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2) December dog
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After finding an unusual present-- a lost puppy-- on Christmas Eve, best friends Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy scramble to find its owner before morning.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Schaub challenged her family to join her on a quest to eat no added sugar for an entire year. Along the way, she uncovered the real costs of our sugar-heavy American diet-- including diabetes, obesity, and other health problems. Here is what "kicking the sugar addiction" looks like for a real American family.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
On New Year's Eve, 1939, Elmer Rogers and his wife, Marie, were preparing for bed when a shotgun blast sent buckshot deep into Elmer's rib cage. When Marie ran from the room, screaming for help, a second gunshot erupted. The eldest Rogers child grabbed his baby brother and ran while the middle child clung to the bed frame, paralyzed with terror. The intruders poured coal oil around the house and set fire to the front door before escaping. Within a...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and the true meaning of friendship.
6) Before we go
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A young woman races to catch the 1:30 train out of New York City to New Haven. Stranded in the city after being robbed and missing her train, she meets street musician Nick Vaughan. Starting as convenient acquaintances, the two soon grow into each other's most trusted confidants when a night of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as Ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. On February 18, 1938, Joseph P. Kennedy was sworn in as US Ambassador to the Court ofSt. James. To say his appointment to the most prestigious and strategic diplomatic post in the world shocked the Establishment was an understatement: known for his profound Irish roots and staunch...
8) Cupid
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
With Valentine's Day approaching, Eve Lovett, a workaholic TV talk show host with a string of failed relationships, is worried she will never find true love. But when a mysterious stranger named Vernon Gart shows up on the set claiming to work for Cupid, Inc., Eve has no idea her love life is about to get an arrow right through the heart.
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"Archival images and biographical sketches of Union soldiers tell the stories of their lives during and after the Civil War. Before leaving to fight in the Civil War, many Union and Confederate soldiers posed for a carte de visite , or visiting card, to give to their families, friends, or sweethearts. Invented in 1854 by a French photographer, the carte de visite was a small photographic print roughly the size of a modern trading card. The format...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a small upstate New York town, two 11-year-old girls from opposite sides of the tracks are convicted of murdering an infant and sentenced to juvenile detention facilities. But when a toddler goes missing seven years later, Detective Nancy Porter begins to suspect recently released Ronnie and Alice. As the investigation deepens, Porter may discover that the truth can hide the most shocking secrets of all. Diane Lane and Common co-star in this grim,...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Season Two of "La Brea" continues the epic, time-traveling adventure that began when a massive sinkhole opened in Los Angeles, plunging people into a mysterious primeval land where they must unite for survival. In this season, the Harris family Gavin and Eve, and their kids Izzy and Josh still find themselves separated across parallel worlds. In 10,000 BC, Eve is determined to find a way to reunite with Josh, who accidentally went through a portal...
14) Topsy-turvy
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
DVD edition ; director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Language
English
Description
Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Encouraged by family and friends, single mom Abbey Fuller takes a leap to pursue her passion for interior design. Abbey is elated when she gets hired to decorate the estate of local businessman Nick Sinclair. But there's a catch- she must complete the job by Christmas Eve, just four weeks away! Abbey must figure out how to break down the wall between her and Nick in hopes that this is just the start to a successful new career." --container.
16) Nobel son
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A newspaper writer whose boss has given her three weeks to write a holiday story about her great grandfather and the angel he carved as a young man. As the days countdown to her Christmas Eve deadline, Susan finds herself being courted by two very different men as she unravels the details of a romantic triangle from her grandfathers' life. In the end, both the past and the present will lead back to the Angel of Christmas.
20) Comfort and joy
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Jane is a single, career woman who is speed-dialing her way through life. On Christmas Eve, Jane is in a traffic accident and awakenes to find that she's a married, stay-at-home mom with two kids and a passion for charity work. So, let the merry mixups and romantic complications begin.
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