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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An elderly, exiled British spy remembers his days at an English boarding school in the 1930s. In school, he fell in love with a male classmate, explored his homosexuality, and was exposed to Marxist ideas, both contributing to his activities as a spy. Based on the life of former Cambridge spy Guy Burgess. Bonus features include commentary by director and cinematographer, as well as original preview trailer.
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Series
Holly-Mei books volume 1
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Moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job, Holly-Mei Jones couldn't be happier until she makes a frenemy at school and must use all of her determination, stubbornness, and sparkle to turn her life in this new city into the ultimate adventure.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life - or at least, she's perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power...
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"When the shy, sensitive Laura Stearns arrives at St. Dunstan's Academy in Maine, she dreams that life there will echo her favorite novel, All Before Them, the sole surviving piece of writing by Byronic "prep school prophet" (and St. Dunstan's alum) Sebastian Webster, who died at 19, fighting in the Spanish Civil War. She soon finds the intensity she is looking for among the insular, Webster-worshipping members of the school's cultic chapel choir:...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Fleeing her prince, Rosamund discovers the Princess Protection Program, an academy where fairy tale princesses evade unwanted fates and unwanted kisses, and as she adapts to real-world life and forms close friendships, she begins to question the academy's secrets and the possibility of changing her own story.
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This is the last of a trio of novels set in St Oswald's Grammar School ("Gentlemen and Players" and "Different Class"). It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls. Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered. Rebecca will bury the...
7) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
8) Shelter
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 22 cm
Description
While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.
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Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Jemima Kincaid is a feminist, and she thinks you should be one, too. Her private school is laden with problematic traditions, but the worst of all is prom. The guys have all the agency; the girls have to wait around for "promposals" (she's speaking heteronormatively because only the hetero kids even go). In Jemima's (very opinionated) opinion, it's positively medieval. Then Jemima is named to Senior Triumvirate, alongside superstar athlete Andy and...
10) Rushmore
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
vi, 311 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"The murder of a small-time drug dealer snowballs into the most complex case ever faced by Joe Gunther and his VBI team. It is said a bright and clear bomber's moon is the best asset to finding one's target. But beware what you wish for: What you can see at night can also see you. Often with dire consequences. Bomber's Moon is Archer Mayor's latest entry in the Joe Gunther series and it may just be his best yet. Two young women form the heart of this...
12) Medusa
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Series
Myth of monsters volume 1
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"A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever"--
13) Rebelde: serie 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
La "Elite Way School" es una escuela preparatoria exclusiva, reconocida internacionalmente, donde los adolescentes de la alta sociedad reciben una educación excelente y pueden establecer conexiones sociales que les garantizarán un futuro exitoso. Entre la nueva cosecha de estudiantes que llegan al club de verano que los prepara para el nuevo período escolar, encontramos a Mia, Miguel, Diego y Roberta.
14) Rebelde: serie 3
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
La "Elite Way School" es una escuela preparatoria exclusiva, reconocida internacionalmente, donde los adolescentes de la alta sociedad reciben una educación excelente y pueden establecer conexiones sociales que les garantizarán un futuro exitoso. Entre la nueva cosecha de estudiantes que llegan al club de verano que los prepara para el nuevo período escolar, encontramos a Mia, Miguel, Diego y Roberta.
15) Rebelde: serie 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
La "Elite Way School" es una escuela preparatoria exclusiva, reconocida internacionalmente, donde los adolescentes de la alta sociedad reciben una educación excelente y pueden establecer conexiones sociales que les garantizarán un futuro exitoso. Entre la nueva cosecha de estudiantes que llegan al club de verano que los prepara para el nuevo período escolar, encontramos a Mia, Miguel, Diego y Roberta.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
274 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Description
"SuperMutant Magic Academy is a prep-school for mutants and witches but their paranormal abilities take a back seat to everyday teen concerns. Science experiments go awry, bake sales are upstaged, and the new kid at school is a cat who will determine the course of human destiny. In one strip, lizard-headed Trixie frets about her nonexistent modeling career; in another, the immortal Everlasting Boy tries to escape this mortal coil to no avail. Throughout...
17) New kid
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1
Pub. Date
2019
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Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
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