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The chronicles of Narnia.


Based on the book by C.S. Lewis. Special features: bloopers; discover Narnia fun facts; kids & director commentary; filmmakers' commentary. Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children decide to play hide-and-seek, and during the game Lucy discovers a mysterious wardrobe. She tucks herself inside and backs to the rear of the cabinet, there she discovers herself in an entirely different world. The place is called Narnia, and it's been locked in winter for over 100 years by someone known as "The White Witch." Lucy rushes back to tell her brothers and sister, but they don't believe her. That is until they all get into the wardrobe one day and find out she's been telling the truth. Soon a prophecy is revealed. It is said that when Aslan returns, two daughters of Eve and two sons of Adam will come back and reclaim the four thrones of Narnia.
Date Published:2006

Based on the book by C.S. Lewis. Special features: bloopers; discover Narnia fun facts; kids & director commentary; filmmakers' commentary. Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children decide to play hide-and-seek, and during the game Lucy discovers a mysterious wardrobe. She tucks herself inside and backs to the rear of the cabinet, there she discovers herself in an entirely different world. The place is called Narnia, and it's been locked in winter for over 100 years by someone known as "The White Witch." Lucy rushes back to tell her brothers and sister, but they don't believe her. That is until they all get into the wardrobe one day and find out she's been telling the truth. Soon a prophecy is revealed. It is said that when Aslan returns, two daughters of Eve and two sons of Adam will come back and reclaim the four thrones of Narnia.

Date Published:2006

Project Hail Mary : a novel /

Weir, Andy,


The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
Date Published:2021

The family Romanov : murder, rebellion & the fall of Imperial Russia /

Fleming, Candace,


Before you begin -- Russia 1903 -- Beyond the palace gates: peasant turned worker -- "I dreamed that I was loved" -- Beyond the palace gates: a peasant boyhood -- "What a disappointment!" -- Beyond the palace gates: lullabies for peasant babies -- "A small family circle" -- Beyond the palace gates: another family circle -- The year of nightmares -- Lenin, the duma, and a mystic named Rasputin -- Beyond the palace gates: house no. 13 -- "Pig and filth" and family fun -- Beyond the palace gates: an occupation for workers' daughters -- Gathering clouds -- Three centuries of Romanovs -- Beyond the palace gates: a different kind of education for a different kind of boy -- "My God! My God! What madness!" -- In defense of mother Russia -- Beyond the palace gates: Vasily's diary -- The reign of Rasputin -- It all comes tumbling down -- Beyond the palace gates: molecule in a storm -- "Ye tyrants quake, your day is over" -- Beyond the palace gates: ye tyrants quake, your day is over -- "Survivors of a shipwreck" -- Beyond the palace gates: the tsar's surprise party -- Into Siberia -- Beyond the palace gates: swarming the palace -- The house of special purpose -- Deadly intent -- "The world will never know what has become of them" -- Beyond the palace gates: life under Lenin. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outside their door and political unrest grew into the Russian Revolution. Deftly maneuvering between the lives of the Romanovs and the plight of Russia's peasants and urban workers--and their eventual uprising--Fleming offers up a portrait, complete with inserts featuring period photographs and primary-source material that brings it all to life.
Date Published:2014

Before you begin -- Russia 1903 -- Beyond the palace gates: peasant turned worker -- "I dreamed that I was loved" -- Beyond the palace gates: a peasant boyhood -- "What a disappointment!" -- Beyond the palace gates: lullabies for peasant babies -- "A small family circle" -- Beyond the palace gates: another family circle -- The year of nightmares -- Lenin, the duma, and a mystic named Rasputin -- Beyond the palace gates: house no. 13 -- "Pig and filth" and family fun -- Beyond the palace gates: an occupation for workers' daughters -- Gathering clouds -- Three centuries of Romanovs -- Beyond the palace gates: a different kind of education for a different kind of boy -- "My God! My God! What madness!" -- In defense of mother Russia -- Beyond the palace gates: Vasily's diary -- The reign of Rasputin -- It all comes tumbling down -- Beyond the palace gates: molecule in a storm -- "Ye tyrants quake, your day is over" -- Beyond the palace gates: ye tyrants quake, your day is over -- "Survivors of a shipwreck" -- Beyond the palace gates: the tsar's surprise party -- Into Siberia -- Beyond the palace gates: swarming the palace -- The house of special purpose -- Deadly intent -- "The world will never know what has become of them" -- Beyond the palace gates: life under Lenin. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outside their door and political unrest grew into the Russian Revolution. Deftly maneuvering between the lives of the Romanovs and the plight of Russia's peasants and urban workers--and their eventual uprising--Fleming offers up a portrait, complete with inserts featuring period photographs and primary-source material that brings it all to life.

