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1) Firefly Lane
Author
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
"In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all--beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be, but they make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable....
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When 22-year-old Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister. Jude's face and name are the only memories Kat has from before her accident. As Kat tries to relearn her history and identity, she trusts Jude will provide all the answers. But as the months progress, Kat begins to fear that, maybe, Jude has been lying to her. Recruit. Hunt. Perform or perish. Growing up in a sophisticated New Age cult, isolated from...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Four-year-old Marissa Fordham, brutally slashed and mutilated, witnessed the murder of her mother. To protect their fragile witness, the police call in Anne Leone, child advocate. But when one loose thread begins to unravel the shroud of lies behind the case, a truth more terrible than anyone could have imagined is revealed--a truth that will put Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
1980, New York City. Burned by her traumatic past, Angel is new to the drag world, new to ball culture, and has a yearning inside of her to help create family for those without. When she falls in love with Hector, a beautiful young man who dreams of becoming a professional dancer, the two decide to form the House of Xtravaganza, the first-ever all-Latino house in the Harlem ball circuit. But when Hector dies of AIDS-related complications, Angel must...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Description
"The roots of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency reach back to the 1980s in the little town of McGill, Georgia--where Stella Reid and her seven grandkids enjoy some spooky Halloween fun and stumble into murder... It doesn't take cash, just some good old-fashioned creativity, to turn a pillowcase into a ghost costume or a trashcan into a suit of armor. So even if she has to stick to a budget, Stella Reid always makes holidays like Halloween memorable...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama--about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival"--
From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. She is repulsed by the shelter's squalid conditions: their cockroach-infested room, the barely edible food, and the shifty...
Author
Series
Stranger things volume 5
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's January 1985 -- the Hawkins crew have survived their battle with the mind flayer, but Will and Joyce are still reeling from the recent death of Bob Newby. After he and Mr. Clarke discover a mysterious map Bob left in a box of old nerdy memorabilia, Will rallies the crew to investigate -- but with a blizzard coming, they're afraid to follow. When Mike, Dustin, and Lucas learn that Will has taken off into the freezing wilds alone they rush to...
8) Science camp
Author
Series
Stranger things volume 4
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
92 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dustin arrives at Camp Know Where to navigate the new social hierarchy without the support of his Hawkins adventuring party. While also faced with nerdy bullies, a new menace haunts the young scientists and camp counselors. A mysterious figure with sinister intent arrives to disrupt the serene woodland scene. When camp counselors start to disappear, the solution won't take rocket science, but Dustin will have to get on the same wavelength as Suzie...
9) Air
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From award-winning director Ben Affleck, it reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense...
10) City of light
Author
Series
Publisher
Fremantle
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Snowy Lane, a young police constable in Perth in 1979, begins investigating a string of murders of young women by a serial killer dubbed "Mr Gruesome." A local man is later arrested for the crimes, but Snowy doesn't believe he's the real killer. Unfortunately, he is unable to prove his hunch before the man commits suicide and he leaves the police force. By the 1980s, Snowy is now a private investigator and when a new series of murders rock the city,...
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 179 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sex. Money. Power. Drugs. Brace yourself for an outrageous true story from legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Jordan Belfort, a young stockbroker, is hungry for fame and glory in New York City, where corruption is king and more is never enough.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"It's fall 1987 and life as normal is ending for the Malone family. With their sterile Dallas community a far cry from the Irish-American Bronx of their youth, Pat and Anne Malone have reached a breaking point. Pat, faced with a debilitating MS diagnosis, has fallen into his drinking. Anne, his devoutly Catholic wife, is selected as a juror for a highly publicized murder trial, one that raises questions - about God, and about men in power - she has...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
15) Sing Street
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
See 1980s Dublin through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Conor, who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool Raphina. With the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band's music videos. There's only one problem: he's...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"An anthology of vibrant new stories woven into the larger tapestry of the hit Netflix series! Discover the hidden stories of Hawkins, Indiana. On the surface, Hawkins, Indiana seems like the kind of town where nothing too out of the ordinary ever happens. Beneath the surface, this small town is anything but normal"--
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood as they come together through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship and find the courage to stand up to the bullies that challenge their every day.
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Get all three Stranger Things holiday specials in one package! In the Halloween Special, Will, Mike, Lucas, and Dustin gather in Castle Byers to eat candy and scare each other with a spooky story, revealing the quaint town's darkest secret: the Child-Eater of Hawkins. In the Winter Special, Eleven and the kids of Hawkins are getting into the full spirit of the season. As they recall their favorite stories from their childhoods to teach Eleven about...
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO/Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Lexile measure
GN 540L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy is worried about her brother Mike secluding himself in their basement after Eleven's disappears, but with Steve's help, she hopes to reconnect with Mike again and help him return to a normal life.
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her infatuation, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts.