David Moore
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Ever since Daddy returned from overseas, he's been different. At first, Butta Bean thinks it's his fault--that maybe his daddy doesn't love him anymore. But Mama explains that Daddy's mind is hurt from things that happened while he was away. When Mama takes them all to yoga class at their local YMCA, Daddy doesn't want to go at first, and Butta Bean thinks it looks weird. But as Daddy and Butta Bean get better at the yoga poses (Daddy says he's a...
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Pub. Date
2020
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Not the Tales You Were Told
Once upon a time, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories—fantastical yarns of wondrous creatures in faraway places—bewitched children across the world. But times change. Today, Kipling's writing tells us a different tale; of a love of Empire, and the troubling legacy of British colonialism.
In Not So Stories, writers of colour from around the world reclaim these stories and remake
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Pub. Date
2022
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"Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. But his first day at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town is still a shock. Though run-ins with the police are just the same here. Not good. Javari will learn a lot about science ... And also about rich people, racism, and hidden agendas. But it's Cricket, a local boy, budding activist, and occasional thief, who will show him a different side of the holler--and...
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A stunning feat of original storytelling from the recipient of the 2018 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award In a boldly transportive original tale, David Barclay Moore infuses history with wry folk wisdom, metaphorical power, and a splash of magic. The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day, though, ol'...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 21 cm
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"Es Nochebuena en Harlem, pero Lolly Rachpaul de doce ąos y su madre no celebrar̀n esta noche. Todav̕a se est̀n recuperando de la muerte del hermano mayor a causa de un tiroteo relacionado a una pandilla hace unos meses atr̀s. Luego la amiga de la madre de Lolly le trae un regalo que lo cambiar̀ todo: dos bolsas enormes llenas de Legos. A Lolly siempre le ha encantado armar Legos y se enorgullece en seguir estrictamente las instrucciones de...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Elinor Carlisle has been accused of killing her wealthy Aunt and a rival in love. When Poirot comes to the case he quickly finds motive, opportunity and means for Elinor to have done the double murder. But a tidy package is not enough to satisfy Poirot's curiosity, and he eventually pieces together an entirely different picture of what really happened in a case that appeared to cut and dried.
Pub. Date
2015
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4 videodiscs (718 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novels by John Galsworthy, The saga is an epic and highly praised series spanning three generations of the powerful Forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. Beneath the family's imposing veneer lies a festering core of unhappy and brutal relationships.
Pub. Date
[2015]
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4 videodiscs (356 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Appearances can be deceiving and never more so than with Agatha Christie₂s spinster sleuth. She may look like a sweet old lady, but her demure hat and sensible tweeds conceal a superior intelligence and steely resolve. And although her eyes twinkle, they don₂t miss a clue.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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4 videodiscs (approximately 274 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Appearances can be deceiving and never more so than in the case of Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's spinsters sleuth. She may look like a sweet old lady, but her demure hat and sensible tweeds conceal a superior intelligence and steely resolve. And although her eyes twinkle, they don't miss a clue.
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Jericho volume 8
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With Red's death behind them, Annie and Johnny's relationship grows. Isabella decides to leave Blackwell House but still wants to remain in the business. Work starts on the mine, but a sudden collapse has lasting consequences for Jericho.
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Jericho volume 6
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Johnny has moved back in with Annie, but his new involvement in the Blackwood business puts him at odds with Coates. Annie panics when she learns that the graves will be dug up to make room for the quarry.
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Jericho volume 7
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With Johnny in the frame for Red's murder and Jericho's workers calling for justice, Annie pleads with Charles for help. George starts to buckle under the pressure of his dark secret, and it's up to Coates to deal with the situation.
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Masterpiece volume 7
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Soames travels to Paris but is decidedly rebuffed by Irene, who has fallen for Jolyon; they are named in the divorce petition, and are soon parents to a son, Jon.
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Masterpiece volume 2
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Soames is concerned about his marriage and hires Bosinney to build a country house at Robin Hill for Irene, bringing the couple together and they soon fall in love.
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Masterpiece volume 4
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Grieving after Bosinney's death, Irene runs away. Penniless she lives on the streets but is rescued by another destitute woman. Soames is forced to come to terms with losing her.
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Masterpiece volume 3
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Irene and Bosinney plan to run away together and Soames is furious that the project is overspending again and decides to sue Bosinney.
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Masterpiece volume 6
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Soames goes to Paris for one last chance with Irene. She tells him she hates him.
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Masterpiece volume 5
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1899 - bankrupt after gambling losses Dartie steals Winifred's pearls, and threatens to shoot her when confronted. He leaves. She starts divorce proceedings.
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Masterpiece volume 8
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Annette is pregnant, but becomes seriously ill during childbirth.