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Swallows : a novel / by Kirino, Natsuo,1951-author.(CARDINAL)684079; Hofmann-Kuroda, Lisa,translator.(CARDINAL)872745;

"When a young single woman in Tokyo decides she's ready to sell anything-even her womb-to escape the precarity of her life, an agency pairs her with a wealthy couple desperate to have a child. The match seems made in heaven. She even looks a little like the wife. But is anything ever that simple? Nothing has ever gone right for Riki. She left her boring hometown in Hokkaido, where she worked at a nursing home, for a better life in Tokyo. But as a temp in the big city she has no job security, and barely scrapes by. She eats the same old discount boiled egg for lunch every day, sometimes for dinner, too. Many of her peers have to take on a side hustle just to make ends meet. So when her friend discovers an agency offering a hefty sum for egg donation, both leap at the chance for an interview. Meanwhile, former ballet star Motoi Kusaoke and his wife, Yuko, have been trying to conceive for years. After trying what feels like every available option, it seems futile-until Motoi dives deep into his research and learns that, while surrogacy is technically illegal in Japan, there is a company that's found a loophole. Before long, everyone has an opinion on the matter: from Yuko's sex-obsessed, asexual best friend, to Motoi's controlling prima ballerina mother, and even the affable sex-worker-slash-therapist that Riki has been to a couple of times, after she accepted a down-payment to be a surrogate. Acutely funny and addictively page-turning, Swallows pulls at the seams of society, reassessing our understanding of motherhood, self-worth, bodily autonomy, and class. What does it mean to be "in control"? And can money really buy happiness?"--

Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Single women; Surrogate mothers; Parenthood;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4

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Mirror girls / by McWilliams, Kelly,author.(CARDINAL)460529;

As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were separated after the lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now Charlie is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-passing Magnolia is the heiress to a cotton plantation in Eureka, Georgia. When Magnolia finally learns the truth, her reflection mysteriously disappears from mirrors-- the sign of a terrible curse. In Harlem, Charlie's grandmother falls ill, and her final wish is to go back to Eureka-- and, unbeknownst to Charlie, to see Magnolia one last time. Now teenagers, the sisters reunite. They couldn't be more different, but they will need each other to put the hauntings of the past to rest, to break the mirrors' deadly curse-- and to discover the meaning of sisterhood in a racially divided land. --Ages 14 & up.Accelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Multiracial people; Twins; Sisters; Race relations; African Americans; Passing (Identity);

Available copies: 39 / Total copies: 47

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Unnatural causes [videorecording] : is inequality making us sick? / by Adelman, Larry.(CARDINAL)178165; Smith, Llewellyn.(CARDINAL)270323; California Newsreel (Firm)(CARDINAL)156332; National Minority Consortia (U.S.); Vital Pictures (Firm);

