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1) Hamlet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
2) Macbeth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Lush visuals illustrate the full original text of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the tale of a nobleman inspired to commit treason and murder in pursuit of the Scottish throne.
5) King Lear
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Description
From the writer of The Shield and the producer of The Sopranos. This show takes you even deeper into the unexplored world of this outlaw Californian Motorcycle Club as its members struggle to balance family life and weapon-trafficking business.
"...great cast, smart writing, and raucous stories make this an addictive show...Recommended."--Video Librarian
Description
A man is reunited with his teenage daughter after spending years in a mental institute. When he becomes convinced that ancient treasure is buried under his home, his daughter decides to go along with his antics.
"...focuses on the magic worth finding between a father and daughter. That's why the film sticks with you. It's a gift."--Rolling Stone
"...is worth seeing..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Breezy, loose-jointed."--New York Times
Description
Bobby Walker is living the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to redefine their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law that does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps...
9) Cafe
Description
Patrons in a Philadelphia cafe discover how connected their lives are after being affected by a tragedy. For the up-and-comers on Philadelphia's west side, West Philly Grounds is the place to be. There, Claire serves wisdom along with coffee and scones. The clientele comes to her with advice in love, life, and careers. But even the neighborhood's favorite gathering place has a dark side.
10) The conspirator
Formats
Description
Behind the story you've always heard about Abraham Lincoln's assassination, comes the thrilling true story about the people accused of conspiring to take down a government. In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the president, vice president, and secretary of state. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth planned the simultaneous...
11) Moneyball
Description
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
"A smart, intense and moving film that isn't so much about sports as about the war between intuition and statistics."--Roger Ebert
"...the perfect sports movie..."--Chicago Tribune
"...a thinking person's baseball movie, and a baseball fan's thinking movie."--Orlando...
12) Letters to god
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life and searching for meaning. Brady is at first confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
Description
Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated. Henry is a time traveler, cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with...
15) A civil action
Description
The real life story of a court room drama of a personal injury attorney whose determination entangles him in a case that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.
"The best legal thriller ever!"--USA Today
"A gripping film!"--New York Times
Description
Chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a debate team coach who turns a group of underdog students from a small African-American college into a historically elite debate team. Inspired by a true story.
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Michael Phillips
"...affirming and inspiring and re-creates the stories of a remarkable team and its coach."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"For a film about the power of speech, it's the quiet moments of rapture...
Description
Anastasia meets a handsome millionaire and her life will never be the same.
"With a loose-limbed naturalness, she conveys naivete, intellectual curiosity and romantic yearning, and shows the unassuming Ana's newfound thrill at being seen, however complicated the man holding her in his admiring gaze..."--The Hollywood Reporter.
"The film strips Fifty Shades of Grey to its essentials: a confident man, an awkward girl, and a red room rimmed with leather...
18) Woman in Gold
Description
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court.
"...engaging...
19) Endless love
Description
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy share an instant desire that sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
"Endless Love tells the story of star-crossed lovers, beautifully."--Toronto Star
"...a swoony love story..."--Entertainment Weekly
"...creates some believable sparks..."--Arizona Republic
20) The grace card
Description
Police officer Mac McDonald's life is shattered when a tragic accident takes the life of his son. Years later, Mac's bitterness and pain have eroded his love for his family, strained his relationships on the force, and left him angry with God. When Mac gets partnered up in the squad car with Sam Wright, an African-American ordained minister turned cop, will the two be able to join forces and help one another when it's impossible to look past their...
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