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12881) Life during wartime
Series
Criterion collection volume 574
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Director-approved DVD special ed.
Language
English
Description
With her ex-husband Bill a convicted pedophile and in jail, Trish is happy to remarry and provide a normal father figure for her two sons, but when Bill is released, Trish and the boys must decide whether or not to forgive him. Includes bonus features.
12882) Hearts unbroken
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"When Louise Wolfe's first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It's her senior year, anyway, and she'd rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's...
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Harper Chapters, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Malia, Dante, and Ivan are ready to take on the evil forces controlling 13th Street. But then Ivan is kidnapped by giant--and stinky!--spiders. Can Malia and Dante save him from their sticky webs?
12884) Boxers
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Series
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils." Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what...
12885) The gods must be crazy II
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen ed
Language
English
Description
Xixo again collides with the so-called civilized world in Africa when he embarks on a search for his children, who are accidental stowaways on a poacher's truck. He soon crosses paths with two very odd couples lost in the desert. Xixo, perplexed by their strange antics, nevertheless finds himself drawn into a crazy adventure with people who know how to make magic machines, but constantly need to be saved from the wilderness and from each other.
12886) The redeemers
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Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 5
Language
English
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"One of the best crime writers at work today."--Michael Connelly The electrifying new novel in New York Times-bestselling author Ace Atkins's acclaimed series about the real Deep South. He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless--voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. He has offers, in bigger and better places, but before he goes, he's got one...
12887) Camila the spelling bee star
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
At first Camila is thrilled to be chosen to represent her class in the school spelling bee, but than she becomes anxious about performing in front of an audience and considers withdrawing.
12888) His own where
Author
Series
Publisher
Feminist Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Feminist Press ed.
Language
English
Description
With their lives spinning out of control, sixteen-year-old Buddy Rivers and his girl friend Angela create their own way of staying alive in Brooklyn in the mid-1960s.
12890) Die hard 2: die harder
Series
Die hard the ultimate collection volume 2
Language
English
Description
On a snowy Christmas Eve in Washington D.C., a team of terrorists has seized a major international airport, and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists, a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer, have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency - except John McClane, an off-duty cop seized by a feeling of deadly de?ja? vu.
12891) Mis(h)adra
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Publisher
Gallery 13
Pub. Date
[ctober 2017]
Edition
First Gallery 13 hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
College student Isaac struggles to manage his epilepsy and his day-to-day life. His medication does not seem to work, the doctors won't listen, the schoolwork keeps piling up, his family is in denial about his condition, and his social life falls apart as he feels isolated by his illness. Even with an unexpected new friend by his side, so much is up against him that Isaac is starting to think his epilepsy might be unbeatable.
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes the lives of six Americans who wrote extensively about food and wine as they traveled, explored, immersed themselves in culture, and struggled with their writing careers in France between 1945 and 1974.
12893) My own private Idaho
Series
Criterion collection volume 277
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Director-approved special edition
Language
English
Description
Mike, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott, the rebellious son of a prominent family and the object of Mike's desire, embark on a quest from the grungy streets of Portland to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home.
12894) The Titanic mission
Author
Series
Flashback Four volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman's all-new series, which blends fascinating real history with an action-packed adventure, four very different kids are picked by a mysterious billionaire to travel through time and photograph some of history's most important events. This time, Luke, Julia, David, and Isabel are headed to the deck of the doomed Titanic. Their mission? Capture a shot of the sinking ship, then come right back. The only...
12895) Catch-22
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English
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**Oscar** winner Mike Nichols superbly directs this cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller’s scathing black comedy about a small group of pilots in the Mediterranean in 1944. There are winners and losers, opportunists and survivors. Separately and together they are nervous, frightened, often profane and sometimes pathetic. Almost all are a little crazy. CATCH-22 is an anti-war satire of epic proportions. Nominated for The UN Award and Best Cinematography...
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In June of 1939, the United States played host to two very special guests. British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were coming to America. As it was the first visit ever by reigning British royalty, it was a chance for America to build a stronger relationship with the British, especially in those challenging times. On the domestic side, many people didn't have jobs, housing, or food. Internationally, Adolf Hitler, Germany's leader, was...
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Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In this biographical book, young readers will learn about the brave life of Harriet Tubman. Readers will discover how Tubman bravely escaped from her life as a slave to cross the Mason-Dixon line into freedom and how she helped hundreds of other slaves into freedom through the Underground Railroad with the help of abolitionists. The vivid images, stunning facts, and supportive text work in conjunction with the helpful glossary, index, and timeline...
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Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The Sitting Bull: Eagles Cannot Be Crows primary source reader builds literacy skills while offering engaging content across social studies subject areas. Primary source documents provide an intimate glimpse into what life was like during the 1800s. This nonfiction reader can be purposefully differentiated for various reading levels and learning styles. It contains text features to increase academic vocabulary and comprehension, from captions and...
12899) Frenemies
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
South Bay High wouldn't be such a bad place to go to school if it weren't for all the drama. Not that Jayd Jackson's helping matters. She's right there in the center of it all--whether she wants to be or not. Maybe it just goes with the turf. After all, there's a reason they call this place Drama High...
Jayd doesn't know what's going on with her girl, Nellie. Ever since she got named homecoming princess, she's been acting like Mickey and Jayd aren't...
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Language
English
Description
The Belles of Baseball discusses how in the 1940s and 1950s, women broke traditional gender barriers by playing professional baseball, boosting morale during World War II and paving the way for future generations of female athletes. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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