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Girl of the southern sea / by Kadarusman, Michelle,1969-;
Fourteen-year-old Nia struggles to support her young brother in her father's absence in Jakarta, while also trying to get together enough money to pay for her school tuition fees.LSC
Subjects: Poor children; Teenage girls; Child authors; Teenage marriage; Survival;
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The unbreakable heart of Oliva Denaro : a novel / by Ardone, Viola,1974-author.; Botsford, Clarissa,translator.; translation of:Ardone, Viola,1974-Oliva Denaro.English.;
"From the international bestselling author of The Children's Train comes a heartrending coming-of-age novel, set in 1960s Sicily and based on a true story, of how a young Sicilian girl defied centuries-old tradition to win the right to control her own life"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Forced marriage; Teenage girls; Women; Women;
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Welcome to the Rileys [videorecording] / by Agnelli, Giovanni.; Bloom, Scott,1973-; Costigan, Michael.; Gandolfini, James.; Hixon, Ken.; Leo, Melissa.; Scott, Jake,1965-; Sheedy, Ally.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-; Argonaut Pictures (Firm); Destination Films.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm); Scott Free Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Marc Streitenfeld ; director of photography, Christopher Soos ; edited by Nicolas Gaster.Ally Sheedy, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo, Kristen Stewart.Doug and Louise have been married for many years, but their marriage began to grow cold after their teenage daughter was killed in a car accident. When Doug goes to New Orleans to attend a convention, he meets Mallory, a teenage stripper/prostitute who is on a path to self-destruction. Doug decides to help her whether she appreciates it or not. This act will help to heal his marriage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Daughters; Feature films.; Married people; Teenagers; Traffic accidents; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Unfinished : a memoir / by Chopra, Priyanka,author.;
The popular actress reveals her journey of self-discovery through her childhood in India, her teenage years in the United States, her success in beauty competitions, the challenges and triumphs of her acting career, and her marriage to Nick Jonas.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Chopra, Priyanka.; Motion picture actors and actresses;
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Before midnight [videorecording] / by Davey-Fitzpatrick, Seamus.; Delpy, Julie,1969-; Hawke, Ethan,1970-; Labed, Ariane.; Linklater, Richard,1960-; Prior, Jennifer.; Tsangari, Athina.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Christos Voudouris ; composer, Graham Reynolds ; edited by Sandra Adair.Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed, Athina Tsangari, Jennifer Prior.We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Jesse (Hawke) attempts to maintain a relationship with Hank, his teenage son from his first marriage, but their bond is strained even though Hank has just spent the summer with his dad and step-family. Meanwhile, Celine (Delpy) must make a difficult decision about her career.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Romance films.;
© c2013., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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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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When strawberries bloom / by Byler, Linda.;
Will Lizzie Glick, a high-spirited Amish teenager, give up her dream of teaching school so that her wish for a family and a marriage can come true? Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.LSC
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Glick, Lizzie (Fictitious character); Amish; Teenage girls; Women teachers; Interpersonal relations; Courtship;
© c2010., Good Books,
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Mall Goth [graphic novel] / by Leth, Kate,author,illustrator.; Crank, Robin,letterer.; Sousa, Diana,colourist.;
"Set in the early 2000s, Mall Goth is a coming-of-age story about Goth Liv Holme, who has to navigate growing up amidst moving, starting at a new school, and the dissolution of her parents' marriage"--012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Bildungsromans.; School comics.; Coming-of-age comics.; Teenage girls; Teenagers; Goth culture (Subculture); Mothers and daughters; Moving, Household; High schools;
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Stand by me / by Robertson, S. D.,author.;
"They'll always have each other ... won't they? Lisa and Elliot have been best friends since the day they met as children. Popular, bright and sporty, Lisa was Elliot's biggest supporter when the school bullies made his life a misery, and for that, he will always be grateful. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart and Lisa is struggling. Her marriage is floundering, her teenage kids are being secretive, and she's so tired she can't think straight. So when Elliot knocks on the door, looking much better than she remembers, she can't help but be delighted to see her old friend again. With Elliot back in their lives, Lisa's family problems begin to improve - he's like the fairy godmother she never had. As their bond deepens, she realises how much she's missed him, and prays that this is one friendship that will last a lifetime. But sometimes, life has other ideas ..."--Publisher description.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Friendship; Married people; Teachers; Families; Man-woman relationships; Psychic ability;
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The wolf hunt : a novel / by Gundar-Goshen, Ayelet,1982-author.; Silverston, Sondra,translator.; translation of:Gundar-Goshen, Ayelet,1982-Riloḳaishen.English.;
"Lilach has it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley, a successful husband and stable marriage, and a teenage son, Adam, with whom she has always felt a particular closeness. Israeli immigrants, the family has now lived in the U.S. long enough that they consider it home. But after a brutal attack on a local synagogue shakes their sense of safety, Adam enrolls in a self-defense class taught by a former Israeli Special Forces officer. There, for the first time, he finds a sense of confidence and belonging. Then, tragedy strikes again when an African American boy dies at a house party, apparently from a drug overdose. Though he was a high school classmate, Adam claims not to know him. Yet rumors begin to circulate that the death was not accidental, and that Adam and his new friends had a history with Jamal. As more details surface and racial tensions in the community are ignited, Lilach begins to question everything she thought she knew about her son. Could her worst fears be possible? Could her quiet, reclusive child have had something to do with Jamal's death?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Antisemitism; Harassment in schools; Israelis; Life change events; Murder; Parent and child;
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