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p1997
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8 compact discs (9 hr.)
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Comic Lorna Landvik gives Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon a feminine perspective with her story about Patty Jane and Harriet Dobbin, two wacky Minnesota sisters. Patty Jane's downfall is to marry the gorgeous but irresponsible Thor Rolvaag. Before she can say "annulment," a baby is on the way and Thor is gone, leaving Patty to rely on sister Harriet. It would be Patty Jane's entrepreneurial spirit that moves her to establish a beauty shop, her House...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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403 pages ; 22 cm
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After a boating accident takes her beautiful singing and speaking voice from her, Elyse d'Abreau, the youngest of six sisters, leaves her home in Tobago to stay in an Oregon seaside town where Christian Kane, a notorious playboy, challenges her to express herself and to overcome her fear of the sea.
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Meet Randi Rhodes, the worlds first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Awardwinning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founders Day Festival. But the festivals main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the towns treasure, has gone missing. Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Leeinspired ninjas...
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2015.
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In the poverty of the Appalachian coal country in 1908, eight-year-old Minna's life gets even more difficult after her father dies of black lung, and that winter she cannot go to school because she does not have a coat--until the quilting mothers make her a coat using pieces of cloth from their own lives, each with a special story behind it.
86) Love
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
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[2024]
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292 pages ; 22 cm
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"To save the Clarktown Community Center, which houses her parents' Chinese school, Lily and her fellow students must master a traditional Chinese dance in time for the center's first showcase and receive some unexpected help from her rival, Max Zhang"--
If there's one thing Lily Hong can't stand, it's being second best. That's why she and Max Zhang have been bitter rivals ever since he swooped into town as the new kid with the cool clothes and his...
88) Mi ciudad canta
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2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Después de vivir un temblor devastador, el espíritu de los vecinos en esta dinámica zona de una ciudad mexicana se sacude, pero no se rompe.
After a devastating earthquake hits, a little girl and her neighbors help each other rebuild their city. Includes author's note.
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Pub. Date
2008
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143 p.
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This collection of images and essays takes you on a tour of a last great American river, from its headwaters to the sea. They trace the importance of the Hoh River, both ecologically and culturally, in its unique geographical and historical context.
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Kamila Sidiqi's life changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of Kabul. Kamila had a teaching degree - a rare achievement for an Afghan woman - but was banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee, Kamila became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business. Here is the incredible true story...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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356 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
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"A rumor that Blackbeard's buried treasure is somewhere near Tupelo Landing causes pirate fever to sweep through town just as clues about Mo's Upstream Mother surface and the Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her best friends Dale and Harm--take on the most important case of Mo's life"--
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Pub. Date
2018.
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272 pages ; 25 cm
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"Something is wrong. We all know it. American life expectancy is declining for a third straight year. Birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party isn't just wrong; they're evil. We're the richest country in history, but we've never been more pessimistic. What's causing the despair? In Them, bestselling author and U.S. senator Ben Sasse argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, our crisis isn't really about politics....
94) One sweet song
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2024.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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"With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"--
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2017.
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xii, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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"The book centers on the community that developed around Choctaw Academy, the first federally-controlled Indian boarding school in the United States, which operated from 1825 to 1848 on the Kentucky plantation of prominent politician Richard Mentor Johnson. In addition to white and Indian teachers, the school was supported by the labor of free and enslaved African Americans. Although initiated by the Choctaw Nation, the Academy eventually became home...
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2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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When Rocket finds out her town's library is closing, she rallies support from her peers, and together they lead a peaceful protest that spreads awareness and raises enough money to save their beloved library.
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2017.
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xix, 229 pages ; 22 cm
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"Do you know someone facing illness, trial or death of a loved one? Do you wonder how you can help? Sarah Beckman unwraps the complex box of questions that arrives at your door the moment you hear the news and reveals practical answers so you'll never have to feel uncertain about helping someone in trial again. Filled with actionable advice, Alongside will empower you to overcome the insecurity of doing the wrong thing; gain confidence to love well...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout - again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse...
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