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Shanghai [sound recording] : a novel / by Kanon, Joseph,author.; Davis, Jonathan(Narrator),narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Jonathan Davis."Shanghai begins when Daniel Lohr, sensing the Nazis closing in on the Jews of Berlin, leaves his dying father and agrees to flee to Shanghai on an Italian passenger ship. His passage is dependent upon him agreeing to deliver a package to his shady uncle upon arrival. Aboard the ship he will meet a woman, Leah, also a Jew fleeing the Nazis. They conduct a passionate but brief shipboard affair and then the passenger ship arrives. Will Dan ever see her again? He is met by his uncle--who has changed his name--and soon Dan is plunged into his uncle's world, specifically a big new nightclub, the best and most glitzy in town. Within minutes, violence breaks out as someone tries to assassinate his uncle, and with that, Dan is drawn deep into the underworld that is wartime Shanghai"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Jews; Man-woman relationships; Nightclubs; Organized crime; Uncles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Indian burial ground / by Medina, Nick,author.;
"A man lunges in front of a car. An elderly woman silently drowns herself. A corpse sits up in its coffin and speaks. On this reservation, not all is what it seems, in this new spine-chilling mythological horror from the author of Sisters of the Lost Nation. All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on-just like her beloved Uncle Louie before her-things are finally looking up for Noemi. Until the news of her boyfriend's apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down. But the facts about Roddy's death just don't add up, and Noemi isn't the only one who suspects that something menacing might be lurking within their tribal lands. After over a decade away, Uncle Louie has returned to the reservation, bringing with him a past full of secrets, horror, and what might be the key to determining Roddy's true cause of death. Together, Noemi and Louie set out to find answers ... but as they get closer to the truth, Noemi begins to question whether it might be best for some secrets to remain buried"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Indigenous peoples; Secrecy; Suicide; Uncles; Indigenous reservations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tig / by Smith, Heather,1968-;
After months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny. The transition from down-and-out to picture-perfect isn't easy, especially in pristine Wensleydale with the idyllic couple and their beautiful home. Tig, with Peter's support, decides to make their new life messy, starting with daily arguments and her plans to become a competitive cheese racer. She'll run circles around her new guardians, outrun a wheel of cheese, and leave the past buried in her dust. But things don't always go as planned, and Tig must decide what to truly leave behind in order to move forward.
Subjects: Siblings; Abandoned children; Foster children; Uncles; Neurodivergent children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A tough nut to kill / by Lee, Elizabeth.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Murder; Blanchard, Lindy (Fictitious character); Pecan growers; Uncles;
© c2014., Berkley Prime Crime,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Penguins of Madagascar. [videorecording] / by DreamWorks Animation.; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm);
A visit from Uncle Nigel -- Snowmageddon -- Antics on ice -- The all-nighter before Xmas.Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private get trapped in a snowstorm, try to escape from the clutches of Officer X, and deal with visits from unexpected family. Even the tempting Gimme Gimme star and what appear to be adorable 'Lunicorns' can't shake the fearless four, or can they? The Penguins have to use their military precision, keen imagination, and the help of some unlikely heroes to deliver order and happiness back to the world which, they realize is the greatest gift of all.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation (enhanced for 16x9 TVs) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Christmas; Penguins; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Zoo animals; Zoos;
© c2014., DreamWorks Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Samantha Spinner and the super-secret plans / by Ginns, Russell.; Skorjanc, Barbara Fisinger.;
Samantha's uncle mysteriously disappears, leaving behind extravagant gifts for her siblings and an old, rusty, red umbrella for Samantha that may contain clues to his whereabouts.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Missing persons; Uncles; Families; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Manchester by the sea [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Affleck, Casey; Williams, Michelle; Chandler, Kyle;
Director, Kenneth Lonergan.Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler.An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.OFRB rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Award Winners.;
© 2017., Mongrel Media,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Sex, death and bowling [videorecording] / by Blair, Selma,1972-actor.; Carter, Jodi Schoenbrun,film producer.; Chase, Bailey,1972-actor.; De Matteo, Drea,actor.; Grenier, Adrian,1976-actor.; Walker, Ally,film director.; Monterey Media Inc.,publisher.;
Selma Blair, Adrian Grenier, Bailey Chase, Drea De Matteo, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Hudson Thames, Melora Walters, Richard Riehle.Sean McAllister is thrown into a local bowling tournament as his ailing brother's substitute, clashing with his father, opening old wounds. But instead of reliving the past, they pull together for his nephew Eli who stands to lose so much.MPAA Rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bowling; Comedy films.; Families; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Uncles; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mr. Christmas / by Hargreaves, Roger.; Hargreaves, Adam.;
Mr. Christmas receives a call from his uncle, Santa Claus. He needs help to deliver the Christmas presents.
Subjects: Santa Claus; Christmas stories.;
© 2006, c2002., Price Stern Sloan,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The way back home / by Stratton, Allan.;
When Zoe Bird's grandmother is put in a home due to her worsening Alzheimer's, Zoe decides to break her out to search for her long-lost uncle.LSC
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Uncles; Alzheimer's disease; Intergenerational relations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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