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Tooter Pepperday
Par Jerry Spinelli. 1995
Tooter Pepperday is hopping mad. Her family is moving to her aunt's farm where there are no Big Macs and…
no pizza delivery. Once there, Tooter is even more outraged when she's told to baby-sit an abandoned egg and to turn it each day until it hatches. For grades 2-4The three Theban plays (Penguin classics)
Par Sophocles. 1984
Plays from the fifth century B.C. In Oedipus the King, a young man is warned by an oracle that he…
will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus at Colonus describes how the people of Thebes seek the return of the aged exile. In Antigone, the new king of Thebes refuses to permit his nephew's burial. Antigone defies his edict and suffers the consequencesShe stoops to conquer (New mermaids)
Par Oliver Goldsmith. 1979
This eighteenth-century English play--which satirizes the genre known as "sentimental comedy" -- involves a series of deceptions and misunderstandings pertaining…
to identity and social class as two parents struggle to arrange marriages for both of their childrenPlays (German library #v. 15)
Par Friedrich Schiller. 1983
Two late-eighteenth-century dramas by a German poet, philosopher, and historian. Intrigue and Love is an early work (1783) of class…
conflict and social protest. Don Carlos (1787) is a tragedy reflecting the dramatist's love for a married woman. In these dramas, Schiller voices his opposition to tyranny and appeals for more idealistic goals and humanitarian waysRuPaul's Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that's…
part memoir, part cookbook. Perfect for fans of Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood . Drag icon Ginger Minj brings her signature humor and sass to this tongue-in-cheek memoir- cum -life manual- cum -cookbook. Featuring Ginger's favorite Southern-inspired recipes, Southern Fried Sass showcases some of her most vulnerable and celebratory moments, revealing the most valuable lessons she's learned after years in drag and the pearls of wisdom she's gleaned from her grandmother's personal brand of Southern resilience. You'll cheer for Ginger as she spills the tea with exclusive behind-the-scenes details from three seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race and offers her best advice on everything from contouring to cooking and setting the table for a full-on Southern-style Thanksgiving dinner. Did we say dinner? Here, you'll find more than fifty recipes, including The Minx's Sick'ning Scalloped Pineapple Paradise, Red Barn BBQ Ribs platter, Better Than Sex cake, and countless other decadent desserts. From fighting for what you're worth to looking good on a motorcycle as a big girl to finding love while also making damn good cupcakes, this is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to live their best lifeThe two gentlemen of Verona
Par William Shakespeare. 1964
First printed in the folio of 1623, this is a romantic comedy about two sets of lovers. Proteus is in…
love with Julia, who returns his affection. Valentine goes to Milan and falls in love with Silvia. When Proteus visits his friend in Milan, he too falls for Silvia. Meanwhile, Julia, dressed as a boy, becomes a page to Proteus. Complications and heartbreaks ensue, but finally Julia's constancy brings her success in loveKeep 'em laughing: jokes to amuse and annoy your friends
Par Louis Phillips. 1996
A collection of riddles and jokes, including knock-knocks and puns. For example: "What's the difference between a prison guard and…
a person with measles? One spots breakouts, while the other breaks out in spots." For grades 2-4All I really need to know I learned from watching Star trek
Par Dave Marinaccio. 1994
Collection of philosophical essays and humorous pearls of wisdom based on principles gleaned from the Star Trek television series. The…
author demonstrates that insights from the show can be used in real life to entertain houseguests, refrain from gossip, confront conflict, and respect individuals and diverse cultures. Some strong languageThe life of Timon of Athens
Par William Shakespeare. 1967
Early seventeenth-century play, most likely unfinished but printed in the First Folio of 1623. It is a satire on Timon,…
an extravagant Athenian nobleman, who becomes bankrupt and loses his friends. He retires to a cave in the woods where he meets and talks with Alcibiades, an Athenian captain in exile. Timon discovers gold and finds some who would renew their friendship. But he expresses his disdain for treasure and leaves an epitaph that curses humankindRomeo and Juliet (Everyman Shakespeare)
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
A sixteenth-century romantic tragedy of two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. A sentence of exile and an…
