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Welcome To Story Hour: 100 Favorite Books For Young Readers
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Frog And Toad Are Great, But Have You Met 'The Man Who Took The Indoors Out'?
When you think of author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, you probably think of Frog and Toad, his amphibian forever friends — but this story of loving things and letting them go deserves a fresh look.
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From Iran to America, One Epic Tale at a Time
A modern-day Scheherazade uses storytelling to survive the fifth grade.
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'Punching The Air' Tells A Story Of Hope Behind Bars
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'Vesper Flights' Offers Hope To A World In Desperate Need Of It
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Abe [DVD]
Author: Andrade, Fernando Grostein, 1981- film director, screenwriter. Ciampolini, Carlos Eduardo, film producer. Pinheiro, Noberto, Jr., film producer. Gullane, Caio, film producer. Gullane, Fabiano, film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ABE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. However, when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family and his passions and whether even the most lovingly cooked family dinner can heal old wounds.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ABE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. However, when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family and his passions and whether even the most lovingly cooked family dinner can heal old wounds.
How to build a girl [DVD]
Author: Giedroyc, Coky, film director. Moran, Caitlin, 1975- screenwriter. Owen, Alison, 1961- film producer. Hayward, Debra, film producer. Feldstein, Beanie, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: HOWTO
Format: Video disc
Summary: Johanna Morrigan is a bright, quirky, sixteen-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: HOWTO
Format: Video disc
Summary: Johanna Morrigan is a bright, quirky, sixteen-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine.
Emperor [DVD]
Author: Amin, Mark, film director, screenwriter. Charles, Pat, screenwriter. Cromwell, James, actor. Graham, Katerina, 1989- actor. Dern, Bruce, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ACTION EMPEROR
Format: Video disc
Summary: Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ACTION EMPEROR
Format: Video disc
Summary: Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
Burden [DVD]
Author: Heckler, Andrew, film director. Hedlund, Garrett, 1985- actor. Whitaker, Forest, actor. Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- actor. Hebert, Austin, actor.
Published: 2020 2018
Call Number: BURDEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: It tells the incredible true story of Michael 'Mike' Burden, an ardent young member of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan who rose to the rank of Grand Dragon and walked away from all of it with the help of new love and an unlikely ally, the African American religious leader and social activist Reverend David Kennedy.
Published: 2020 2018
Call Number: BURDEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: It tells the incredible true story of Michael 'Mike' Burden, an ardent young member of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan who rose to the rank of Grand Dragon and walked away from all of it with the help of new love and an unlikely ally, the African American religious leader and social activist Reverend David Kennedy.
The wretched [DVD]
Author: Pierce, Brett, film director, screenwriter. Pierce, Drew, film director, screenwriter. Howard, John-Paul, actor. Curda, Piper, actor. Jones, Jamison, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: WRETCHED
Format: Video disc
Summary: Following his parents' separation, a rebellious teenage boy is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father's new girlfriend. Ben's problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. A malevolent spirit from the woods has taken a hold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children and wiping away any trace of their existence. Ben's suspicions of the supernatural horrors go unheeded and he launches a perilous crusade in order to put an end to the skin-walking witch's reign of terror.
Published: 2020
Call Number: WRETCHED
Format: Video disc
Summary: Following his parents' separation, a rebellious teenage boy is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father's new girlfriend. Ben's problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. A malevolent spirit from the woods has taken a hold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children and wiping away any trace of their existence. Ben's suspicions of the supernatural horrors go unheeded and he launches a perilous crusade in order to put an end to the skin-walking witch's reign of terror.
Valley of the gods [DVD]
Author: Majewski, Lech, 1953- film director. Majewski, Lech, 1953- producer. Majewski, Lech, 1953- writer. Hartnett, Josh, 1978- actor. Marlohe, Bérénice, 1979- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: VALLEY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A juxtaposes abundance and poverty through the eyes of an anguished writer, a bizarre trillionaire, and a struggling Navajo community armed with only a now-imminent ancient legend.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: VALLEY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A juxtaposes abundance and poverty through the eyes of an anguished writer, a bizarre trillionaire, and a struggling Navajo community armed with only a now-imminent ancient legend.