Date Published:2014

Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood /

Noah, Trevor, 1984-,


Trade paperback edition published in 2019 by Anchor Canada. One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoirists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives. Noah was born illegal - the son of a white, Dutch father and a black Xhosa mother, who had to pretend to be his nanny or his father's servant in the brief moments when the family came together.
Date Published:2016

Trade paperback edition published in 2019 by Anchor Canada. One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoirists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives. Noah was born illegal - the son of a white, Dutch father and a black Xhosa mother, who had to pretend to be his nanny or his father's servant in the brief moments when the family came together.

Date Published:2016

Space

Dyer, Alan, 1953-


Includes index. A guide to outer space, looking at the origins of the universe, examining various space objects, discussing the history of space exploration, and describing the sun and planets in Earth's solar system, as well as selected stars and galaxies. Includes three-dimensional illustrations.
Date Published:2007

The prison healer

Noni, Lynette.


Library Media Connection starred, March 2021. Publishers Weekly, February 2021. Booklist, April 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2021. Library Media Connection starred. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Tasked with keeping a captured and terminally ill Rebel Queen alive long enough to survive the formidable elemental Trial by Ordeal, death prison healer Kiva Meridan receives a coded message from her family before risking her life to take the queen's place.
Date Published:2021

Library Media Connection starred, March 2021. Publishers Weekly, February 2021. Booklist, April 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2021. Library Media Connection starred. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Tasked with keeping a captured and terminally ill Rebel Queen alive long enough to survive the formidable elemental Trial by Ordeal, death prison healer Kiva Meridan receives a coded message from her family before risking her life to take the queen's place.

Date Published:2021

Revered roots : ancestral teachings and wisdom of wild, edible, and medicinal plants /

Bird, LoriAnn.


Indigenous Métis herbalist LoriAnn Bird connects ancestral wisdom to over ninety wild edible and medicinal plants from across North America and provides illustrated plant profiles with identification details, uses, and Indigenous folklore.
Date Published:2025

First Nations self-government : 17 roadblocks to self-determination, and one Chief's thoughts on solutions /

Wolf Collar, Leroy Paul, 1961-,


"Indigenous Peoples in Canada are continuing to assert their right to self-determination in this era of reconciliation. While dozens of Indigenous communities have signed varying forms of self-government agreements with the federal government, Indigenous Nations still face many obstacles along the path to true self-determination. As a former Chief of Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Leroy Wolf Collar dealt with many of the same problems other Indigenous Nations face across the country. From serious housing shortages to the lack of opportunities for youth, Chief Wolf Collar experienced the challenges and frustrations that come from operating in a colonial system still constrained by the Indian Act. How do Indigenous Peoples move on from this defective system? Chief Wolf Collar identifies 17 roadblocks that currently hinder Indigenous Nations--including broken treaty promises, problems with common forms of band administration, and the intrusion of provincial governments--along with potential solutions to overcome them. This guide is for current and aspiring Indigenous leaders who want to increase their understanding of good governance, management, and leadership, as well as those who want to explore issues around Indigenous self-determination in Canada."--
Date Published:2020

