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Summary: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphia 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC PFERamos, NoNieqa
Summary: Rhythmic verse presents three sisters who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to be pioneering activists in their Bronx community, focusing on schools, libraries, and the arts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 RAMPleneros de la 21 (Musical group)
Contents: Angelito = Little angel : bomba gracimá/son (4:56) -- Carmelina : plena tradicional (3:42) -- Baila, Julia Loíza = Dance, Julia Loíza : bomba gracimá/yubá/holandé (6:42) -- La plena de Paquito Cerniera = The plena of Paquito Cerniera : plena cangrejera (5:49) -- Patria borinqueña = Puerto Rican homeland : plena patriótica (5:12) -- Echando un pie = Shake a leg : bomba sicá/son (6:28) -- Isla...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN PLEMiranda, Luis A.
Summary: "Luis Miranda arrived in New York City from Puerto Rico in 1974 to study psychology at NYU, but he soon found himself drawn to community action, eventually working for the Department of Employment, the Board of Education, and the nonprofit Aspira, among many other organizations. In the 1980s he was a special advisor for Hispanic Affairs to Mayor Ed Koch, and he continued to serve in key roles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MIRANDA, LUIS A. MIRJimenez, Claire
Summary: "Las Ramírez de Stanten Islan orbitan alrededor de la ausencia. Cuando Ruthy, a los trece años, desapareció sin dejar rastro después de un entrenamiento de atletismo, su familia quedó marcada y deshecha. Una noche, doce años después, Jessica, la hermana mayor, ve en la pantalla de su televisión a una mujer que aparece en Catfight, un reality show subido de tono. Se apresura a decírselo a Nina,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC JIMJimenez, Claire
Summary: "The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen year old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night, twelve years later, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger sister, Nina: This woman's hair is dyed red, and she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2023
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JIMWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCHCowley, Joy.
Summary: Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COWHawthorne, Mike
Summary: "Mike Hawthorne's mother is left alone to raise her son in New York City, a city that torments them both with its unforgiving nature. But when Mike falls victim to an old world Santeria death curse, a haunting sign from the old country of something his mother could never truly escape --she begins a series of events that drive him away both physically and emotionally. For the first time ever,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HAWCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HAWCowley, Joy.
Summary: Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE COWDenise, Anika
Summary: "From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELMedina, Meg
Summary: This inspiring chapter book biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré who brought Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the country, giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASSummary: Fran Drescher stars in her defining role as street-smart Fran Fine, a down-on-her-luck diva who finds herself hired for a job for which she never even applied. Now, she's the nanny for a rich, sophisticated family in Manhattan, and when this blue-collar girl from the block moves in with a blue blood, widowed Broadway producer and his three children, the comedy is red hot.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NANSummary: Fran Drescher stars in her defining role as street-smart Fran Fine, a down-on-her-luck diva who finds herself hired for a job for which she never even applied. Now, she's the nanny for a rich, sophisticated family in Manhattan, and when this blue-collar girl from the block moves in with a blue blood, widowed Broadway producer and his three children, the comedy is red hot.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NANMarrero, Letisha
Summary: "Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon has vivid recurring dreams where she hears the ocean calling her. Mami's side of the family is known as "Los Locos," so maybe she actually is going crazy. But no time for that; the family business is where it's at. Whenever Maya, her sister Salma, and her three cousins, Ini, Mini, and Mo, aren't at school, you can usually find three...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MARSummary: In the criminal justice system, sexually based crimes such as rape, torture, pedophilia, and child abuse are dealt with in New York City by a special unit of the police department known as the Special Victims Unit.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LAWSummary: Doug fakes cardiac arrest at Carrie's work event to cover up his inability to remember her co-workers' names. Carrie scores box seats to a Mets game, only to have Doug strike out with her boss. When Doug's parents come to town, Arthur is more than happy to entertain Doug's bored mom. Arthur settles a decades-old vendetta against a game show, solves a crime of a missing wallet, and learns the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KINSummary: A man-beast living under the streets of New York City saves and befriends a wealthy and shallow attorney after she is beaten and left for dead. From the moment these two cross paths, they share a strong psychic bond, and though they live in separate worlds, their love continues to grow without measure.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BEASummary: A psychotic taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner. He goes on a violent rampage when his dreams don't work out.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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Summary: Five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency where newcomer Jane Addison quickly discovers there are damaging secrets hidden behind its doors. Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC STECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC STESummary: In the final season, Doug and Carrie decide that they are through, but race each other to the airport to get their newly adopted Chinese daughter. Meanwhile Arthur decides to get married to Ava, but she is only marrying him because she thinks he's gay.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KINSteel, Danielle
Summary: Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right in as an assistant to Hailey West, one of the agents in the literary department. Even though she's a newcomer, Jane quickly realizes that...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022