Cranston Public Library

"Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: his crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking -- each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly...

The Stampers, a logging family pit by circumstance against big business, are rough, hard men and women who live by the motto "never give an inch." Added to the turmoil is the return of Leland, a dope-smoking, college educated half brother whose arrival triggers a tidal wave of events that spiral gradually out of control.

Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian....

"A housebound trophy housewife steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her tyrannical husband after the workers go on strike. To everyone's surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action."

"Shortly before the college football national championship game, the star quarterback and a teammate start a player's strike to fight for fair compensation for student athletes."--

"Water over Stones...weaves in themes of friendship, nature, and death. Yet in capturing a span of time from the early 1970s, when the shadow of the Franco dictatorship still loomed, to 2017,... [three] boys must learn to leave their old beliefs behind and move on...As threads of water run over stones in the river, so these lives run together, and, over time, technology and industry bring new changes as the wheel of life turns"--

The Valley of the Moon (1913) is a novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his experiences as a working-class man and dedicated socialist, London incorporates aspects of his own biography-his interest in sailing, his life on a ranch in Sonoma County-to tell a story of hardship, hope, and perseverance. Having grown disillusioned with the labor movement, London uses the novel to advocate for sustainable agriculture and other alternatives to...

Men in black (1934): Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard. These three nitwits take medical malpractice to a whole new level. Story and screenplay by Felix Adler; directed by Raymond McCarey; director of photography, Benjamin Kline; editor, James Sweeney. The sitter downers (1937): A sit-down strike wins three imbeciles the girls of their dreams. Written by Ewart Adamson; directed by Del Lord; director of photography, George Meehan; editor, Charles...