"Indigenous Peoples in Canada are continuing to assert their right to self-determination in this era of reconciliation. While dozens of Indigenous communities have signed varying forms of self-government agreements with the federal government, Indigenous Nations still face many obstacles along the path to true self-determination. As a former Chief of Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Leroy Wolf Collar dealt with many of the same problems other Indigenous Nations face across the country. From serious housing shortages to the lack of opportunities for youth, Chief Wolf Collar experienced the challenges and frustrations that come from operating in a colonial system still constrained by the Indian Act. How do Indigenous Peoples move on from this defective system? Chief Wolf Collar identifies 17 roadblocks that currently hinder Indigenous Nations--including broken treaty promises, problems with common forms of band administration, and the intrusion of provincial governments--along with potential solutions to overcome them. This guide is for current and aspiring Indigenous leaders who want to increase their understanding of good governance, management, and leadership, as well as those who want to explore issues around Indigenous self-determination in Canada."--

Date Published:2020

By balloon to the Sahara

Terman, Douglas.


The reader chooses which adventures he wants to go on after he takes off in a balloon over France.
Date Published:1979

The corruption of Hollis Brown

Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-


School Library Journal starred, March 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. Booklist, February 2025. Horn Book, May 2025. "Hollis lives in a rotting small town where no one can afford to leave. After unknowingly making a deal at the crossroads, Hollis finds himself losing control of his body and mind, falling victim to possession. Walt, the ghost making a home inside him, has a deep and violent history rooted in the town Hollis grew up in and he has unfinished business to take care of. As Walt and Hollis begin working together to put Walt's spirit to rest, an unspeakable bond forms between them, and the boys begin falling for one another in unexpected ways"--OCLC.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal starred, March 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. Booklist, February 2025. Horn Book, May 2025. "Hollis lives in a rotting small town where no one can afford to leave. After unknowingly making a deal at the crossroads, Hollis finds himself losing control of his body and mind, falling victim to possession. Walt, the ghost making a home inside him, has a deep and violent history rooted in the town Hollis grew up in and he has unfinished business to take care of. As Walt and Hollis begin working together to put Walt's spirit to rest, an unspeakable bond forms between them, and the boys begin falling for one another in unexpected ways"--OCLC.

Date Published:2025

The unfinished

Isaacs, Cheryl.


Pub Weekly, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, July 2024. Booklist, September 2024. "When small-town athlete Avery's morning run leads her to a strange pond in the middle of the forest, she awakens a horror the townspeople of Crook's Falls have long forgotten. The black water has been waiting. Watching. Hungry for the souls it needs to survive. Avery can smell the water, see it flooding everywhere; she thinks she's losing her mind. And as the black water haunts Avery--taking a new form each time--people in town begin to go missing. Though Avery had heard whispers of monsters from her Kanien'kéha:ka (Mohawk) relatives, she has never really connected to her Indigenous culture or understood the stories. But the Elders she has distanced herself from now may have the answers she needs. When Key, her best friend and longtime crush, is the next to disappear, Avery is faced with a choice: listen to the Kanien'kéha:ka and save the town but lose her friend forever . . . or listen to her heart and risk everything to get Key back"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2024

Pub Weekly, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, July 2024. Booklist, September 2024. "When small-town athlete Avery's morning run leads her to a strange pond in the middle of the forest, she awakens a horror the townspeople of Crook's Falls have long forgotten. The black water has been waiting. Watching. Hungry for the souls it needs to survive. Avery can smell the water, see it flooding everywhere; she thinks she's losing her mind. And as the black water haunts Avery--taking a new form each time--people in town begin to go missing. Though Avery had heard whispers of monsters from her Kanien'kéha:ka (Mohawk) relatives, she has never really connected to her Indigenous culture or understood the stories. But the Elders she has distanced herself from now may have the answers she needs. When Key, her best friend and longtime crush, is the next to disappear, Avery is faced with a choice: listen to the Kanien'kéha:ka and save the town but lose her friend forever . . . or listen to her heart and risk everything to get Key back"--Dust jacket.

Date Published:2024

Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all /

Anderson, M. T.


School Library Journal, May 2018. Publishers Weekly, April 2018. Booklist, April 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Teacher Librarian, April 2018. Kirkus Review, March 2018. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Seven award-winning young adult authors illuminate the lives of Britain's King Henry VIII and his six wives from different viewpoints.
Date Published:2018

Second impact

Klass, David.


