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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons took their beloved terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to be put to sleep. What began as a terrible day got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen - missing an ear, and with half his face in scar tissue - captured their hearts. Used as bait for fighting dogs at four months old, Oogy had been left to die. Unable to resist his charms, the Levins - whose sons were adopted...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fuses classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the distinctive backdrop of LA - delving into the unique attitudes, cultures, and crimes of the West Coast - as it follows two members of L.A.P.D.'s elite Robbery Homicide Division and their work with the District Attorney's office.
163323) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Publisher
Ubisoft, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Play and defend the Western Frontier of Pandora, as you master aerial combat using both Na'vi and human fighting skills and weapons.
163324) Goya
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Español
Description
In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800's, Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. Goya reflects on his tumultuous career: a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba and the evil crusade of Napoleon's French army.
163325) Sonic underground: Volume 2
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Join Sonic the Hedgehog and his siblings Sonia and Manic, as they battle the evil Dr. Robotnik and still have time to play in their rock band, Sonic Underground.
163326) Naruto shippūden: 2
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
日本語
Description
After years of continued training, Naruto continues his adventures and his efforts to save his friend from a shinobi organization.
163327) Pasion de Gavilanes
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Español
Description
'Pasion de Gavilanes' relata la historia de los hermanos Reyes: Juan, Oscar y Franco. Tres hombres honrados y de buen corazon, hasta el dia que una tragedia los motiva a lanzarse en busca de venganza en contra de las hermanas Elizondo--Norma, Jimena y Sarita--tres hermosas mujeres hijas de un poderoso industrial y hacendado. Sin embargo, Juan, el hermano mayor, cae en su propia trampa al enamorarse perdidamente de Norma, una mujer que se ha endurecido...
Author
Publisher
Limerence Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
GN 770L
Language
English
Description
"A quick, easy and important educational comic guide to using gender-neutral pronouns."--Amazon.
"Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender-neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender-neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best friends team up in this short and fun comic guide that explains what pronouns are, why they matter, and how...
Author
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
"An intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas"--
America's First Families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs...
163330) The black cat
Publisher
Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A legendary writer is driven to debt and drunken folly when the world cruelly shows its indifference to his poetry. His beloved wife's agonizing death by consumption and her deranged cat trigger the scribe's most ghastly acts of madness.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Follow Thomas as he discovers Hiro, an abandoned engine from a faraway land. Fearing that Hiro will be scrapped, Thomas enlists the help of many friends, but mishaps, mistakes, and one boastful engine could foil their rescue plans.
163333) The vow
Author
Series
Monstress volume 6
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"War has engulfed the Known World, and Maika Halfwolf is at its epicenter. As she and her friends grapple with the consequences of their actions, long-buried secrets and long-awaited reunions threaten to change everything. Join MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA in the newest volume of this Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Award-winning series. Plus, learn about the happier childhood days of Kippa and Maika in MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES 1 and 2!"--Amazon.com....
163334) Across the universe
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Jude is a young dockworker from Liverpool who travels to find his estranged father in America. He is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Lucy is a rich and sheltered American girl who Jude falls in love with. Lucy joins the growing anti-war movement in New York's Greenwich Village. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A firsthand exploration of the cost of boarding the bus of change to move America forward-written by one of the Civil Rights Movement's pioneers. At 18, Charles Person was the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, key figures in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement who left Washington, D.C. by bus in 1961, headed for New Orleans. This purposeful mix of black and white, male and female activists-including future Congressman John Lewis, Congress of Racial...
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Maya DiMeo is the mom who will do anything for her husband Jimmy and kids Ray, Dylan, and J.J., her eldest son with cerebral palsy. In season two of this amusing and often unexpected comedy, the family, along with JJ's aide Kenneth, is reunited after JJ's first summer camp adventure. As the new school year approaches, the DiMeos, who have been searching endlessly for the right school support for JJ, are faced with a new and unfamiliar reality: the...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Facing dangerous overcrowding on their home planets, the Galaxy Alliance sends an expedition to discover new habitable worlds. When the exploratory force encounters the threat of the Drule Empire on their journey, the brave pilots of the Turbo Terrain Fighter Team, Aqua Fighter Team, and Strato Fighter Team must combine to form the unstoppable robot Voltron, the defender of the universe! Join Jeff, Cliff, Krik and their teams of brave pilots on 52...
163340) The man in the McIntosh suit
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a migrant worker with a law degree from the Philippines reduced to manual labor in America. Bobot, like so many other young Filipinos, finds himself bunking in the fields picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, he swipes a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the big city to...