Introduction (5 min.) -- In sickness and in wealth (56 min.) / produced by Christine Herbes-Sommers, Llewellyn M. Smith ; directed by Llewellyn M. Smith ; editors, Chuck Scott, Andrea Williams, William A. Anderson ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; directors of photography, Stephen McCarthy, Richard Chisolm -- When the bough breaks (29 min.) / produced by Tracy Heather Strain, Randall MacLowry, Eric Stange ; directed by Tracy Heather Strain; editors, Randall MacLowry, Chuck Scott, James Rutenbeck ; composer, Tom Phillips ; directors of photography, Jonathan Weaver, Keith Walker -- Becoming American (29 min.) / produced and directed by Patricia Garcia Rios, Maria Teresa Rodriguez ; editor, Andrea Williams ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Richard Chisolm -- Bad sugar (29 min.) / produced and directed by James M. Fortier ; editor, Chuck Scott ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; directors of photography, Dan Krause, James M. Fortier -- Place matters (29 min.) / produced and directed by Ellie Lee ; editor, Andrea Williams ; composer, Tom Phillips ; directors of photography, John Baynard ... [et al.] -- Collateral damage (29 min.) / directed and produced by Eric Stange ; editors, Chuck Scott, James Rutenbeck ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy -- Not just a paycheck (30 min.) / directed and produced by James Rutenbeck ; editors, Andrea Williams, James Rutenbeck, Chuck Scott ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Richard Chisolm.Narrator, Llewellyn M. Smith.A four-hour documentary series arguing that "health and longevity are correlated with socioeconomic status, people of color face an additional health burden, and our health and well-being are tied to policies that promote economic and social justice. Each of the half-hour program segments, set in different racial/ethnic communities, provides a deeper exploration of the ways in which social conditions affect population health and how some communities are extending their lives be improving them" -- Container insert.Bad sugar: "O'odham Indians, living on reservations in southern Arizona, have perhaps the highest rate of Type 2 diabetes in the world. Some researchers see this as the literal 'embodiment' of decades of poverty, oppression, and loss. A new approach suggests that communities may regain control over their health if they can regain control over their futures" -- Container insert.Becoming American: "Recent Mexican immigrants tend to be healthier than the average American. But those health advantages erode the longer they've been here. What causes health to worsen as immigrants become American? What can we all learn about improved well-being from new immigrant communities?" -- Container insert.Collateral damage: "In the Marshall Islands, local populations have been displaced from their traditional way of life by the American military presence and globalization. Now they must contend with the worst of the 'developing' and industrialized worlds: infectious diseases such as tuberculosis due to crowded living conditions, and extreme poverty and chronic disease, stemming in part from the stress of dislocation and loss" -- Container insert.In sickness and in wealth: "What connections exist between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color? Follow four individuals from different walks of life to see how their position in society, shaped by social policies and public priorities, affects their health" -- Container insert.Not just a paycheck: "Residents of Western Michigan struggle against depression, domestic violence and higher rates of heart disease and diabetes after the largest refrigerator factory in the country shuts down. Ironically, the plant is owned by a company in Sweden, where mass layoffs, far from devastating lives, are relatively benign because of government policies that protect and retrain workers" -- Container insert.Place matters: "Increasingly, recent Southeast Asian immigrants, along with Latinos, are moving into long-neglected African American urban neighborhoods, and now their health is being eroded as a result. What policies and investment decisions create living environments that harm, or enhance, the health of residents? What actions can make a difference?" -- Container insert.When the bough breaks: "African American infant mortality rates remain twice as high as for white Americans. African American mothers with college degrees or higher face the same risk of having low birth-weight babies as white women who haven't finished high school. How might the chronic stress of racism over the life course become embedded in our bodies and increase risks?" -- Container insert.DVD.

Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; African Americans; Discrimination in medical care; Health and race; Hispanic Americans; Immigrants; Marshallese; Mexicans; Minorities; Social status; Southeast Asians; Tohono O'odham Indians; Unemployed;

For private home use only.

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Plaza Sésamo. [videorecording] : historias de niños grandes con Elmo / by Sesame Workshop,production company,film publisher.(CARDINAL)346879; Warner Home Video México (Firm),film distributor.;

Is your child is ready to be a big boy or girl? Accompany Elmo and the gang in 3 of the most important moments of a child's age: Leave a pacifier, learning to ride a tricycle and go to their first haircut. Children will learn with beloved characters in this fun and entertaining DVD.DVD; regions 1 and 4; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo; standard (full screen) format.

Subjects: Children's television programs.; Television programs.; Elmo (Fictitious character : Henson); Muppets (Fictitious characters); Pacifiers (Infant care);

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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El nuevo bebe an Ana and Andrew story / by Platt, Christine A.,1976-(CARDINAL)814772; Hardianto, Junissa,ills.(CARDINAL)823267; Thompson, Brook Helen.(CARDINAL)816232;

Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that in African American culture, a baby's name often tells an important story. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.Ana y Andrew estan esperando un hermano! La familia de Mama llega de Trinidad, y todos ayudan a prepararse. Cuando llega el bebe, aprenden de Abuelita que en la cultura afroamericana, el nombre de un bebé a menudo cuenta una historia importante"--Alineado con los Estandares Basicos Comunes y correlacionado con los estandares estatales. Calico Kid es un sello de Magic Wagon, una division de ABDO.Age Group: 05 to 08 BR Level 4Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Materiales en español.; Fiction.; ABDO Publishing Company.; African American boys; African American families; African American girls; African Americans; African Americans; Cultural pluralism; Immigrant families; Immigrants; Infants; Multiculturalism.; Music; Names, Personal; Siblings; Spanish language materials.; Spanish language materials; Siblings.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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