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- I, Medusa : a novel / by Gray, Ayana,author.;
- "Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In Athens' colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy's promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered. Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity-not as a victim, but as a vigilante-and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth. Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart's deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Medusa (Gorgon); Goddesses, Greek; Gods, Greek; Rape; Revenge; Sexual assault; Young women;
- Mid90s [videorecording] / by Blauvelt, Christopher,1970-director of photography.; Bush, Eli,film producer.; Galicia, Gio,actor.; Hedges, Lucas,1996-actor.; Hill, Jonah,1983-film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Houy, Nick,editor of moving image work.; Kao, Ken(Film producer),film producer.; Prenatt, Olan,actor.; Reznor, Trent,composer.; Ross, Atticus,1968-composer.; Rudin, Scott,1958-film producer.; Suljic, Sunny,actor.; Waterston, Katherine,actor.; Yacoub, Lila,film producer.; A24 (Firm),presenter.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.; Waypoint Entertainment (Firm),presenter.;
- Original music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross; edited by Nick Houy; director of photography, Christopher Blauvelt.Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Olan Prenatt, Gio Galicia.The story of Stevie, a teenager growing up in Los Angeles. He struggles with his family, including his abusive old brother and co-dependent single mom. He also struggles with his richer friends at school. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about race, class, and privilege.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, sexual content, drug and alcohol use, some violent behavior/disturbing images all involving minors.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Coming-of-age films.; Feature films.; Skateboarders; Teenagers; Dysfunctional families;
- For private home use only.
- Le premier défilé de la fierté / by McClintick, Joanna.; Medina, Juana,1980-; Martel, Christian.;
- LSC
- Subjects: Histoires rimées.; Stories in rhyme.; Journée de la fierté gaie; Célébrations de la fierté gaie; Mouvement de libération des homosexuels; Familles; Minorités sexuelles; Gay Pride Day; Gay pride celebrations; Gay liberation movement; Families; Sexual minorities;
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