travel to Scotland to track down his long-lost sister. Their journey takes them from their home in a quiet Boston suburb to the impoverished mill towns of Ayrshire, the gray cobbled streets of Glasgow, and the majestic Scottish Highlands. Along the way, Jack gets entangled in local affairs and must confront uncomfortable truths about family, legacy, and the wife he thought he knew.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Abandoned children; Families; Married people; Older people; Self-realization;
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Death of a liar [sound recording] / by Beaton, M. C.; Malcolm, Graeme.;
Read by Graeme Malcolm."Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home and Hamish must sort through all of her lies to solve the crime"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Macbeth, Hamish (Fictitious character); Murder; Police;
© p2015., Hachette Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Death Behind Every Door A Novel [electronic resource] : by Graham, Heather.aut; cloudLibrary;
In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner… When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H. H. Holmes Society. Named for the eighteenth-century monster regarded as America’s first serial killer, the society is comprised of a twisted web of killers, working to carry out heinous murders in Holmes’s memory. And now the group’s been linked to a Scottish castle turned B and B—where guests check in but never check out. Arriving at the sinister Graystone Castle posed as a tourist, Luke is joined by Special Agent Carly MacDonald, and the pair is immediately confronted by dangers hidden in the castle’s depths. With guests disappearing and a network of killers closing in, Luke and Carly have only each other to rely on—and they’ll have to race to cut off the head of the snake before the blood trail of the past can culminate in a very real and deadly present. The Blackbird Files Book 1: Death Behind Every Door Book 2: Market for Murder Book 3: Legacy of BloodGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Police Procedural; Ghost; Supernatural; Suspense;
© 2024., MIRA Books,
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Falling for Figaro [videorecording] / by Latif, Shazad,1988-actor.; Levine, Judi,film producer.; Lewin, Ben,1946-film director,screenwriter.; Lewis, Gary,1958-actor.; Lumley, Joanna,actor.; Macdonald, Danielle,1991-actor.; Palmer, Allen,screenwriter.; Skinner, Hugh,1985-actor.; Wade, Philip(Producer),film producer.; IFC Films,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Danielle MacDonald, Shazad Latif, Gary Lewis, Hugh Skinner, Joanna Lumley.It follows a brilliant young fund manager named Millie, who quits her job and ends things with her long-term boyfriend to fulfill her dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands. She begins intense vocal training lessons with a renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop. It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan's students who is also training for the upcoming "Singer of Renown" contest. The competition between Millie and Max gradually evolves into something different and deeper.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Competition (Psychology); Man-woman relationships; Opera; Singing; Voice culture; Voice teachers; Women singers;
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