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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It was a hunting accident that much Charlie is sure of. That's how his father, Matt Rizzo--a gentle intellectual who writes epic poems in Braille--had lost his vision. It's not until Charlie's troubled teenage years, when he's facing time for his petty crimes, that he learns the truth. Matt Rizzo was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face but it was while participating in an armed robbery. Newly blind and without hope, Matt began his bleak new life...
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"For most of us, clicking "like" on social media has become fairly routine. For a Marine, clicking "like" from the battlefield lets his social network know he's alive. This is the first time in the history of modern warfare that US troops have direct, instantaneous connection to civilian life back home. Lisa Ellen Silvestri's Friended at the Front documents the revolutionary change in the way we communicate across fronts. Social media, Silvestri contends,...
10483) Calypso
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Español
Description
Calypso es una pintoresca isla del Caribe, Benclecide por su tranquilidad y hermosos paisajes. Alli viven las hermanas Margarita, que resaltan por su inigualable belleza, la mas joven llamada "La Bella" y la mayor "La Grande". A pesar de su gran atractivo, las dos hermanas tienen sus corazones rotos. El prometido de la mayor murio tragicamente en el mar, y el novio de la menor se va de la isla para siempre.
The gorgeous Margarita sisters fall under...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Max keeps Grandma busy while Ruby searches the store to pick out the perfect present. Ruby and Max don't agree on what beautiful Christmas tree decorations are. Ruby says it's snow-shoveling time, but Max doesn't agree. It's way too snowy to go outside, can Ruby convince Max to play inside? Max can't make snow angels. A bunny mix-up helps Max keep sledding even after Ruby decides it's time to go inside.
10487) Mexikid: en español
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
Español
Description
Summary in Spanish.
"Unas memorias gráficas conmovedoras, hilarantes e inolvidables sobre la familia de un niño mexicano-estadounidense y su viaje lleno de aventuras para traer a su abuelo de regreso de México para vivir con ellos." --
"A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them."--
10489) Markie in Milwaukee
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A 7-foot-tall fundamentalist Baptist minister, Markie Wenzel made the decision at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman and start living as female. It was a decision that ended her 20-year marriage and estranged her from her three children. It also saw her dismissed from her church and exiled to the margins of her community. We meet Markie in 2008 as she is putting the pieces of her life back together, employed as a TSA agent and working toward...
10490) Rizos
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Summary in Spanish.
"Marlene ama tres cosas: el arte, a su adorada tía Ruby y pasar el tiempo con Camilla, su mejor amiga. Pero su mamá piensa que se debería enfocar solamente en sus estudios y en madurar; y esto último implica alisarse el pelo todos los fines de semana para que se vea “presentable” y “bueno”. Pero Marlene odia ir al salón y no entiende por qué nadie a su alrededor piensa que sus rizos naturales son bonitos. Después...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.
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