The king of Staten Island [DVD]
Author: Apatow, Judd, 1967- film director. Davidson, Pete, 1993- writer. Sirus, Dave writer. Apatow, Judd producer. Davidson, Pete, 1993- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: KING
Format: Video disc
Summary: Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, living with his mother, spending his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys, and secretly hooking up with his girlfriend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
Published: 2020
Call Number: KING
Format: Video disc
Summary: Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, living with his mother, spending his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys, and secretly hooking up with his girlfriend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
Endeavour. The complete seventh season [DVD]
Author: Lewis, Russell, 1963- creator, screenwriter. Levison, J. (James), television producer. Salim, Zam, television director. Saxon, Kate, television director. Evans, Shaun, 1980- television director, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ENDEAVOR SEASON 7
Format: Video disc
Summary: Endeavour and his colleagues are entering a new decade and era of change. Opening on New Year's Eve 1969, normal order has been resumed and the team reunited at Castle Gate CID, with Chief Superintendent Bright back in charge. However, the events of the past year have left their mark. Old friendships will be challenged, and new relationships will blossom.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ENDEAVOR SEASON 7
Format: Video disc
Summary: Endeavour and his colleagues are entering a new decade and era of change. Opening on New Year's Eve 1969, normal order has been resumed and the team reunited at Castle Gate CID, with Chief Superintendent Bright back in charge. However, the events of the past year have left their mark. Old friendships will be challenged, and new relationships will blossom.
Batwoman [DVD]. Season 1.
Author: Dries, Caroline, creator. Johnson, Camrus, actor. Rose, Ruby, 1986- actor. Skarsten, Rachel, 1985- actor. Tandy, Meagan, 1985- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: BATWOMAN SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: With Batman mysteriously AWOL, the police department has become weak and outgunned by criminal gangs. When the psychotic Alice and her Wonderland gang kidnap Sophie Moore, Kate Kane's ex-girlfriend, Kate has no choice but to put on a cape and cowl to continue the legacy of her missing cousin Bruce Wayne...as Batwoman. These 20 thrilling new episodes follow Gotham's newest symbol of hope as she struggles to overcome her own demons in order to save the city and the people she loves.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: BATWOMAN SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: With Batman mysteriously AWOL, the police department has become weak and outgunned by criminal gangs. When the psychotic Alice and her Wonderland gang kidnap Sophie Moore, Kate Kane's ex-girlfriend, Kate has no choice but to put on a cape and cowl to continue the legacy of her missing cousin Bruce Wayne...as Batwoman. These 20 thrilling new episodes follow Gotham's newest symbol of hope as she struggles to overcome her own demons in order to save the city and the people she loves.
Project blue book [DVD]. Season 2
Author: O'Leary, David, creator, screenwriter. Sarafian, Deran, television director. O'Connor, Cecil, television producer. Zemeckis, Robert, 1952- television producer. Gillen, Aidan, 1968- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PROJECT
Format: Video disc
Summary: "As the Cold War deepens and the new political threats loom for Project Blue Book, Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Captain Michael Quinn must delve further down the UFO conspiracy rabbit hole in their dangerous quest for the truth. Soon, cover-ups from the past (including at Roswell) collide with new UFO cases in the present (including at Area 51), forcing our duo to not only question the broadening global conspiracy, but the very nature and origin of UFOs themselves in an increasingly unstable world."--Container.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PROJECT
Format: Video disc
Summary: "As the Cold War deepens and the new political threats loom for Project Blue Book, Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Captain Michael Quinn must delve further down the UFO conspiracy rabbit hole in their dangerous quest for the truth. Soon, cover-ups from the past (including at Roswell) collide with new UFO cases in the present (including at Area 51), forcing our duo to not only question the broadening global conspiracy, but the very nature and origin of UFOs themselves in an increasingly unstable world."--Container.
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