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2) Measuring up
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[2020]
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205 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food.
4) Sing
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[2017]
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A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world's animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
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Charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites you to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek. But as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. A storm rages as a deadly threat stalks the contestants, turning the challenge into something far more sinister than the social media stunt it was intended to be. Enter Adele, a single mother with a fierce determination to protect her...
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Greed, lust, power, and murder are words not commonly associated with the world of classical music. Yet this is the setting into which blind Daniel Jacobus, a reclusive, cantankerous violin teacher living in self-imposed exile in rural New England, is inexorably drawn. For Jacobus, who spends his time chain smoking, listening to old LPs, and berating students in the hope they will flee, the evils of that world are epitomized by the "Piccolino" Stradivarius,...
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The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. In a series of narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the elite at the Basel Art Fair, the eccentricities of Artforum magazine, the...
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[2017]
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3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.'s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds, judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
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"CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Carlene Lovell is distraught when she finds out her husband of ten years has been having an affair. As if that didn't stir things up enough, Carlene decides to hit him where it hurts: at the annual chili cook-off, which he's won as long as they've been married. To win, though, she'll need more than a little help... Police Chief Jack Landry has been smitten with Carlene since high school. Now that her no-good husband is out of...
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[2017]
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3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follow twelve amateur bakers as they don aprons and head for the tent in the British countryside, hoping to be named Britain's best. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood create challenges to test their baking prowess, creativity, and skill. Joined by hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, they search for the best all-around baker among the contestants.
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[2016]
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1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
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"Poppy McAllister is happy about opening a Jersey Shore B&B— but working in a professional kitchen has always been her real dream. Now it's coming true, at least briefly, as she teams up with her former fiancée, Tim— and his condescending partner, Gigi— during the high-profile Restaurant Week challenge. Poppy's specialty is pastries, despite her devotion to a Paleo diet. But if anyone can make glorious gluten-free goodies, it's Poppy. Things...
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All Star cheerleaders spend hours every week training to perform for a few short minutes. Their routines are carefully choreographed to earn a team as many points as possible. This title introduces readers to the exciting world of cheer competitions. It explores the history of competitive cheer, the process of preparing to compete, and what to expect on competition day. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index....
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[2017]
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3 videodiscs (approx. 10 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.
19) Asteroid City
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[2023]
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The production of a play is frought with drama and romance in and of itself, from its writing and casting to rehearsals and staging. Onstage, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events while each attendee and their family members deal with their own interpersonal issues.
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Four strangers in the midst of difficult life transitions find friendship, purpose, and perfect pitch in in this heartfelt comic novel. In the small English village of St. Ambrose, the members of the Bridgeford Community Choir have little in common. But when their singing coach dies unexpectedly before a big contest, the motley group must join forces and voices in pursuit of an impossible-seeming goal. Featuring an eclectic cast of characters including...





