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1) Later
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes growing up means facing your demons. The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer...
Author
Language
English
Description
"On the night of June Fourth, a woman gives birth in a Beijing hospital alone. Thus begins the unraveling of Su Lan, a brilliant physicist who until this moment has successfully erased her past, fighting what she calls the mind's arrow of time. When Su Lan dies unexpectedly seventeen years later, it is her daughter Liya who inherits the silences and contradictions of her life. Liya, who grew up in America, takes her mother's ashes to China--to her,...
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 1
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cruz Coronado leaves his home in Hawaii to study and travel with other young people invited to attend the elite Explorer Academy in Washington, D.C.--
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
What if someone told you your biological father was the most evil man alive? In the darkest days of World War II a female British spy handler discovers a rumor: that when Adolf Hitler was stationed in France during the First World War he fathered a child. Armed with stolen Nazi files, she secretly tracks down this son to recruit him for a mission to meet his biological father - and assassinate him. But that may not be the end of the Hitler family...
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 14
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Guess what?! Yotsuba's...a princess! Too bad Daddy doesn't know how pretty long hair is! It's okay, 'cos Yotsuba can show it to Asagi. She knows aaall about being a pretty princess! But wait! Yotsuba's going to Tokyo! Tokyo is where you go to be stylish and fancy, just like a real princess. The only problem is, there are aliens who are after Earth! It's okay, it's okay. Yotsuba has a secret move or two and will save everyone!"--
6) Yotsuba&!: 1
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swingsets and broken door handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks of amazement.
7) Small fry
Author
Language
English
Description
"A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents--artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs--Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations,...
8) Yotsuba&!: 2
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
School's out for summer and Yotsuba's out of her mind! She's new in town-- and could very well be new to planet Earth--with no knowledge of the world around her. Some of her experiences include drawing, swimming, and catching a frog.
9) Yotsuba&!: 3
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"YOTSUBA heeeeeere! Guess what, guess what!? Yotsuba is going to a flower store with Fuuka! Yotsuba's gonna give flowers to everybody in the whole, wide world, even the police lady with her whistle that goes-- PI! PI! PIPI! PI! PIPUUUUUUUU!!"--Publisher's web site.
Author
Publisher
Viking, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When two high school students with different ideas about their futures meet while touring colleges, they come to value each other's point of view, and an unexpected romance unfolds.
Fitz Holton waits in fear for the day his single mother's early-onset Alzheimer's starts stealing her memory. He vows to stay close to home to care for her, despite the college tour she's forcing him on. Juniper Ramirez is counting down the days until she can leave home,...
11) Yotsuba&!: 9
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Beep-beep-beep! Yotsuba here, and riiight on schedule! Today, we're busy, busy, busy! We should write down a schedule so we don't forget what we gotta do... like go to the bathroom! And go to the berry gair* store with Daddy! And try to fly! Omigosh, Yotsuba missed toilet time already! Noooo! What to do?! What to dooo?!- From book cover
12) Yotsuba&!: 4
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Yotsuba can't decide if she wants to be a mean grown-up. But then again there are some perks, so maybe it's okay to be a grown-up sometimes?
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
Deutsch
Description
After he gets out of jail, Hoffi is looking for a fresh start. He wants to find Urban, a role model of sorts that he met during a brief hospital stay. Along the way, Hoffi meets a young woman, Gila, who is willing to overlook his past. Despite her family’s disapproval, Gila decides to build a life with Hoffi, but initially he balks at the responsibility. Thanks to the encouragement of his brigade members, Hoffi realizes his mistake and decides...
14) Dakan (Destiny)
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
The first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa. While "coming out" may have become primetime fare in the U.S., this film was met with angry protests when it was shot in the director's native Guinea and has generated heated debate among Africanists here as well. But beyond its controversial topic, Dakan is a contemporary African reinterpretation of the age-old Romeo and Juliet conflict between love and social convention. Director Mohamed...
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