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Once / by Gleitzman, Morris.;
After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Separation (Psychology); World War, 1939-1945; Survival; Orphans; Jews;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The train / by Callaghan, Jodie,1984-; Lesley, Georgia.;
Author Jodie Callaghan worked as a journalist at the time of the Canadian government's apology for the residential school system. She took inspiration for this book from her conversations with survivors--including her own grandmother's experience at Indian day school, and memories shared with her by a man she interviewed by the train tracks that transported children to residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Jodie's story for The Train was first recognized as the winner of the Mi'gmaq Writer's Award in 2009, a contest organized by the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat to encourage and develop Mi'gmaq storytellers.LSC
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Separation (Psychology); Off-reservation boarding schools; Indians of North America; Railroad trains;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Sorry, bro / by Voskuni, Taleen,author.;
"When Nar's non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance. Enter her mother--armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men, she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia, a month-long series of events in the city. But it's not the mom-approved playboy doctor or wealthy engineer who catches her eye: it's Erebuni, a woman as equally immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity. Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bisexual fiction.; Novels.; Armenian Americans; Bisexual women; Bisexuality; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Dating services; Families; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; Separation (Psychology); Sexual orientation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Goddess complex : a novel / by Sathian, Sanjena,author.;
"A biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Divorce; Families; Fertility; Generation Y; Identity (Psychology); Life change events; Married people; Missing persons; Mistaken identity; Motherhood; Secrecy; Separation (Psychology); Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pebbles to the sea / by Arsenault, Marie-Andrée,1985-; Tanaka, Shelley.; Leroux, Dominique.;
Flo and Fée straddle their parents' worlds. They hear a noise and see a stone arc across the sky. Henri's giant slingshot, surely. They decide to visit him, but first the pianist and artist.LSC
Subjects: Belonging (Social psychology); Friendship; Children of separated parents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rosalie entre chien et chat / by Perreault, Mélanie,1979-; Arbona, Marion,1982-;
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Subjects: Parents et enfants; Séparation (Psychologie); Parent and child; Separation (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Prescription for happiness : how to eat, move, and supplement for peak mental health / by Berzin, Robin,author.; Toland, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Perscription for Happiness' offers a 30-day program for reaching a new level of energy, clarity, and calm. Too often, medicine treats the mind as separate from the body. However, science shows that physical issues, such as chronic illness and weight fluctuation, are oftentimes intricately entwined with mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, fatigue, and more. This must-read book explores the new science of optimizing the body in ways that will help anyone attain a new baseline for energy, calm, and optimism.
Subjects: Anxiety disorders; Burn out (Psychology); Stress (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Better apart : the radically positive way to separate / by Hartley, Gabrielle,author.; Brower, Elena,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Marital strife and divorce often tear families apart, but it doesn't have to be that way. Better apart shows how instead they can be opportunities to exercise mindfulness and a deep understanding that change, while difficult, can put the struggling couple and their family on a path towards more harmonious lives"--
Subjects: Divorce.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Happiness.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The co-parenting handbook : raising well-adjusted and resilient kids from little ones to young adults through divorce or separation / by Bonnell, Karen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A practical manual for parents transitioning from being a married couple with children to being solely co-parents together. This guide helps them navigate difficult emotional terrain, create boundaries, and establish guidelines so that together they can be the parents their children deserve. The Co-Parenting Handbookhelps parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children when they live in separate homes. Addressing parents' questions about the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the author skillfully provides a roadmap for all members of the family to constructively navigate through separation/divorce and beyond. Through practical and reassuring guidance, parents discover how to move on from being angry and hurt partners to constructive, successful co-parents who are able to put their children's needs first"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Parenting, Part-time; Parenting, Part-time;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sisters of the snake / by Nanua, Sarena.; Nanua, Sasha.;
When a princess and a street thief discover they are twins separated at birth, they must switch places to find an all-powerful stone and prevent a deadly war from happening.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Sisters; Twins; Identity (Psychology); Princesses; Thieves; Imaginary wars and battles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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