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Publisher
BAYNAC
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 1994, California voters approved Proposition 187, a ballot initiative denying public education and health care to all undocumented immigrants. Laura Angelica Simon, a Mexican immigrant and fourth grade teacher at Hoover Street Elementary School in Los Angeles was, in her own words, "devastated," and felt motivated to a make film about the impact on her school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
173 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Sixth grade is no picnic for Nate Wright. His pal Francis won't stop bombarding him with useless trivia. A wild pitch knocks him out of a ballgame and into the emergency room. And the only thing standing between Nate and summer school is a study session with the worst possible tutor: his too-obnoxious-for-words arch enemy, Gina. But a chance encounter on an amusement park ride could change everything. Meanwhile, the troubles...
823) Gold diggers
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A brilliant Indian-American magical realist coming of age story and the debut of a major talent Spanning two continents, two coasts, and four epochs, Gold Diggers expertly balances social satire and magical realism in a classic striver story that skewers the model minority narrative, asking what a community must do to achieve the American dream. In razor sharp and deeply funny prose, Sathian perfectly captures what it is to grow up as a member of...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the shore of an unfamiliar reality, Max has landed in a world too good to be true. Rachel, the girl who suffered a terrible fate in Max's reality, is alive and well, and with Chloe. Both of them are starting a new life to call their own in Los Angeles. Three years have passed since the events of Dust, and although Max is struggling to understand what brought her here, all is well. But then a mysterious young man, Tris, appears, with his own secrets...
825) Venom & vow
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Teenagers Cade McKenna, a transgender prince doubling for his brother, and lady-in-waiting Valencia Palafox/boy assassin Gael Palma, thanks to their concealed identities, do not realize they are simultaneously falling for and trying to destroy each other.
Cade McKenna is a transgender prince who's doubling for his brother. Valencia Palafox is a young dama attending the future queen of Eliana. Gael Palma is the infamous boy assassin Cade has vowed...
826) Before I fall
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After one fateful night, Sam wakes up with no future at all. Trapped reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was. And as she begins to untangle the mystery of a life suddenly derailed, she must also unwind the secrets of the people closest to her, and discover the power of a single day to make a difference, before she runs out of time for good.
827) Ttfn
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
229 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Now high school juniors, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another as one of them experiments with marijuana, another gets her first boyfriend, and the third moves three thousand miles away.
828) After zero
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When Elise leaves homeschooling for public school, she copes by speaking as little as possible, but soon her silence becomes an impediment to friendship and to dealing with family secrets.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
462 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she's being haunted. The listing--a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama--is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one's...
830) Swimming in the Dark
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When university student Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer agricultural camp, he is fascinated yet wary of this handsome, carefree stranger. But a chance meeting by the river soon becomes an intense, exhilarating, and all-consuming affair. After their camp duties are fulfilled, the pair spend a dreamlike few weeks camping in the countryside, removed from society and its constraints, Ludwik and Janusz fall deeply in love. But in their repressive communist...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Shojo Beat edition.
Physical Desc
167 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites--Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated!... Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. After dreaming about kissing Yuna, Rio can't stop thinking about her. Meanwhile, Akari pursues Kazuomi, but it seems he's not interested in her?"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Shojo Beat edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites--Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated! Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends... Even though their feelings are mutual, Akari and Kazuomi can't get her timing right. Rio realizes he likes Yuna, but he suspects his friend Agatsuma likes her too."--...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Shojo Beat edition.
Physical Desc
177 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Yuna and Rio have started dating, and Akari and Kazuomi are growing closer. But now that Akari's ex-boyfriend wants her back, will Kazuomi find the right time to tell Akari how he feels?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Physical Desc
172 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Yuna's insecurities about herself resurface on her first Valentine's Day with Rio, and Akari's plan to give Kazuomi chocolates is thwarted. Will the girls be able to salvage this special day?"--
835) No boy summer
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a year marred by bad relationships, sisters Lydia and Penny decide to spend a boy-free summer with their Aunt in Los Angeles, but Lydia might need to bend the rules when she starts falling for Fran, the first girl who reciprocates Lydia's feelings.
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"This second book in a series covering consent themes helps children understand that consent can always be revoked, which means changing our minds. The story follows Harrison and his preschool classmates as they check in with themselves and each other to see if they are still having fun and feeling safe"--
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Reminiscent of the enchanted realism of Alice Hoffman's bestselling novels, Madame Metier and Her Friends weaves together magic, romance, and a powerful bond of friendship in celebration of the female spirit. Facing destitution after the untimely death of her husband, Madame Metier revisits a long-forgotten talent-the creation of healing botanical creams and lotions. Her rediscovery of this sacred practice marks the beginning of her spiritual odyssey...
838) When it all syncs up
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to change-the constant discrimination is harming her mental...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Shojo Beat edition.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites--Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated!... Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Rio's kiss is the result of being unable to rein in his feelings after he discovers Akari, who is working to keep the family together, and Yuna, who loves Rio, are...
840) Zeroes
Author
Series
Zeroes volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
546 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, teens Scam, Crash, Flicker, Anonymous, Bellwether, and Kelsie, all born in the year 2000 and living in Cambria, California, have superhuman abilities that give them interesting but not heroic lives until they must work as a community to respond to a high stakes crisis.
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