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1) Eyes only
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Sisterhood series volume 24
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Lush, exclusive Spyder Island is home to many of the world's billionaires. Years ago, Gretchen Spyder, daughter of the island's namesake, gave her twin babies up for legal adoption. Now Gretchen and her father are trying to get them back. The twins' adoptive parents are a loving but poor couple, completely outgunned by the Spyders' wealth. Their only hope lies with Myra Rutledge and her formidable Sisterhood, who are as ready as ever to fight the...
2) Tick tock
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Series
Sisterhood series volume 34
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In a thrilling new story of female empowerment, adventure and vigilante justice from a best-selling author, The Sisterhood reunites to avenge an attack against one of their own.
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. In the course...
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Silas Marner is accused of stealing funds from his small Christian congregation. Presumed guilty by his community and rejected by the woman he loves, Silas leaves and lives as a recluse near Raveloe village. He takes refuge only in working and attaining wealth, until his precious gold is stolen from him. But a child, her mother found dead in the snow, is thrust into his life, changing it completely. Ultimately, Silas Marner is a redeeming
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural intelligence and decides to homeschool them to nurture their brilliance. But as the years go on, Faith and Trevor itch for more independence. When Faith sets her sights on a handsome young man visiting from out of town, Paula grows increasingly desperate to preserve her small family and her plans for the children to carry on her legacy. Luckily, she has a cohort...
7) Luce
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Garnering recognition for his stellar athletic abilities and intellectual accomplishments "Luce" follows the titular characters struggle of maintaining his integrity while dealing with the circumstances of his background. Adopted from a war-torn country just ten years prior, Luce becomes the very essence of what many consider to be the American Dream. However, all changes when his teacher encounters a shocking revelation upon examining the contents...
Pub. Date
2014
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1 videodisc (approx. 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An animated documentary that traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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461 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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"From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family,...
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2019.
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"England, 1939. Ten-year-old Virginia Wrathmell arrives at Salt Winds, a secluded house on the edge of a marsh, to meet her adoptive parents: practical, dependable Clem and glamorous, mercurial Lorna. The marsh, with its deceptive tides, is a beautiful but threatening place. Virginia's new parents' marriage is full of secrets and tensions she doesn't quite understand, and their wealthy neighbor, Max Deering, drops by too often, taking an unwholesome...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (556 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The honeymoon is over, but the laughs continue in Season Six. As freshly hitched Cam and Mitch acclimate to the realities of wedded bliss, Phil and Claire find their marriage stressed by annoying neighbors, Thanksgiving dinner gone awry and Claire's online snooping. Meanwhile, a spy-camera drone wreaks havoc in Jay and Gloria's backyard and a close call on the highway leads to amusing changes in various members of the Pritchett-Dunphy clan.
13) Lion
Pub. Date
2017
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1 videodisc (approximately 118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometers across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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Jeet es nuevo en la ciudad y está un poquito solo. Para combatir su soledad, él y su madre empiezan a hacer de volunarios en un refugio de animales local. Allí, Jeet hace una nueva amiga: ¡una alegre perrita, Choco! El mundo de Jeet está a punto de hacerse mucho mejor.
15) The drop box
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the work of Pastor Jong-rak Lee, who accepts into his family infants placed anonymously in the "baby box" at the front of his church in Seoul, South Korea.
Pub. Date
[2020]
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3 videodiscs (385 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The misadventures of the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan are as hilarious as ever in the celebrated comedy series' final season. When Phil and Claire babysit the twins, Haley and Dylan realize they're the more responsible parents. While Manny's still rebounding from heartache, Phil's still trying to bond with Jay. And although they're raising Lily with a positive self-image, Mitch and Cam discover their own insecurities. Through it all, the love and...
17) Forever friends
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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"Jeet is new to town and a little lonely. To combat this, he and his mom start volunteering at a local animal shelter. There, Jeet makes a new friend in a happy puppy, Fudge! Jeet's world is about to get a whole lot better. Kids and adults alike will delight in this level 2 emerging reader, the first in a series about a young Sikh boy, his 'yummy' sidekick puppy, and their adventures in volunteerism and play."--
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"A Jeet y a su perrita Choco les encanta leer libros y les gustaría conocer a más amigos a los que también les guste leer. Inspirado por otro niño Sij que practica su seva (su acto de bondad altruista) donando libros para gente necesitadas, Jeet y Choco salen con Mamá y Papá para contribuir a su comunidad. ¿Se encontrarán con nuevos amigos lectores por el camino?"
"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more...
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