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141) Soledad sigh-sighs
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Soledad's friends help her discover the many things that she can do to entertain herself when she is alone in her apartment.
142) A case in any case
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When Detective Gordon retires and Buffy is left alone at the police station, she hears strange noises and decides to call Gordon in to help her with the mystery.
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Ala delta. Serie Azul volume 49
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143 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Español
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One morning a boy wakes up and discovers he is invisible. However as time passes he realizes that being invisible isn't as fun as he thought it would be.
144) Let's go see Papá!
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38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm
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A girl whose father emigrated in search of work writes in her diary about how much she misses him and how happy she is when she learns that the family will be reunited.
146) Is anybody there?
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1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Ten-year-old Edward lives in his family-run retirement home. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat and his father copes with the onset of a mid-life crisis, Edward leads an increasingly lonely existence until he meets Clarence, a retired magician and grieving widower who refuses to give in gracefully to old age.
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xxxviii, 300 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"In this frank memoir, Mattson chronicles his journey to and from a gay identity, finding peace in his true identity, as a man, made in the image and likeness of God. Part autobiography, part philosophy of life, and part a practical guide in living chastely, the book draws lessons from Mattson's search for inner freedom and integrity, sharing wisdom from his failures and successes. His lifelong search for happiness and peace comes full circle in his...
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205 pages ; 24 cm.
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Español
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"Una novela de Piedad Bonnett que nos habla de la redención, la soledad, y las segundas oportunidades. Gabriel ha renunciado a la normalidad de la vida para perderse en una dolorosa búsqueda de su lugar en el mundo. A sus treintaiún años, inicia esta narración en la que vuelve sobre sus pasos para intentar descifrar cómo ha llegado a convertirse en el hombre que es ahora. Con una prosa tan hermosa como desgarradora, en esta novela Piedad Bonnett...
149) Get low
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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For the past 40 years, Felix Bush has been a hermit, living alone on the outskirts of town. He's the stuff of legend -- a frightening eccentric whose secluded home is where little boys test their courage by throwing rocks through the dangerous man's windows. When he hears an old friend has died, he makes a rare visit to town to meet with undertaker Frank Quinn to explain how he wants to "get low." He plans his burial plot, his stone, his farewell...
150) David jumps in
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"On his first day at a brand-new school, David finds himself alone at recess after his classmates race off to their favorite activities. Kids are on the swings, playing soccer and busy with video games. But David has a pocketful of rubber bands for his favorite jump rope game. Can making friends be as easy as a hop, skip, and a jump?"--
151) The buddy bench
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Having seen children being left out of joining the fun on the school playground, Miss Mellon's students convince her to let them build a buddy bench where their classmates can wait for a friend or a buddy to meet.
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344 pages ; 22 cm
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Ollie, who has seizures when near electricity, lives in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, and Moritz, born with no eyes and a heart defect that requires a pacemaker, is bullied at his high school, but when a physician who knows both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a strong bond that may get them through dark times.
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188 pages ; 22 cm
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Sonja is ready to get on with her life. She's over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she translates are losing their fascination. She sees a masseuse, tries to reconnect with her sister, and is finally learning to drive. But under the overbearing gaze of her driving instructor, Sonja is unable to shift gears for herself. And her vertigo, which she has always carefully hidden, has begun to manifest at the worst possible moments. Sonja hoped her...
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279 pages ; 21 cm
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''I have more privilege than any person in my family. And I'm still screwed." From award-winning author Olivia Wenzel comes a captivating and unsettling literary debut about race, politics, feminism, motherhood, nationality and enduring love. A young woman attends a play about the Berlin Wall coming down and is the only Black person in the audience. She is sitting with her boyfriend by a bathing lake and four neo-Nazis show up. In New York, she witnesses...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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It isn't a normal sort of a day. The sun is up, the birds are out, but everybody's indoors. Having to stay home can be confusing and lonely for children. Julia Seal highlights the importance of friendship and community during these challenging times. The message of hope will help children see the power of togetherness, and understand that even though we might feel like we're alone, we're alone together.
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Colección Andanzas volume 865
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283 pages ; 23 cm.
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Español
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"Escucha la canción del viento (1979), la ópera prima de Murakami, sigue a un estudiante de veintiún años, sin nombre, de vacaciones en su ciudad natal, en agosto de 1970. El joven pasa el tiempo en compañía de su mejor amigo, apodado el 'Rata', una chica con cuatro dedos en la mano izquierda y un barman. A estos personajes se suma la fi gura de un escritor (inventado): Derek Heartfield, con quien se abre y se cierra la obra. Pinball 1973 (1980)...
157) Shopgirl
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1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Ray Porter is a buttoned-down 50-something executive who reaches out to a much younger woman as his Los Angeles playmate. Mirabelle, a 20-something with a pile of promises, debt, and depression, fades away in a slow corner of Saks, while trying to sell unneeded formal gloves. She's a wisp of a person, with a cat who doesn't love her, and when she finds a suitor, it's Jeremy, a scruffy artist who babbles on about speakers. When the gentlemanly Porter...
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1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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¿Estás aburrido de ser siempre tan correcto? ¿Desearias divertirte más? El señor Tigre sabe exactamente cómo te sientes. Por eso decidió volverse salvaje. Pero...¿no ha ido demasiado lejos?" -- Page 4 of cover.
Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.
159) The comforts of home
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328 pages ; 18 cm.
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In Harmony, Texas, twenty-year-old Reagan Truman has found her place and her family. But with her uncle taken ill and her friend Noah lost and disheartened with his life, Reagan is afraid of ending up alone again- and she's not the only one. Harmony seems to be full of people yearning to make a connection. Like funeral director Tyler Wright, who longs to take his relationship with his friend Kate to the next level, but doesn't know how. And Ronelle...
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275 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"This young adult novel by Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, is a funny and affecting coming-of-age story for fans of Jenny Han, Megan McCafferty, and Sara Farizan. Shabnam Qureshi is facing a summer of loneliness and boredom until she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt's pie shack. Shabnam quickly finds herself in love, while her former best friend, Farah, who Shabnam has begun to reconnect with, finds Jamie worrying. In her quest to...
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