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- The light jar / by Thompson, Lisa(Lisa Anne),1973-;
- Nate and his mother are escaping from his emotionally abusive step-father, Gary, but the run-down and abandoned cottage in the woods that his mother takes them to does not seem like much of a refuge; but when his mother goes off to buy provisions and does not come back Nate is left alone (except for his imaginary friend Sam) and afraid--until a mysterious girl trying to solve the clues of a long-ago treasure hunt turns up.LSC
- Subjects: Mothers and sons; Stepfathers; Psychological abuse; Imaginary companions; Friendship; Dysfunctional families; Treasure troves;
- The Rocketfellers. [graphic novel] / by Tomasi, Peter,author.; Manapul, Francis,illustrator.; Leigh, Rob,letterer.; Kalisz, John,colourist.; Herring, Ian(Illustrator),colourist.;
- The Rocketfellers follows a family from the 25th century hiding in the 21st century with a terrible secret that could affect the fate of humanity. Enlisting in the Time Zone Protection Program and escaping to present-day Earth, The Rocketfellers must find a way to trust each other in the strange "ancient" world of today as they are hunted by threats from their time and ours.Rated T (teen).
- Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Time-travel comics.; Corporations; Dysfunctional families; Family problems; Superheroes; Secrecy; Secrets; Time travel;
- The agony of Bun O'Keefe / by Smith, Heather,1968-;
- Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life with her mother, a compulsive hoarder, and had little contact with the outside world. Bun and her mother rarely talk, so when Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland, where she meets Busker Boy, a street musician who takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters, and Bun gets to learn the world beyond the walls of her mother's house.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenage girls; Street youth; Street musicians; Friendship; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters;
- The caretaker : a novel / by Rash, Ron,1953-author.;
- "A novel about Blackburn Gant, the caretaker of a hilltop cemetery in North Carolina whose best friend is drafted into the Korean war, leaving his young wife Naomi in Blackburn's care"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cemeteries; Dysfunctional families; Korean War, 1950-1953; Male friendship; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen fifties; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome;
- Succession. [videorecording] / by Abbass, Hiam,actor.; Armstrong, Jesse,creator.; Braun, Nicholas,actor.; Cox, Brian,1946-actor.; Culkin, Kieran,actor.; Dominczyk, Dagmara,1976-actor.; Friedman, Peter,actor.; Lupe, Justine,1989-actor.; Macfadyen, Matthew,1974-actor.; Moayed, Arian,actor.; Rasche, David,1944-actor.; Ruck, Alan,1956-actor.; Skarsgård, Alexander,actor.; Smith-Cameron, J.,actor.; Snook, Sarah,1987-actor.; Stevens, Fisher,actor.; Strong, Jeremy,1978-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
- Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Matthew Mcfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Dagmara Dominczyk, Arian Moayed, Alexander Skarsgård.The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson looms ever closer, provoking existential angst and division among the Roys in the fourth and final season of Jesse Armstrong's Emmy-winning drama series. As the siblings anticipate the prospect of this seismic merger, the ensuing power struggle finds them grappling with what their lives will look like after the deal and weighing a future where their cultural and political capital is severely curtailed.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Businesspeople; Chief executive officers; Dysfunctional families; Executive succession; Executives; Mass media; Mass media;
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- Filthy beasts : a memoir / by Hamill, Kirkland,author.;
- "A riches-to-rags tale of a wealthy family who lost it all and the unforgettable journey of a man coming to terms with his family's deep flaws and his own long-buried truths."--A writer for Salon and The Advocate reflects on how his newly divorced mother moved her family to her native Bermuda, leaving him and his young brothers home to fend for themselves while she chased nightlife and suitors.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Hamill, Kirkland.; Children of alcoholics; Children of the rich; Coming of age.; Dysfunctional families; Gay men; Mothers and sons;
- Wild West Village : not a memoir (unless I win an Oscar, die tragically, or score a country #1) / by Kirke, Lola,author.;
- "The youngest daughter of a rock star father and clothing designer mother, Lola and her siblings (including actress Jemima and celebrity doula Domino), spent their childhoods freshly plucked from their English heritage in an eclectic West Village brownstone, hosting everyone from Cuban exiles to Courtney Love. But behind the enviable exterior of worldly coolness, was a home in disarray. In Wild West Village, Kirke chronicles a search for self amidst the chaos of the affairs, addictions, and afflictions surrounding her, detailing misadventures in everything from masturbation to marijuana, Cadbury's to country music, and a dream of salvation on the silver screen. Filled with unforgettable characters and insights into identities forged in fire, Wild West Village locates humor and lightness in life's darker situations. Irreverent and high-spirited, these are the stories of a young woman, teetering between a twang and a British accent, trying to fit in with larger-than-life personalities while secretly coming into her own."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Kirke, Lola; Kirke, Lola.; Actors and actresses; Country musicians; Dysfunctional families;
- The steps / by Van Draanen, Wendelin,author.;
- "Fourteen-year-old chess whiz Ruby Vossen plays a deadly game to keep her step family from stealing her wealthy (but dysfunctional) family's fortune"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Stepfamilies; Family problems; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Stepfamilies;
- The last house on Needless Street / by Ward, Catriona,author.;
- "In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. A teenage girl who isn't allowed outside, not after last time. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all"--
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Alcoholics; Cats; Child abuse; Dysfunctional families; Fathers and daughters; Murder; Neighbors; Recluses; Secrecy; Serial murders; Sisters; Teenage girls;
- All is true [videorecording] / by Branagh, Kenneth,film director,actor,film producer.; Chakrabarti, Lolita,actor.; Dench, Judi,1934-actor.; Hirst, Jack Colgrave,actor.; McKellen, Ian,actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
- Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti, Jack Colgrave Hirst, Judi Dench, Ian Mckellen.The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Biograpihcal films.; Historical films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644); Playwriting; Dysfunctional families; Dramatists;
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