impending arranged marriage force the two to flee. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but miscommunication causes it to backfireQuinze façons de te retrouver (Pièces #34)
Par Anne-Marie Olivier. 2023
Ça fera bientôt quinze ans qu'elle a décidé de sortir de la vie d'Anne-Marie, de couper les liens sans préavis,…
sans coup d'éclat, sans explication. Tout ce temps, celle-ci a essayé de respecter sa décision, de se tenir tranquille. Mais aujourd'hui, c'en est trop: elle ouvre les vannes et lui adresse tous les si, tous les peut-être, tous les souvenirs chéris et tous les espoirs déçus. Comme une longue lettre d'amour dont on ignore si elle trouvera sa destinataireLes morts (La scène)
Par Alexis Martin. 2022
Au hasard d'une balade, un homme qui vit une crise existentielle revient sur les lieux de son enfance. Une sorte…
de bal des fantômes qui ont marqué sa vie se déploie dans une remémoration poétique et philosophique. Un morceau de tissu, une guitare oubliée, une pile de livres, les objets abandonnés qui reposent dans la pièce réveillent bien des souvenirs. Et à travers eux, ceux et celles qui ont marqué sa vie, membres de la famille ou encore personnages issus de la mythologie, composent une sorte de réponse aux interrogations angoissées du protagonisteLater, Gator
Par Laurence Yep. 1995
Teddy hates the fact that his little brother Bobby is so well behaved. He always tries to get a rise…
out of Bobby by giving him unlikable birthday presents, but this year Teddy's mother insists he buy Bobby a turtle. Teddy compromises by buying Bobby a baby alligator. To Teddy's surprise, Bobby loves his new pet! For grades 3-6A humorous look at the workplace from the creator of the "Dilbert" cartoon strip. The Dilbert Principle is that "the…
most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage--management." BestsellerAntony and Cleopatra
Par William Shakespeare. 1990
Early seventeenth-century historical tragedy about the love between a Roman soldier-prince and an Egyptian queen. Mark Antony provokes Cleopatra with…
his marriage to Octavia, the sister of his rival, Octavius Caesar. When the marriage and the political alliance break down, Antony returns to Egypt. In the ensuing battle, Antony suffers the loss of his military power, the respect of friends and followers, love, and even an honorable deathMonster trucks & hair-in-a-can: who says America doesn't make anything anymore?
Par William Geist. 1994
Geist celebrates the American entrepreneurial spirit in a series of humorous essays. His topics include a man who makes a…
good living off of people who don't play golf very well, by retrieving used golf balls from lakes. Also discussed are kitchen gadget savant Ron Popeil's products, Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart with her leg cross, and the booming fake-nail industryThe Toilet Paper Tigers
Par Gordon Korman. 1993
By the time Professor Pendergast shows up at a Little League meeting to pick his team, there are only nine…
players left--all rejects. The team soon learns the professor knows nothing about baseball and has volunteered to coach just so his visiting granddaughter will have children around! But the worst horror is the jive-talking, smart-aleck granddaughter from New York who blackmails the team into letting her coach them. For grades 5-8The first part of Henry the Sixth
Par William Shakespeare. 1966
A three-part historical drama opens with the funeral of King Henry V at Westminster Abbey. The play, based on the…
fifteenth-century French-English wars, reveals the schemes of military leaders to advance themselves even at the expense of England, often taking advantage of their inexperienced ruler, Henry VI, whose opponent was Joan of Arc. In the final act, the young king considers peace with France and marriageThe life and death of King John
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
First published in 1623, this is a historical drama about King John's early thirteenth-century reign. The plot deals with the…
ruler's cruelty toward Arthur, his nephew and the rightful heir to the throne. Other principal characters include Constance, Arthur's grieving mother, and the Bastard, illegitimate son of Richard I, John's late brother. The text makes no mention of John's role in granting the Magna Carta nor of Robin Hood, an archenemyLost in Yonkers (Plume drama)
Par Neil Simon. 1991
Play set in New York, 1942. After their mother's death, Arty and Jay are visiting their stern grandmother. When their…
father finishes a private talk with his mother, the boys are shocked to learn he wants them to stay there while he takes a traveling job. Grandmother agrees with the boys that it would be a very bad idea. But childlike Aunt Bella surprises everyone by insisting they remain. For high school and older readers. Pulitzer Prize