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Breath of the dragon / by Lee, Shannon,1969-author.; Lee, Fonda,author.;
Sixteen-year-old Jun, determined to restore his father's honor despite not being breathmarked, secretly enters in the elite Guardian's Tournament, where he discovers he is fighting for the country's fate.013-018.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Contests; Magic; Martial arts; Teenagers; Contests; Magic; Martial arts; Teenagers;
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Wildlife [videorecording] / by Ford, Richard,actor.; Dano, Paul,1984-film director,screenwriter.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Mulligan, Carey,1985-actor.; Oxenbould, Ed,2001-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould.A meticulously crafted portrait of the American nuclear family in crisis charts the rift that forms within a 1960s Montana household when the father and breadwinner abruptly depart to fight the forest fires raging nearby, leaving his restless wife and teenage son to pick up the pieces. A deeply human look at a woman's wayward journey toward self-fulfillment in the pre-women's liberation era and a sensitively observed, child's eye coming-of-age tale.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abandoned wives; Families; Forest fires;
For private home use only.
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The Unworthy. by Jacobsen, Roy.;
Olav, Carl, Roar, Jan and Vidar are teenage boys growing up in Oslo under the shadow of Nazi occupation. They live in poverty but earn a crust by swindling their fellow citizens. Everything changes when Carl's father hands him a secret map and a German password, just hours before he's taken away by the Quisling police - only to return in a coffin. And when Olav's father also disappears, the gang realize they are caught up in something far more serious than their usual petty crimes. From the author 'The Unseen', which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Historical / World War II; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / World Literature / Norway;
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The Home for Wayward Girls : a novel / by Bradley, Marcia,author.;
Growing up in the 1990s, Loretta knows little of life beyond the Home for Wayward Girls, the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to "correct" teen girls' "bad behavior." Loretta witnesses firsthand how the adults use abusive discipline to crush these young women's spirits and break their wills. Since childhood she's been afraid of her father, and avoids him by spending time with the residents, secretly teaching them the survival skills they'll need in case they manage to escape. One day, a horrifying act of violence forces Loretta to flee the ranch herself. Eventually finding safety and a sympathetic community, Loretta dedicates herself to working with lost, vulnerable, and defenseless teens, determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other girls like her.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Reformatories; Runaway teenagers; Teenage girls;
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Happy Wife: A Read with Jenna Pick A Novel [electronic resource] : by Lavender, Meredith.aut; Shores, Kendall.aut; CloudLibrary;
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill. “Happy Wife is one of those delicious, fun summer books that you’ll open on the beach and never put down.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna Nora Davies doesn’t exactly fit in to Winter Park, Florida, where old-guard Floridians mix with the tax-fleeing coastal elite. Twenty-eight and barely making ends meet working at a country club, Nora feels like she’s going nowhere fast. Enter Will Somerset: a prominent forty-six-year-old lawyer, father to a teenage daughter, and recently divorced. The two set Winter Park’s social scene agog when they fall in love and marry after a whirlwind Cinderella-style courtship. But Winter Park is fully upended when Will disappears the morning after a birthday bash Nora throws for him. Going back and forth between Nora and Will’s romance and the search in the wake of Will’s mysterious disappearance, Nora must answer the question from all angles: Where. Is. Will? Combining breathless suspense, glittering and juicy social dynamics, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Happy Wife is a clever and subversive novel that explores marriage, wealth, and the secrets that lurk behind closed doors.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Suspense; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Random House Publishing Group,
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Beyond danger / by Martin, Kat.;
Texas mogul Beau Reese is furious. His sixty-year-old father, Stewart, a former state senator no less, has impregnated a teenager. Barely able to contain his anger, Beau is in for another surprise. It appears that Stewart has moved an entirely different woman into the house... Beau assumes that stunning Cassidy Jones is his father's mistress. At least she's of age. But those concerns take a sudden backseat when he finds Stewart in a pool of blood on the floor of his study--and Cassidy walks in to find Beau with his hand on the murder weapon.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; Businessmen; Women detectives; Murder; Legislators; Man-woman relationships; Family secrets; Mistresses;
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The president's daughter : a thriller / by Clinton, Bill,1946-author.; Patterson, James,1947-author.;
"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Kidnapping; Ex-presidents; Children of presidents; Fathers and daughters;
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California Bear : a novel / by Swierczynski, Duane,author.;
A serial killer who vanished 40 years prior emerges from hibernation and is being tracked by a retired LAPD officer, a teenager with a terminal disease and a genealogist trying to repair her marriage.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cancer; Ex-police officers; Fathers and daughters; Serial murderers; Women genealogists;
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You don't have to die in the end : a novel / by Daher, Anita,1965-;
Eugenia Grimm is a tough girl who drinks and fights--and who is hurting because of her father's suicide and her mother's abandonment. After a serious incident, she is sent to a support and supervision program at a remote mountain ranch with the hope of turning her life around.LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Alcoholism; Dysfunctional families; Rehabilitation;
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Oshi no ko. [graphic novel] / by Akasaka, Aka,author.; Blackman, Abigail,letterer.; Engel, Taylor,translator.; Yokoyari, Mengo,illustrator.; translation of:Akasaka, Aka.Oshi no ko.English.;
"Hoping to glean more information about his father, Aqua agrees to join the dating reality show We're About to Fall in Love for Real! Most of the production's teenage-celeb cast members are in it for the exposure, but not all publicity is good publicity. When the footage can be edited for maximum drama, 'reality' becomes whatever the director wants it to be -even if that means leaving someone's reputation on the cutting room floor."--Back cover.Rated: OT, Older teen.
Subjects: Detective and mystery comics.; Graphic novels.; Manga.; Celebrities; Entertainers; Children of murder victims; High school students; Murder; Reincarnation; Siblings; Twins;
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