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Publisher
HBO
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The Levins are a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey in an Alternate America during WWII, observing the political rise of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a xenophobic populist who captures the presidency in 1940 and turns the nation toward fascism.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mott Street follows Chinese American writer Ava Chin, who grew up estranged from her father, as she seeks the truth about her family history -- and uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience past and present. Chin's ancestors became lovers, classmates, sworn enemies, and, eventually, through her birth, kin -- all while converging at a single Chinatown address"--
6503) Someone to romance
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Lady Jessica Archer lost her own interest in the glittering excitement of romance after her cousin and dearest friend Abigail Westcott was rejected by the ton when her father was revealed to be a bigamist. Ever practical, however, once she's twenty-five, she decides it's time to wed. Though she no longer believes she will find true love, she is still very eligible. She is, after all, the sister of Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby. Jessica considers...
6504) Crimson hero: 7
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Nobara's drive to get the girls' volleyball team ready to qualify for the next Spring Tournament has tensions running high. Have Nobara's dreams finally outgrown those of her teammates?
6506) The takedown
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dee Kwan's secrets for a happy life: Always remain positive, no matter the cost; Realize that every setback is a hidden opportunity; Accept compliments graciously, especially when given by mega-hot rivals; Never, ever question whether any of these mantras actually work. For Dee Kwan, every day is the perfect day. No, really. She has a house she loves, a job she adores, and a ridiculously attractive "nemesis" who never seems to mind when she wins...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Heiligman draws on the letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime to weave a tale of two lives intertwined as Theo supported Vincent's struggles to find his path in life.
6508) Julio's day
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Beginning in the year 1900 with the scream of a newborn, and ending 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of that newborn as a 100-year-old man, the book traces one century in a human life.
6509) The Larkins: Series 1
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This new, 1950s-set adaptation of the classic novel 'The Darling Buds of May' captures the warmth, optimism, and escapism of the Larkin family for a modern generation.
Series
Baby-sitters little sister) volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, un sello editorial de Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat named Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen isn't supposed to spy on her neighbor, but she's determined to prove that Mrs. Porter is a witch named Morbidda Destiny! Mrs. Porter is getting ready to have a special meeting at her house, and Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are they going to cast a spell...
6513) Go as a river
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family's peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado -- the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past, displaced from his tribal land and determined to live as he chooses. Victoria encounters Wil by chance on a street corner, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their young lives, unknowingly igniting as much passion...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Uncover the secrets of the Skywalkers: the family that shaped a galaxy far, far away. The Skywalker story has everything: passion, intrigue, heroism, and dark deeds. This revelatory biography explores every twist and turn of the Skywalker dynasty: the slow seduction to the dark side of Anakin; his doomed marriage to Padmé Amidala; the heroics of Luke and Leia; the fall and redemption of Han Solo and Princess Leia's son, Ben; and the struggles of...
6515) Jiro dreams of sushi
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
日本語
Description
The 85-year-old Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of a 10-seat sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3-star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimages, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat...
6516) American Dad!: Volume 2
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The ultra-right-wing C.I.A. agent Stan Smith is back, along with his hilariously off-beat family and Roger, the sarcastic alien who lives with them, as he spans the globe to make the world safe for democracy.
6517) After Parkland
Publisher
ABC Documentaries , Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the days immediately following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed seventeen people, filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman began filming with students and families whose lives were forever altered"--Container.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring memoir of promises kept, overcoming obstacles, and what it means to sacrifice for others, written by a Special Warfare Operator with the Air Force. When Israel "DT" Del Toro, Jr.'s Humvee rolled over a roadside IED in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness: I have to keep the promise I made to my dad. DT was orphaned at the age of fourteen, and on the night before his father died, he repeated the promise his dad required:...
6519) The sins of the father
Author
Series
Clifton Chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-boat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer,...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Investigative journalist Judy Rakowsky and her elderly cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, never knew what happened to their family during the Holocaust. All they knew was that their relatives were hidden away from the Nazis by neighbors, and then they were never heard from again. Over the course of two decades, the two traveled back to Sam's hometown in Poland in search of clues to what became of their lost family-but when they asked questions, doors...
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