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These impossible things / by El-Wardany, Salma,author.;
"It's always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their parents, aunties and uncles, they've learned to live their own lives alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women ... With growing older and the stakes of love and life growing higher, the delicate balancing act between rebellion and religion is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. As their lives begin to take different paths, Malak, Kees, and Jenna--now on the precipice of true adulthood--must find a way back to each other as they reconcile faith, family, and tradition with their own needs and desires"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Female friendship; Individuality; Muslim women;

Grey's anatomy. [videorecording] / by Chambers, Justin,actor.; Dempsey, Patrick,1966-actor.; Pickens, James,actor.; Pompeo, Ellen,actor.; ABC Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, James Pickens Jr., Chandra Wilson, Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Drew, Jerrika Hinton, Camilla Luddington, Kevin McKidd, Sara Ramirez, Caterina Scorsone, Jesse Williams.After being on her own for some time, Meredith is beginning to explore the idea of a romance with Riggs. Unfortunately, Maggie desires him as well, which threatens to drive a bitter wedge between the sisters. At the same time, despite their differences, Jackson and April must come together when they are assigned a difficult case. Meanwhile, Alex faces the consequences of his vicious attack on DeLuca, Owen and Amelia's marriage implodes and a hospital-wide mutiny erupts when Bailey demotes Webber.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Medical television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Interns (Medicine); Man-woman relationships; Residents (Medicine); Surgeons;
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Sea state / by Lasley, Tabitha,author.;
'Sea State' is a stunning and brutally honest memoir that shines a light on what happens when female desire conflicts with a culture of masculinity in crisis.
Subjects: Lasley, Tabitha; Lasley, Tabitha.; Offshore oil industry;

Probably Ruby / by Bird-Wilson, Lisa,author.;
"Relinquished as an infant, Ruby is placed in a foster home and adopted by Alice and Mel, a less-than-desirable couple who can't afford to complain too loudly about Ruby's Indigenous roots. But when her new parents' marriage falls apart, Ruby begins to search, in the unlikeliest of places, for her Indigenous identity. Unabashedly self-destructing on alcohol, drugs and bad relationships, Ruby grapples with the meaning of the legacy left to her. Seeking understanding of how we come to know who we are, Probably Ruby explores how we find and invent ourselves in ways as peculiar and varied as the experiences of Indigenous adoptees themselves."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Indigenous women; Adopted children; Identity (Psychology); Self-destructive behavior;

Paper names : a novel / by Luo, Susie,author.;
"Set in New York and China over three decades, Paper Names explores what it means to be American from three different perspectives. There's Tony, a Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman, who immigrated to the United States to give his family a better life. His daughter, Tammy, who we meet at age nine and follow through adulthood, and who grapples with the expectations of a first generation American and her own personal desires. Finally, there's Oliver, a handsome white lawyer with a dark family secret and who lives in the building where Tony works. A violent attack causes their lives to intertwine in ways that will change them forever"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Chinese American families; Families; Identity (Psychology); Lawyers;

Your journey to financial freedom : a step-by-step guide to achieving wealth and happiness / by Souffrant, Jamila,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Podcaster Jamila Souffrant shows how to skyrocket your savings, blast through debt and ultimately accelerate your unique and truly epic journey to financial freedom and independence. Our fast-paced world prioritizes the productive busybody-financial security always seems to rule over the insatiable hankering for a Friday night splurge. However, Jamila Souffrant argues that you can in fact spend and save responsibly, all while enjoying that extra side of guacamole. In this book, Jamila will teach you how to determine which of the 4 "Journeyer" stages you fall into and how you should be evaluating your spending and saving goals accordingly; map out different scenarios to quit your job, retire early, and reach financial independence; downsize costly daily expenses in ways you never considered, and spend more in ways that bring you joy; and create an effective debt payoff plan that works for you. As a wife, mother of three and first-generation Jamaican immigrant, Jamila knows all too well the struggles of saving for tomorrow while spending liberally today. Now, in her first book, Jamila offers her seasoned expertise in 'Your Journey to Financial Freedom', providing readers with the resources they need to not only save for cake but eat it, too.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Money.;

Angela's Christmas [videorecording] / by Negga, Ruth,1982-voice actor.; O'Connell, Lucy,voice actor.; Gleeson, Brian,1987-voice actor.; O'Connor, Damien,screenwriter,television director.; television adaptation of (work):McCourt, Frank.Angela and the baby Jesus.; Mill Creek Entertainment,film distributor.;
Ruth Negga, Lucy O'connell, Brian Gleeson.A funny, heartwarming, poignant story about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm, and loved at Christmas time.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Christmas television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Families;
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The clairvoyants : a novel / by Brown, Karen,1960-author.;
"Karen Brown's most hypnotic novel to date--gothic-inflected psychological suspense that unmasks the secret desires of a young woman with a mystical gift. On the family homestead by the sea where she grew up, Martha Mary saw ghosts. As a young woman, she hopes to distance herself from those spirits by escaping to an inland college town. There, she is absorbed by a budding romance, relieved by separation from an unstable sister, and disinterested in the flyers seeking information about a young woman who's disappeared--until one Indian summer afternoon when the missing woman appears beneath Martha's apartment window, wearing a down coat, her hair coated with ice."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Paranormal fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Sisters;

Seventhblade / by Laird, Tonia,author.;
After the murder of T'Rayles's adopted son, the infamous warrior and daughter of the Indigenous Ibinnas returns to the colonized city of Seventhblade, ready to tear the streets asunder in search of her son's killer. T'Rayles must lean into the dangerous power of her inherited sword and ally herself with questionable forces, including the Broken Fangs, an alliance her mother founded, now fallen into greed and corruption, and the immortal Elraiche, a powerful and manipulative deity exiled from a faraway land. Navigating the power shifts in a colonized city on the edge and contending with a deadly new power emerging from within, T'Rayles must risk everything to find the answers, and the justice, she so desperately desires.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alliances; Gods; Magic; Murder; Revenge;

Where the red fern grows [sound recording] / by Rawls, Wilson.; Heald, Anthony.;
Performance by Anthony Heald.A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters."Recommended for listeners ages 10 and up"--Container.LSC
Subjects: Hunting stories.; Dogs; Hunting dogs; Friendship; Children's audiobooks.;
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