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The lonely hearts hotel / by O'Neill, Heather,1973-author.;
Set in Montreal and New York between the wars, a spellbinding story about two orphans whose unusual magnetism and talent allow them to imagine a sensational future, from the bestselling, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted author. Exquisitely imagined and hypnotically told, The Lonely Hearts Hotel is a love story with the power of legend. Set in the early part of the 20th Century, it is an unparalleled tale of charismatic pianos, invisible dance partners, radicalized chorus girls, drug-addicted musicians, brooding clowns, and an underworld whose fortune hinges on the price of a kiss. In a landscape like this, it takes great creative gifts to escape one's origins. It might also take true love. Two babies are abandoned in a Montréal orphanage in the winter of 1914. Before long, their true talents emerge: Pierrot is a piano prodigy; Rose lights up even the dreariest room with her dancing and comedy. As they travel around the city performing for the rich, the children fall in love with each other and dream up a plan for the most extraordinary and seductive circus show the world has ever seen. Separated as teenagers, both escape into the city's underworld, where they must use their uncommon gifts to survive without each other. Ruthless and unforgiving, Montréal in the 1930's is no place for song and dance. But when Rose and Pierrot finally reunite beneath the snowflakes, the possibilities of their childhood dreams are renewed, and they'll go to extreme lengths to make those dream come true. After Rose, Pierrot and their troupe of clowns and chorus girls hit the stage and the alleys, the underworld will never look the same. With extraordinary storytelling, musical language, and an extravagantly realized world, acclaimed author Heather O'Neill enchants us with her best novel yet -- one so magical there is no escaping its spell.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus performers; Orphans; Man-woman relationships;

The ghosts of Rome / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Diplomats; Escapes; Faith; Friendship; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Dora the explorer. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Chad, Harrison.; Giersz, Helena.; Giersz, Krzysztof.; Gifford, Chris.; Herles, Kathleen,1991-; Sandberg, Steve.; Toro, Sasha.; Walsh, Valerie.; Weiner, Eric.; Nick Jr. (Firm); Nickelodeon (Television network); Nickelodeon Animation Studios (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Saerom Animation, Inc.; Viacom International.;
Boot's cuddly dinosaur -- The lost city -- Super babies' dream adventure -- Louder -- Little star -- Dora had a little lamb.Animation services, Saerom Animation, Inc. ; character designer, Helena Giersz, Krzysztof Giersz ; musical direction, Steve Sandberg.Voices: Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Sasha Toro, Marc Weiner.Help Dora and her friends find their bedtime stuffed animal friends, wish upon a star, and even wake up. Includes Dora's song, 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; full screen presentation (1.33:1) ; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Bedtime; Children's television programs.; Dora the Explorer (Fictitious character); Lullabies; Stuffed animals (Toys); Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Paramount Home Entertainment,

Tad: the lost explorer [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Posada, Luis; Jenner, Michelle; Barberan, Oscar; Munoz, Pep Anton; Jenner, Miguel Angel; Benito, Felix;
Oscar Barberan, Pep Anton Munoz, Luis Posada, Michelle Jenner, Miguel Angel Jenner, Felix Benito.Tad is a construction worker from Chicago who dreams of being a famous archeologist like his hero, Max Mordon. Tad is mistaken for a professor and put on a plane to Peru. There he meets Sara and her father Professor Lavrof, who expect him to crack a code to find a lost city. Sara is engaged to his hero, Max, but Max has betrayed them by joining up with the evil Kopponen. Tad must now be the hero!MWT rating: NR.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Foreign.;
© 2014., Studio Canal,

I, Daniel Blake [videorecording] / by Johns, Dave,actor.; Laverty, Paul.I, Daniel Blake.; Loach, Ken,1936-film director.; Morris, Jonathan,editor of moving image work.; O'Brien, Rebecca,film producer.; Percy, Sharon,actor.; Ryan, Robbie,director of photography.; Squires, Hayley,actor.; Wilson, Linda,production designer.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy.Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack and nearly falling from a scaffold, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. he crosses paths with a single mother, Katie, and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie's only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn't know some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man's land caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of "striver and skiver" in modern day Britain.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions; Myocardial infarction; Public welfare; Single mothers; Working class;
For private home use only.

The kingdoms of Savannah / by Green, George Dawes,author.;
"Savannah may appear to be "some town out of a fable," with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and ghost tours that romanticize the city's history. But look deeper and you'll uncover secrets, past and present, that tell a more sinister tale. It's the story at the heart of George Dawes Green's chilling new novel, The Kingdoms of Savannah. It begins quietly on a balmy Southern night as some locals gather at Bo Peep's, one of the town's favorite watering holes. Within an hour, however, a man will be murdered and his companion will be "disappeared." An unlikely detective, Morgana Musgrove, doyenne of Savannah society, is called upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes. Morgana is an imperious, demanding, and conniving woman, whose four grown children are weary of her schemes. But one by one she inveigles them into helping with her investigation, and soon the family uncovers some terrifying truths--truths that will rock Savannah's power structure to its core. Moving from the homeless encampments that ring the city to the stately homes of Savannah's elite, Green's novel brilliantly depicts the underbelly of a city with a dark history and the strangely mesmerizing dysfunction of a complex family"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Missing persons; Murder; Women detectives;

Norm of the north [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Schneider, Rob; Jeong, Ken; Nighy, Bill; Meaney, Colm; Devine, Loretta; Mcelhatton, Michael;
Director, Trevor Wall.Rob Schneider, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Michael Mcelhatton.A polar bear of many words, Norm's greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do: he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the Big Apple, big business, and a big identity crisis to save the day.OFRB rating: G.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Adventure.; Family Films.;
© 2016., Lionsgate,

Mulan [videorecording (BLURAY)] ; Mulan II / by Bancroft, Tony.; Blohm, Jennifer.; Coats, Pam.; Cook, Barry.; Ferrer, Miguel,1954-; Liu, Lucy,1968-; Murphy, Eddie,1961-; Rooney, Darrell.; Southerland, Lynne.; Walt Disney Pictures.;
Mulan (88 min., 1998, 1.66:1) -- Mulan II (79 min., 2005, 1.78:1).Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, Lucy Liu, George Takei, Ming-Na Wen, Bd Wong.Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guradian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army. Mulan 2: Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English), 5.1 Dolby digital surround (French).
Subjects: China. Lu jun; Adventure and adventurers; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Honor; Hua, Mulan (Legendary character); Video recordings for children.;
© c2013., Disney,

Shaun the sheep movie [videorecording] / by Burton, Mark,film director,screenwriter.; Djalili, Omid,1965-actor.; Fletcher, Justin,1970-actor.; Kewley, Paul,film producer.; Lockhart, Julie,film producer.; Sparkes, John,actor.; Starzak, Richard,film director,screenwriter.; Webber, Rich,actor.; Elevation Pictures.;
Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour, Tim Hands, Andy Nyman.When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan, and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Farms; Feature films.; Shaun the Sheep (Fictitious character); Sheep; Video recordings for children.;
For private home use only.

A likely story : a novel / by Abramson, Leigh McMullan,author.;
"Growing up in the nineties in New York City as the only child of famous parents was both a blessing and a curse for Isabelle Manning. Her beautiful society hostess mother, Claire, and New York Times bestselling author father, Ward, were the city's intellectual It couple. Ward's glamorous obligations often took him away from Isabelle, but Claire made sure her childhood was always filled with magic and love. Now an adult, all Isabelle wants is to be a successful writer like her father but after many false starts and the unexpected death of her mother, she faces her upcoming thirty-fifth birthday alone and on the verge of a breakdown. Her anxiety only skyrockets when she uncovers some shocking truths about her parents and begins wondering if everything she knew about her family was all based on an elaborate lie."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Children of celebrities; Family secrets; Women;

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