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Assassination generation : video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing / by Grossman, Dave,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Aggressiveness in adolescence.; Homicide; Video games; Video games; Violence in video games; Violence; Youth and violence.;

Born to walk : my journey of trials and resilience / by Nkuranga, Alpha,author.;
"'My grandparents used to tell me Rwanda is a country unlike any other, and I knew they spoke the truth. Blessed with majestic mountains and breathtaking valleys, it is a sacred and spiritual land. And yet Rwandan men drenched the land in blood in acts of hate so horrific that the stains of those three years will not fade in one hundred lifetimes.' At the age of eight, Alpha Nkuranga made a fateful decision. With war raging around her, she grabbed the hand of her younger brother, Elijah, and ran from her grandparents' home. When they came to a swamp, they hid until it was safe to escape. Weeks later, they joined a group of refugees, who were fleeing to Tanzania. 'If I kept walking,' Alpha remembers thinking, 'I could tell my story.' Alpha Nkuranga emigrated to Canada more than a decade later. She now works with women and children who face abuse and homelessness. In Born to Walk, she tells a remarkable story of resistance and survival."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Nkuranga, Alpha; Nkuranga, Alpha.; Immigrants; Resilience (Personality trait); Victims of family violence;

A tiny upward shove / by Chadburn, Melissa,1976-author.;
"A TINY UPWARD SHOVE is a fictionalized account of real life Canadian serial killer Willie Pickton and his final victim. In the debut novel of award-winning essayist, Melissa Chadburn, we follow the life of Filipina foster youth Marina Salles and are submerged in the confluence of violence and empathy, fabulism and realism. A story of how both victim and monster emerge from the same world"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Pickton, Robert William; Foster children; Serial murderers; Victims of crimes;

Avenue of champions / by Kerr, Conor,author.;
Avenue of Champions is a collection of interlinked stories that investigates the inherent connection of Indigenous peoples to the land and the permanence of culture, language and ceremony as a form of resistance to displacement. Based on Papaschase and Métis oral histories and lived experience, these stories set in Edmonton examine the relationship of Indigenous youth with urban constructs and colonial spaces -- from violence and racism to language revitalization and triumph. The central themes are focused on lateral violence, intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, academic relationships with elders and knowledge keepers, whitewashing, language revitalization and restaking land claims on traditional territories.
Subjects: Short stories.; Métis; Racism; First Nations youth; First Nations; Indigenous youth; Urban youth;

King Kelly. by Neel, Andrew,film director.; Woodbridge, Libby,actor.; Krause, Louisa,actor.; Hill, Roderick,actor.; Brill, Will,actor.; SeeThink Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Libby Woodbridge, Louisa Krause, Roderick Hill, Will BrillOriginally produced by SeeThink Films in 2012.King Kelly is a strip-teasing cam girl with aspirations of internet fame. When Kelly’s car is stolen by her ex-boyfriend, Kelly and her best friend Jordan embark on a chaotic whirlwind of drugs, sex, and violence as Kelly tries to reclaim what’s hers. One of the first features made using iPhone footage, KING KELLY is a sensational journey through hedonistic American youth culture, foreshadowing the dangerous, narcissistic forces which dawned several years later with the explosion of Instagram.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Independent films.;

Fights [graphic novel] : one boy's triumph over violence / by Gill, Joel Christian,author.; Scott, Shannon,artist.; Rodriguez, Jade.;
Fights is the visceral and deeply affecting memoir of artist/author Joel Christian Gill, chronicling his youth and coming of age as a Black child in a chaotic landscape of rough city streets and foreboding backwoods. Propelled into a world filled with uncertainty and desperation, young Joel is pushed toward using violence to solve his problems by everything and everyone around him. But fighting doesn't always yield the best results for a confused and sensitive kid who yearns for a better, more fulfilling life than the one he was born into, as Joel learns in a series of brutal conflicts that eventually lead him to question everything he has learned about what it truly means to fight for one's life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Gill, Joel Christian; Cartoonists; African American cartoonists; Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc.;

Dorian Gray [videorecording] / by Barnes, Ben,1981-; Chaplin, Ben.; Firth, Colin,1960-; Parker, Oliver.; Wilde, Oscar,1854-1900.Picture of Dorian Gray.Videorecording.; Alliance Films.; Aramid Entertainment (Firm); Ealing Studios.; Fragile Films.; UK Film Council.;
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Guy Bensley ; music, Charlie Mole.Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin, Rebecca Hall, Douglas Henshall.When young, handsome Dorian Gray arrives in London and falls under the influence of the corrupt Lord Henry Wotton, he trades his soul for eternal youth, finding his thirst for pleasure leading to violence as he tries to protect his secret.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.; Appearance (Philosophy); Conduct of life; Feature films.; Future life; Gray, Dorian (Fictitious character); Immortality; Soul; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
© c2011., Distributed by Alliance Films,

#BlackInSchool / by Diallo, Habiba Cooper,author.; Ibrahim, Awad,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references."A young Black writer documents the systemic racism in her high school diary and calls for justice and change. The prevalence of anti-Black racism and its many faces, from racial profiling to police brutality, in North America is indisputable. How do we stop racist ideas and violence if the very foundation of our society is built upon white supremacy? How do we end systemic racism if the majority do not experience it or question its existence? Do our schools instill children with the ideals of equality and tolerance, or do they reinforce differences and teach children of colour that they don't belong? #BlackInSchool is Habiba Cooper Diallo's high school journal, in which she documents, processes, and resists the systemic racism, micro-aggressions, stereotypes, and outright racism she experienced in Canada's education system. Powerful and eye-opening, Cooper Diallo illustrates how our schools reinforce rather than erode racism: the handcuffing and frisking of students of colour by police at school; one-dimensional, tokenistic curricula portraying Black people; and the constant barrage of overt racism from students and staff alike. She shows how systemic racism works, how it alienates and seeks to destroys a child's sense of self. She shows how our institutions work to erase the lived experiences of Black youth and try to erase Black youth themselves. Cooper Diallo's words will resonate with some, but should shock, appall, and animate a great many more into action towards a society that is truly equitable for all."--
Subjects: Diaries.; Diallo, Habiba Cooper; High school students; High schools; Racism in education; Racism; Students, Black;

Moonlight [videorecording] / by Ali, Mahershala,actor.; Harris, Naomie,1976-actor.; Jenkins, Barry,film director,screenwriter.; Monroe, Janelle,actor.; Rhodes, Trevante,actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work) :McCraney, Tarell Alvin.In moonlight black boys look blue.; A24 (Firm),publisher.; Elevation Pictures,distributor.;
Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Janelle Monroe, Mahershala Ali.A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles three defining chapters in the life of a young black man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Anchored by extraordinary performances from a tremendous ensemble cast, Moonlight is a profoundly moving portrayal of the moments, people, and unknowable forces that shape our lives and make us who we are.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for some sexuality, drug use, brief violence, and language throughout.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; African American men; Male friendship; Metropolitan areas; Urban youth;
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Matrix / by Groff, Lauren,author.;
"Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease. At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily supplants her desire for family, for her homeland, for the passions of her youth with something new to her: devotion to her sisters, and a conviction in her own divine visions. Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. But in a world that is shifting and corroding in frightening ways, one that can never reconcile itself with her existence, will the sheer force of Marie's vision be bulwark enough? Equally alive to the sacred and the profane, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy in a mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion, aberrant faith, and a woman that history moves both through and around. Lauren Groff's new novel, her first since Fates and Furies, is a defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Abbeys; Faith; Nuns; Visions;

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