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(0)Edward Herrmann
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IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 27
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"For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times--the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University...
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed...
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed...
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A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history....
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In the early 1900's, Isaac Cline was a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage Galveston, Texas, where he was based, was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets nature's last uncontrollable force, based on Cline's own letters, telegrams, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest...
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In a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of Greenwoods Orphanage, where Mrs. Hartley and the children under her tender care become her family. But when tragedy strikes, Rose loses the only home she has ever known and she is abruptly shipped to Irongates--a place that seems as cold and cruel as her previous home was kind. The strict headmaster, Mr. Crampton, immediately seems to dislike Rose--and makes sure...
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Julie Taylor has a problem: how to cope with a pending divorce, find meaningful employment, live with her mother's constant advice and raise her two children. Since the death of her father, her no-holds-barred mother has been leaning more toward the belief that angels, and 'heaven', is right here with them.
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Presents the classic movie about Little Orphan Annie, who finds happiness with the famous billionaire Daddy Warbucks, as well as "Annie: A Royal Adventure" in which Annie and her friends Hannah and Molly accompany Daddy Warbucks to England, where they must stop the evil Lady Edwina Hogbottom from taking over Buckingham Palace.
9) Richie Rich
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A likable but isolated kid has everything money can buy except friends--until he hits it off big with a group of sandlot kids.
10) Reds
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The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist, and Louise Bryant, writer and feminist.
11) The lost boys
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Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons, Mike and Sam, to settle down with her father in Santa Clara, California. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying...