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The book of form and emptiness / by Ozeki, Ruth,1956-author.;
"A brilliantly inventive new novel about loss, growing up, and our relationship with things, by the Booker Prize-finalist author of A Tale for the Time Being. After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house--a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother, Annabelle, develops a hoarding problem, the voices grow more clamorous. At first, Benny tries to ignore them, but soon the voices follow him outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There, Benny discovers a strange new world, where "things happen." He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist with a smug pet ferret, who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book-a talking thing-who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions, The Book of Form and Emptiness is classic Ruth Ozeki-bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane and heartbreaking"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Books; Compulsive hoarding; Fathers; Public libraries; Teenage boys;
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Striker / by Skuy, David,1963-;
Cody was diagnosed with cancer for a tumour in his leg but now he's ready to start playing soccer again. He makes the team as a sub. Can Cody find the strength and the courage to get his A-game back?"Ages 9 and up"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Soccer stories.; Soccer players; Soccer teams; Cancer; Teenage boys;
© c2013., James Lorimer,
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London town [videorecording] / by McElhone, Natascha,1971-actor.; Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan,1977-actor.; Huttlestone, Daniel,1999-actor.; Williams, Nell,actor.; Scott, Dougray,1965-actor.; Borte, Derrick,1967-film director.; Brown, Matthew,1985-screenwriter.; Sondervan, Sofia,film producer.; Vachon, Christine,film producer.; Butterfield, Tom,film producer.; IFC Films,publisher,presenter.; Dutch Tilt Productions,production company.; Killer Films,production company.;
Composer, Bryan Senti ; editor, Brian Ufberg ; director of photography, Hubert Taczanowski.Natascha McElhone, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Daniel Huttlestone, Dougray Scott, Nell Williams.During the 1970s, a young boy is introduced to the band the Clash by his estranged mother, and his life changes forever.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Clash (Musical group); Punk rock music; Teenage boys; Mothers and sons;
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Measure of a man [videorecording] / by Cooper, Blake,2001-actor.; Greer, Judy,1975-actor.; Lipsyte, Robert,screenwriter.; Loach, Jim,1969-film director.; Scearce, David,screenwriter.; Sutherland, Donald,1935-actor.; Taylor, Christian,1968-film producer.; Wilson, Luke,1971-actor.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment,film distributor.;
Blake Cooper, Donald Sutherland, Luke Wilson, Judy Greer, Beau Knapp.Teen Bobby (Blake Cooper) spends his summer vacation working as a groundskeeper for the very wealthy yet obscure Dr. Kahn (Donald Sutherland). After he's repeatedly bullied by other boys vacationing at the lake, he turns to his mysterious employer for guidance on navigating life's low points.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content including some intense bullying, teen drinking and sexuality, and for language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Coming-of-age films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Bullies; Families; Self-perception; Teenage boys; Mentoring; Male friendship;
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Secret of the Red Arrow / by Dixon, Franklin W.;
"Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories.; Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters); Teenage boys; Brothers; Organized crime;
© 2013., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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Boy Nobody : a novel / by Zadoff, Allen.;
Sixteen-year-old Boy Nobody, an assassin controlled by a shadowy government organization, The Program, considers sabotaging his latest mission because his target reminds him of the normal life he craves.LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Teenage boys; Assassins; Conduct of life; Interpersonal relations; High schools;
© 2013., Little, Brown,
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe [videorecording] / by Alberto, Aitch,screenwriter,film director.; Derbez, Eugenio,producer,actor.; Gonzales, Reese,actor.; Pelayo, Max,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Saaenz, Benjamin Alire​.Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe​.; Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm),film distributor.;
Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcaon, Eva Longoria."Centers on the friendship between two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso who explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery"--Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Coming-of-age films.; Queer films.; Homosexuality; Gay teenagers; Male friendship; Mexican Americans; Teenage boys;
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The black phone [videorecording] / by Arjona, Kristina,actor.; Davies, Jeremy,1969-actor.; Derrickson, Scott,screenwriter,film director.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Hepner, Brady,actor.; McGraw, Madeleine,2008-actor.; Moran, Jacob,actor.; Ransone, James,1979-actor.; Thames, Mason,actor.; Wilde, J. Gaven,2004-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hill, Joe.Black phone.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;
Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Madeleine Mcgraw, Mason Thames, J. Gaven Wilde, Brady Hepner, Jacob Moran, Kristina Arjona.Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who's being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer's previous victims, and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Ghost films.; Horror films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ghosts; Kidnapping victims; Serial murderers; Supernatural; Teenage boys; Telephone;
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Marshall the miracle dog [videorecording] = marshall, le miracle de la vie / by Elizabeth, Shannon,1973-; Settle, Matthew.; Holly, Lauren.; Kanzler, Jay.; TVA Films (Firm);
Shannon Elizabeth, Matthew Settle, Lauren Holly.A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in deplorable conditions. Finn knows he must rescue Marshall, but he has been abused by the other dogs and needs to see the vet right away. The bond of friendship is immediate.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Feature films.; Dogs; Bullies; Human-animal relationships; Teenage boys; Friendship; Animal rescue;
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A flaw in the design : a novel / by Oates, Nathan,author.;
"As a creative writing professor in a bucolic Vermont town, Gil's quiet life is indelibly changed when he receives shocking news: His sister, Sharon, and her husband have been killed in a car accident, and their only son, seventeen-year-old Matthew, is coming to live with Gil and his family. It's with apprehension that Gil and his wife, Molly, greet Matthew. Yes, he has just lost both his parents. But they haven't seen him in seven years, and the last time the families were together Matthew lured Gil's young daughter into a terrifying, life-threatening situation. Since that incident Gil has been estranged from his sister and her flashy, vastly wealthy banker husband. And now: Matthew is their charge, living under their roof. The boy seems charming, smart, and urbane, if surprisingly unaffected by his parents' death. Gil hopes that they can put the past behind them, though he's surprised when Matthew signs up for his creative writing class. Then Matthew begins turning in chilling stories about the imagined deaths of Gil's family and his own parents. Bewildered and panicked with fear and rage, Gil ultimately decides he must take matters into his own hands, before life imitates art"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; College teachers; Murder; Nephews; Orphans; Psychopaths; Teenage boys;
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