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English
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The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. The dragon Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women, and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo attempts to make him see reason.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. As each character and each relationship is tested, and shows the variety of roads people choose; some tragic, some hopeful.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"The world of Ninjago is in terrible danger. An army of skeletons has invaded from the underworld, under the command of the evil Lord Garmadon. Their goal: capture the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu, artifacts so powerful it is said no one being can wield them all at once. Now Garmadon's brother, the heroic Sensi Wu, must gather four young men and train them in the ways of the ancient art of Spinjitzu. These four - Kai, Jay, Zane and Cole - must become...
47) The lunchbox
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Hindi
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Trying to add some spice to her marriage, Ila prepares a special lunchbox for her husband at work. Unbeknownst to her, it is mistakenly delivered to another worker, Saajan. Curious about the lack of reaction from her husband, Ila puts a note in the next day's lunchbox. This begins a series of lunchbox notes between Saajan and Ila, and the communication soon evolves into an unexpected friendship. Ila and Saajan become lost in a virtual relationship...
51) Of boys and men
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Set on Chicago's West Side, this moving drama highlights the strength of family and the power of love. The long-awaited day has finally arrived: Holden and Rieta Cole's eldest son Terrell is graduating from college! But tragedy strikes suddenly, and now the Coles are forced to cope with overwhelming grief on top of life's everyday challenges. While Holden battles demons of pain and regret, his sister Janay steps in to help guide her loved ones on...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So, in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a period when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog, he reverts to atavistic traits. Buck...
55) Fire at sea
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Italiano
Description
Samuele is twelve years old and lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, and loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women, and children who try to cross it to get to his island. But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last...
57) The first grader
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Based on the true story of N'gan'ga Maruge, an elderly man who decides to pursue an education that he was never able to afford when the government of Kenya passes a law to make free education available to the nation's children.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The world of Ninjago is in terrible danger. An army of skeletons has invaded from the underworld, under the command of the evil Lord Garmadon. Their goal: capture the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu, artifacts so powerful it is said no one being can wield them all at once. Now Garmadon's brother, the heroic Sensei Wu, must gather four young men and train them in the ways of the ancient art of Spinjitzu. These four: Kai, Jay, Zane and Cole must become ninja...
60) The dogfather
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After his bulldog Sonny swallows his ring, a mafia don sends his two best men to retrieve it as Sonny settles into his new life with the Franks family in the suburbs.