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- War witch [videorecording] = Rebelle / by Bastien, Alain.; Even, Pierre.; Kanyinda, Serge.; Mwanza, Rachel.; Mwinga, Mizinga.; Nguyen, Kim.; Poulin, Marie-Claude.; Prosper, Ralph.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Cinematography, Nicolas Bolduc ; edited by Richard Comeau.Serge Kanyinda, Rachel Mwanza, Alain Bastien, Mizinga Mwinga, Ralph Prosper.Writer/director Kim Nguyen highlights the tragic plight of child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa with this tale of a pregnant 14 year old girl recalling the time she was forced to kill her own parents and join the rebel army. Komona was just 12 when the rebels ransacked her village, and ordered her to slay her parents. Subsequently taken to the rebel camp and given an AK 47, Komona was beaten mercilessly by the rebel leader for showing weakness, and became the supreme leader's war witch after emerging the sole survivor in a bloody battle against the government army. Amidst all of this darkness, the one light in Komona's life is Magician, a 15 year old boy who shows her compassion in a world of cruelty. For a brief moment, it appears as if Komona and Magician have escaped the war, but their greatest battle has yet to be fought. Later, pregnant and haunted by the ghosts of her parents, Komona embarks on a trip back to her birthplace to make amends with her past, and ensure that her unborn child has a chance to live a life free from the sins of the mother.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- Subjects: Child soldiers; Feature films.; Parents; Pregnant teenagers; War films.;
- © c2012., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The witches / by Dahl, Roald.; Richardson, Miranda.nrt;
Read by Miranda Richardson.Although his grandmother regularly tells him marvelous and terrible stories about witches, an English boy is scared stiff the day he runs into the Grand High Witch. When the witch transforms him into a mouse, the determined youngster decides to stop her from destroying the rest of England's children.Executive producer, Patti Pirooz ; music composed by Rusty Bradshaw.
- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Children's.; Audiobooks.; Children's audiobooks.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Fantasy fiction.; Audiobooks.; Witches; Witches; Fantasy.; Witches.;
- © ℗2013., Penguin Audio,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The witches [videorecording] / by Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Rock, Chris,actor.; Bruno, Jahzir Kadeen,actor.; Chenoweth, Kristin,actor.; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dahl, Roald.Witches.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Jahzir Kadeen Bruno, Kristin Chenoweth.The darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe, undercover, to carry out her nefarious plans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Witches; Magic; Orphans; Grandmothers;
- For private home use only.
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The witches [videorecording] / by Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Rock, Chris,actor.; Bruno, Jahzir Kadeen,actor.; Chenoweth, Kristin,actor.; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dahl, Roald.Witches.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Jahzir Kadeen Bruno, Kristin Chenoweth.The darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe, undercover, to carry out her nefarious plans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Witches; Magic; Orphans; Grandmothers;
- For private home use only.
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- Reluctant witch / by Marr, Melissa,author.;
In 'Reluctant Witch', Ellie, the most powerful witch in anyone's memory, is in Prospero's home, in her bed, with no idea that she's a prisoner there - yet. And as the very fabric of their world is being destroyed, Ellie and Prospero must find a way to work together and save the world, and themselves.
- Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Witch fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Imaginary places; Lesbians; Librarians; Magic; Witches; Woman-woman relationships;
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- Bait and witch / by Sanders, Angela M.;
Josie Way loved working among the Library of Congress's leather-scented stacks until she uncovered corruption and made herself a target. As Wilfred, Oregon's new librarian, Josie can stay undercover until the case goes to court. But life in this little town isn't as subdued as she expected. The library, housed in a a Victorian mansion, is slated to be bulldozed. Still digesting the news that her safe haven is about to become scrap lumber, Josie discovers a body in the woods . . .
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Librarians;
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- Witch rising : a B*witch novel / by McKenzie, Paige.; Ohlin, Nancy.;
"In this sequel, the two covens work together, and harder than ever, to fight against the New Order, a rising anti-magic group that's sprung up in their hometown"--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Witchcraft; Friendship; Murder; High schools; Secrecy;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The witches : Salem, 1692 / by Schiff, Stacy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible.
- Subjects: Trials (Witchcraft); Witchcraft; Women;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- Reluctant Witch A Course in Magic, Book 2 [electronic resource] : by Marr, Melissa.aut; Parker, Jeremy Carlisle.nrt; Meyers, Max.nrt; CloudLibrary;
The Magicians meets One Last Stop in the sequel to Remedial Magic by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr! After discovering she's a witch and being whisked away to the magical land of Crenshaw, Ellie wants nothing more than to spend time with her new wife, Prospero, who has magically altered Ellie's memories to convince her of exactly that. Prospero herself is guilt-wracked after erasing Ellie's memories and being forced into a sham marriage with the woman she loves for real. But Crenshaw is dying, poisoned by Prospero's enemies who want their community to return to the human world, and she will do anything to save it. The most powerful witch in anyone's memory is in Prospero's home, in her bed, with no idea that she's a prisoner there... yet. As the very fabric of their world is being destroyed, Ellie and Prospero must find a way to work together and save the world, and themselves. A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Romantic; Contemporary; Lesbian;
- © 2025., Macmillan Audio,
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- Witch and famous / by Sanders, Angela M.;
"Josie and all of Wilfred are buzzing with excitement. A-list movie star Daphne Morris has chosen to interview Roz, assistant librarian and novelist, for her book club. But when the glamorous actress quickly charms both Roz's long-time love and Sheriff Sam, the object of Josie's unrequited affection, Josie turns to the whispers from her beloved books for ideas on revising the plot. Yet soon there's another twist...At a party to celebrate the interview, Daphne's personal chef is found dead in a scene that all too closely echoes one in Roz's novel. It's clear to Josie that someone's idea of a happy ending means framing her friend. She'll have to read between the lines with the help of the library's enchanted stacks, guidance from her magical grandmother's letters, and her cat familiar, Rodney, to solve this murder before someone decides to stage a deadly sequel"--
- Subjects: Cozy mysteries.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Women librarians; Witches; Murder;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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