Steve Bloom
1) The Stand-In
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After 17-year-old Brooks agrees to be a stand-in Homecoming date for a friend's geeky but wealthy cousin, he realizes becoming a rent-a-date for the socially awkward could help him earn college money. What could be the harm?
2) Coco
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FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
Grab The Tissues (WPL-ADULT)
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FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
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Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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Do you know the difference between burning one and Burning Man? Does using the name Marley as an adjective make total sense to you? Do you chuckle to yourself when the clock strikes 4:20? Are you convinced that the movie Dazed and Confused deserved an Oscar? If you answered "Dude!" to any of these questions, then Pot Culture is the book you've been waiting for.
For those in the know, it's the stoner bible. For novices, it's Pot 101. Either way, Pot...
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Reefer Movie Madness is the perfect follow-up to Halperin and Bloom's big-selling Pot Culture. It's the most extensive guide ever to movies for the stoner audience, a real market that has proven its mass appeal with the successful Harold and Kumar franchise and the Judd Apatow library.
In addition to entries on more than 420 films, there are contributions from well-known actors, movie directors, musicians, and celebrities, including Jason Mraz, comedian...
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"After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure"--Container.
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Cannabis has never been as widely accedpted or appreciated as it is today. Across the country- and around the world- researchers are finding that medical marijuana and CBD may play an important role in healing a wide number of aiments, including cancer, anxiety, sleep disorders, epilepsy, Crohn's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. THis comprehensive guide explores the latest developments about why marijuana and its cousin, hemp, have taken on such a key...
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Research indicates that approximately forty percent of all college students never earn a degree anywhere, any time in their lives. This fact has not changed since the middle of the 20th century. Written for practitioners and those who lead retention and persistence initiatives at both the institutional and public policy levels, INcreasing Persistence offers a compendium on college student persistence that integrates concept, theory, and research with...