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Birdsong / by Flett, Julie.;
A young girl moves from her home by the sea, and she is lonely until she meets her neighbor, an elderly woman. As the seasons change and their friendship grows, the woman's health begins to fail.LSC
Subjects: Moving, Household; Neighbors; Intergenerational relations; Seasons;
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Boop! / by Birdsong, Bea.; Hunter, Linzie.;
"There are so many snoots to boop! Snoots attached to big dogs and little dogs and dogs with beards and those without. Are you ready to boop ALL the snoots?"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Dogs; Nose;
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Nobody's magic / by Birdsong, Destiny O.,1981-author.;
"In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the bustling intersection of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a budding romance with a sweet mechanic allows Suzette to seek independence, which unleashes dark reactions in those closest to her. In discovering her autonomy, Suzette is forced to decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to make her own way in the world. Maple is reeling from the unsolved murder of her free-spirited mother. She flees the media circus and her judgmental grandmother by shutting herself off from the world in a spare room of the motel where she works. One night, Maple connects with Chad, someone who may understand her pain more than she realizes, and discovers that the key to her mother's death may be within her reach. Agnes is far from home, working yet another mind-numbing job. She attracts the interest of a lonely security guard and army veteran who's looking for a traditional life for himself and his young son. He's convinced that she wields a certain "magic," but Agnes soon unleashes a power within herself that will shock them both and send her on a trip to confront not only her family and her past, but also herself. This novel, told in three parts, is a searing meditation on grief, female strength, and self-discovery set against a backdrop of complicated social and racial histories. Nobody's Magic is a testament to the power of family-the ones you're born in and the ones you choose. And in these three narratives, among the yearning and loss, each of these women may find a seed of hope for the future"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; African American women; Albinos and albinism; Man-woman relationships; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women;
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Birdsong for the curious naturalist : your guide to listening / by Kroodsma, Donald E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Birdsong made easy to understand, lavishly illustrated with color photos, and accompanied by more than 700 online recordings"--
Subjects: Birdsongs; Songbirds;
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Chirp! / by Murphy, Mary,1961-;
"Chee chee, says the Wren. Ta-tee-tee, sings the Lark. Tink-tink, calls the Finch. Goodbye to the dark. With the chirp of a sparrow and the warble of a thrush, night turns to morning against a vivid, brightening sky. One by one, each bird wakes up and issues its call, with songs rising into a crescendo until a little bluebird calls for a hush-and finds its own voice. With bold shapes, deeply saturated colors, and simple language, Mary Murphy revels in the joy of sound and offers an ode to individuality sure to enchant the youngest of listeners"--Provided by publisher.Ages 2-5LSC
Subjects: Birds; Birdsongs;
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Duet / by Broach, Elise.; Chen, Ziyue.;
The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849; Goldfinches; Birdsongs; Music; Piano; Human-animal relationships;
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Christmas in wonderland [videorecording] / by Birdsong Shope, Wanda.; Bourassa, Laurette.; Cruickshank, Jim.; Curry, Tim.; Electra, Carmen.; Kattan, Chris,1970-; Orr, James,1952-; Shaw, Kirk.; Steeden, Doug.; Swayze, Patrick.; Insight Film Studios.; KaBOOM! Entertainment.; Phase 4 Films (Firm); Yari Film Group.;
Director of photography, DC Manwiller ; editor, Jana Fritsch ; music, Terry Frewer.Chris Kattan, Carmen Electra, Tim Curry, Patrick Swayze.After finding a large sum of money in a mall that they hope will make their holiday brighter, two kids find themselves on the run from the counterfeiters who made the money and want it back!Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital surround stereo.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Christmas; Comedy films.; Counterfeiters; Feature films.; Santa Claus;
© c2008., Insight Film Studios ; Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
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Paris echo / by Faulks, Sebastian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An urgent and enthralling new novel about injustice and betrayal from the author of Birdsong and A Week in December. Set in 2006, Paris Echo follows Hannah, a thirty-one-year-old American post-doctoral researcher looking into the lives of women during the German Occupation of Paris in 1940-44, and Tariq, a nineteen-year-old boy who has run away from his home in Morocco, searching for sex and adventure. Through their culture clash we are taken back into the hidden Paris of the Dark Years, the Algerian War and the simmering discontents of the banlieue. As both main characters fight to preserve their integrity and their sanity, they find their future shaped by the lives of the dead, by the ghosts of the Paris Metro."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Americans; Moroccans; Women historians; Immigrants;
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Close to death : a novel / by Horowitz, Anthony,1955-author.;
Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and grime of city life, allowing the residents to enjoy beautiful gardens, pleasant birdsong and tranquility from behind the security of a locked gate. It is the perfect idyll until the Kentworthy family arrives, with their four giant, gas-guzzling cars, a gaggle of shrieking children and plans for a garish swimming pool in the backyard. Obvious outsiders, the Kentworthys do not belong in Riverside Close, and they quickly offend every last one of their neighbours. When Giles Kentworthy is found dead on his own doorstep, a crossbow bolt sticking out of his neck, Detective Hawthorne is the only investigator that can be called on to solve the case. Because how do you solve a murder when everyone is a suspect?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-; Authors; Ex-police officers; Gated communities; Murder; Private investigators;
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The comfort of crows : a backyard year / by Renkl, Margaret,author.; Renkl, Billy,illustrator.;
"In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a year. As we move through the seasons-from a crow spied on New Year's Day, its resourcefulness and sense of community setting a theme for the year, to the lingering bluebirds of December, revisiting the nest box they used in spring-what develops is a portrait of joy and grief: joy in the ongoing pleasures of the natural world, and grief over winters that end too soon and songbirds that grow fewer and fewer. Along the way, we also glimpse the changing rhythms of a human life. Grown children, unexpectedly home during the pandemic, prepare to depart once more. Birdsong and night-blooming flowers evoke generations past. The city and the country where Renkl raised her family transform a little more with each passing day. And the natural world, now in visible flux, requires every ounce of hope and commitment from the author-and from us."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Renkl, Margaret.; Animals.; Backyard gardens.; Natural history.; Nature observation.; Nature.; Seasons.;
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