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1061) A garden called home
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A little girl goes to her mother's homeland and develops an appreciation for nature. Returning to Canada she plants a garden that represents both sides of her heritage as Taiwanese plants grow side-by-side with Canadian wildflowers."--
1062) Teen spirit
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Julie wanted nothing more than to feel connected to her deceased grandmother, but when she actually makes contact with the other side it's not her grandmother that responds, but a spirit that has its own sinister agenda"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake's longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she's warily drawn back to the town--and people--she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel's not the only relic of the past to return: a drought has descended on the region, and as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge ... including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother's...
1064) Four daughters
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and artful reenactments to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, award-winning director Kaouther...
1065) Unfinished business
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Series
Description
Ali Reynolds' personal life is in turmoil when two separate men show up on the scene - a serial killer and a former employee of her husband's who has just been released from a sixteen-year prison sentence. According to the courts, Mateo Vega, a one-time employee of B. Simpson, murdered his girlfriend. But Mateo knows that her real killer is still on the loose. Mateo gets a job working for B. once again, and just as he starts his new job, chaos breaks...
1066) My sister's keeper
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.
1067) Dolores Claiborne
Pub. Date
1999, ©1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eighteen years ago the town accused Dolores Claiborne of murdering her husband in cold blood. Now a woman lies dead and a witness finds Dolores standing over the body. Her daughter is the only one who can save her life and the only thing that stands between guilt and innocence is the evil secret that made the daughter run away ten years ago.
1068) When I'm dead
Author
Series
Black Harbor novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"On a bone-chilling October night, Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp investigates the death of her daughter's best friend. Hours later, the tragedy hits even closer to home when she makes a devastating discovery--her daughter, Chloe, is gone. But, not without a trace. A morbid mosaic of clues forces Rowan and her husband to question how deeply they really knew their daughter. As they work closely to peel back the layers of this case, they begin to unearth...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Rosita de Sésamo aprende a responder cuando extraños en el supermercado le dicen a ella y a su Mami que no hablen español. Este libro de bolsillo ilustrado se basa en el video del mismo nombre en el sitio web de Sesame Street en las Comunidades. Rosita y su Mami se enfrentan al racismo cuando les dicen que se abstengan de hablar español en el supermercado. Mientras discuten el inquietante encuentro, a Rosita se le recuerda lo valioso y especial...
1071) Mr. Church
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A little girl and her dying mother obtain the services of a talented cook. What begins as a six-month arrangement spans fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
1072) My Zoe
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following a divorce, geneticist Isabelle is trying to rebuild her life. She has a new boyfriend and plans to revitalize her career. But ex-husband James can't accept this and makes her life difficult as they co-parent their daughter Zoe. When a tragedy strikes, the already broken family's world is shattered, and Isabelle decides to take the girl's fate into her own hands.
1073) Little women
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (194 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in New England during the Civil War, it chronicles the lives and loves of Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth, four sisters who must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small, after their father leaves for battle.
1074) For our daughters
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
A Black mother replaces common misconceptions with empowering statements and lets her daughter know there are no limits to what she can achieve.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A magical and musical adventure to save Ponyland! The Little Ponies must stop the evil witch Hydia and her two incompetent daughters Reeka and Draggle from covering Dream Valley in purple goo called 'the Smooze.' The Little Ponies find help from the friendly Grundles and the magic powers of the Flutter Ponies. But will that be enough to save Ponyland?
1076) The land of lost things
Author
Series
Book of Lost Things volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 24 cm
Description
While reading aloud fairy stories in hopes of bringing her comatose eight-year-old daughter back to this world, Ceres is called to a land colored by the memories of childhood and the folklore beloved by her father where old enemies are watching and waiting.
1077) The color of Earth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
319 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
A young girl, growing up with her mother who owns a tavern, learns about sex and life through village gossip, travelers and many questions.
In a timeless village in rural Korean young Ehwa and her widowed mother live quietly together, best friends and confidantes. With each year that passes, Ehwa blossoms into a young woman as the spring rains bring a new glow to the verdant landscape around them. More changes come with the spring: a chance meeting...
1078) The red bike
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
412 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"When wildlife photographer Abbey captures the tenderness between a protective mother gorilla and her newborn baby, she wonders if she can ever feel the same family bonds. First, she must break free from the intense anger she has carried since learning of her mother's affair. Her mother's self-centered behavior remains the wedge that keeps Abbey and mom apart. After a year away, Abbey returns to Austin from Africa just before her 31st birthday. Her...
1079) In limbo
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
339 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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Description
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Kora to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health...
1080) The green bicycle
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
Description
"Since girls do not ride bikes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, eleven year old Wadjda has to scheme to get her own"--
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