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Back To School
- Catalogue Item2025"Bulldozer is nervous about his new school year and worried he won't fit in. His friend Millie tries to reassure him, but Bulldozer isn't convinced, especially when he gets to the classroom and…Catalogue Item2025"A story of the first day of school from both a child and pet dog's perspective"--Provided by publisher.Catalogue Item2023When a kindergarten class arrives for the first day at school, they are greeted only by the words "Mr. S" on the chalkboard and a delicious-looking sandwich, resulting in merry mayhem as the kids…Catalogue Item2024When Little Chick starts school, he discovers that there are lots of different kinds of families, all of them full of love.
Capital Pride
- Catalogue ItemA Novel2025Eighteen-year-old Aine Kamara has been anticipating a reunion with her older sister, Mbabazi, for months. But when Mbabazi shows up with an unexpected guest, Aine must confront an old fear: her…Catalogue Item2024"In a tight-knit Levantine Christian family in 1960s Cairo, Tarek's entire life is written in advance. He'll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eye of the…Catalogue Item2025"In 2007, Pitchfork writer Rob Mitchum described the indie rock band Wilco's new work as "an album of unapologetic straightforwardness. Sky Blue Sky nakedly exposes the dad-rock gene Wilco has always…Catalogue Item2025Casper Han grew up the dutiful son of immigrants who never felt entirely welcome in their remote corner of British Columbia. Now an adult, living in Vancouver with a boyfriend whose privilege he…
Love Island(s)?
- Catalogue ItemA Novel2025It's 1989, and Joe Agabian and his best friend Ronnie set out to spend their first summer working in the hedonistic gay paradise of Fire Island Pines. Joe is desperate to let loose and finally move…Catalogue Item75 Flavorful Recipes From the Caribbean : Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, Dominican Republic & More2024These plant-powered meals celebrate the rich cuisine and culture of the Caribbean without compromising on authenticity or flavor. Nourish your body and soul with a variety of classic and creative…Catalogue ItemEssays2024"In this unusual, engaging, and intimate collection of personal essays, Lamba Literary Award finalist Tania De Rozario recalls growing up as a queer, brown, fat girl in Singapore, blending memoir…Catalogue ItemStories & Songs2013"... Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. Found on reserves, in cities and small towns, in bars…
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