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Author
Series
Wanderers volume 1
Language
English
Description
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is...
Author
Series
Star darlings (Chapter books) volume 1
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to Star Academy. Twelve very special students have been selected from this year's class to reclaim the wish energy that powers their beloved planet, Starland. The Star Darlings, as they are known, take classes where they learn how to grant the wishes made on birthday candles, shooting stars, dandelions, wishbones, and coins tossed into fountains, just to name a few. Their top-secret mission will take them to Wishworld (known in some places...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
START YOUR STAR DARLINGS ADVENTURE! Welcome to Starling Academy, the prestigious school where students study to become Wish-Granters and help guide Wishlings in making their dreams and wishes come true. Twelve star-charmed girls—the Star Darlings—have been chosen to work as a team to save their beloved Starland from peril. Sage takes a spectacular journey to Wishworld and discovers how challenging life can be in an unfamiliar place. Then Libby...
4) Boundaries
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Laura is a single mother, who has a constant need to put rescue animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him to live with her sister. Along for the ride is her bright but troubled son Henry, and an assortment of animal charity cases. Jack convinces Henry to help him sell off his copious supply of marijuana at every stop of their journey, resulting in unexpected...
Author
Series
Star darlings (Chapter books) volume 1
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
High in the sky above Earth on a beautiful star that thrives on human wishes, Sage, a new student at Star Academy, receives an important mission.
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An ode to life's adventures in all their many forms, illustrated with an expertly curated selection of fine art for young children. Every day is an adventure for toddlers ... and now we can celebrate their milestones through their first art collection! 35 full-page artworks from a variety of periods celebrate life's many adventures -- from the day they are born to first experiences, picnics in the park, to journeys far beyond. Each image is accompanied...
Author
Series
Star darlings (Chapter books) volume 6
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The day Cassie has been dreading since she first arrived at Starling Academy is here. She has been chosen to make the journey to Wishworld for the next Wish Mission. Cassie is so sensitive and perceptive she'll be a natural! But her mission is even harder than she feared when everything just seems all wrong. Could Cassie be the first Star Darling who simply can't make her Wisher's wish come true?
Author
Series
Star darlings (Middle grade) volume 1
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Star Darlings have just saved Starland, but now the evil Rancora is more determined than ever to destroy their world--at any cost. Desperate to understand what lies behind Rancora's hatred, the girls take a risky journey to find answers about her mysterious past. What they discover is a wish gone wrong, a long-lost friendship, and a betrayal that shocks them. But will their quest for the truth lead them to Rancora's trap?" -- Page [4] cover.
Publisher
Amazon Studios
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Simultaneously a deeply personal journey, rigorous historical essay, and raucously entertaining expose, this bears witness to the global boom bust economy, as well as the corrupted American Dream and the human costs of capitalism, narcissism, and greed.
13) The kingmaker
Publisher
Showtime Networks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary look into the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos. As the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos is best known for her opulent lifestyle, but it was her behind-the-scenes influence of her husband's presidency that rocketed her to the global political forefront. A journey through the Marcos family's long history of corruption, extravagance and brutality, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful...
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Stories of work and play, of love and loss... and bread. Bread has been at the center of human life and creativity for at least the last ten thousand years - it is in our bones and a witness to history. This essay documentary brings bread to the front of the line and explores its relation to politics, poetry, and pleasure. The loaf of bread is the vehicle through which we explore stories of sex and death, immigration and refugees, social justice and...
15) Queer country
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Country music is often said to be "three chords and the truth." But the country music industry and related musical genres have not been particularly friendly to queer or trans musicians. Queer country musicians have developed a strategy of sincerity to engage critically with the postmodern deconstruction of essentialism (through which queer and trans experience has been understood as liberatory but also dangerously rebellious) while continuing to...
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