When Jerry Downing, star quarterback in a small football town, gets a second chance after his drunk driving had serious consequences, Carla Jensen, ace reporter for the school newspaper, invites him to join her in writing a blog, mainly about sports.
Date Published:2013

Killing the Wittigo : indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults /

Methot, Suzanne, 1968-,


An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults. Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior -- the ways people adapt to trauma to survive -- are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. The book foregrounds Indigenous resilience through song lyrics and as-told-to stories by young people who have started their own journeys of decolonization, healing, and change. It also details the transformative work being done in urban and on-reserve communities through community-led projects and Indigenous-run institutions and community agencies. These stories offer concrete examples of the ways in which Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways -- and they challenge readers to consider what the dominant society must do to create systemic change. Full of bold graphics and illustration, Killing the Wittigo is a much-needed resource for Indigenous kids and the people who love them and work with them.
Date Published:2023

An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults. Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior -- the ways people adapt to trauma to survive -- are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. The book foregrounds Indigenous resilience through song lyrics and as-told-to stories by young people who have started their own journeys of decolonization, healing, and change. It also details the transformative work being done in urban and on-reserve communities through community-led projects and Indigenous-run institutions and community agencies. These stories offer concrete examples of the ways in which Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways -- and they challenge readers to consider what the dominant society must do to create systemic change. Full of bold graphics and illustration, Killing the Wittigo is a much-needed resource for Indigenous kids and the people who love them and work with them.

Date Published:2023

A silent voice : v. 7 /

Ōima, Yoshitoki,


Description based on volume 1. Reads from right to left. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. "Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?"--provided from Amazon.com.
Date Published:2015

Description based on volume 1. Reads from right to left. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. "Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?"--provided from Amazon.com.

Date Published:2015

Fairy Tail : Book 19 /

Mashima, Hiro, 1977-


Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 2010 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon. "A Kodansha comics trade paperback original"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. As Erza faces off against Midnight, the last of the Oracíon Seis, it seems the allied guilds are on the verge of stopping Nirvana, but the arrival of the powerful master of the Oración Seis Guild, Zero, erases that hope.
Date Published:2012

Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 2010 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon. "A Kodansha comics trade paperback original"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. As Erza faces off against Midnight, the last of the Oracíon Seis, it seems the allied guilds are on the verge of stopping Nirvana, but the arrival of the powerful master of the Oración Seis Guild, Zero, erases that hope.

Date Published:2012

Me and my canoe

Bird, Brad, 1959-



Date Published:2006

Pegahmagabow : life-long warrior /

Hayes, Adrian.



Date Published:2009

Ours to tell : reclaiming Indigenous stories /

Yellowhorn, Eldon, 1956-


School Library Journal starred, April 2025. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2025. School Library Journal starred. Publishers Weekly Annex. "In [this book], sixteen Indigenous creators relate traditions, accounts of historical events, and their own lived experiences. Novelists, poets, graphic artists, historians, craftspeople, and mapmakers chronicle stories on the struggles and triumphs lived by Indigenous people, and the impact these stories have had on their culture and history. Some of the profiles included are: Indigenous poet E. Pauline Johnson, . . . novelist Tommy Orange, . . . warrior Standing Bear, poet and activist Rita Joe"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal starred, April 2025. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2025. School Library Journal starred. Publishers Weekly Annex. "In [this book], sixteen Indigenous creators relate traditions, accounts of historical events, and their own lived experiences. Novelists, poets, graphic artists, historians, craftspeople, and mapmakers chronicle stories on the struggles and triumphs lived by Indigenous people, and the impact these stories have had on their culture and history. Some of the profiles included are: Indigenous poet E. Pauline Johnson, . . . novelist Tommy Orange, . . . warrior Standing Bear, poet and activist Rita Joe"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Devil's run : an anthropological novel /

Mohs, Gordon, 1951-


Limited ed. of 1000 copies.
Date Published:2000