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1) Hamlet
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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
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When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."
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Amgash novels volume 1
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When a routine appendix operation leads to infection, married writer Lucy Barton reflects on her childhood and the people she and her recently estranged mother used to know when her mother comes to visit her in a New York City hospital. 208pp., 175K, Auth res: New York, NY
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An American couple bring their 10-year-old daughter, Claire, to her grandfather Lawrence's hotel in The Dolomites, Italy. They usually come for Christmas but this year it's August. The fact is they are breaking up and want Lawrence to be the one to tell Claire, especially as he has such a special relationship with his granddaughter. Once Claire realizes there's not going to be a family Christmas this year, she insists on everyone making it Christmas...
6) Afraid
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Curtis and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing - and no one - gets in her family's way.
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1981.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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How do you kill something that's already dead? That's the question Billy Chong faces when he goes up against the "Kung Fu Zombie". Billy's father crosses the wrong exorcist, and there's hell to pay. The evil priest unleashes an army of the undead against Chong's family, led by the Mad Korean, Kwan Young Moon.
8) Joy
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[2016]
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2 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce.
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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From acclaimed filmmaker Goran Stolevski comes a story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we're born into and the ones we find for ourselves. Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend's two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.
10) The return
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[2025]
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After 20 years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength.
11) You again
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[2011]
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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For Marnie, high school was a horror movie, and her brother's wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. It's nice girl versus mean girl in this hysterical reunion with the one person Marnie would really like to forget. And if that weren't enough, Marnie's mom reunites with her own high school nemesis. Bonus features include bloopers, deleted scenes, behind the scenes, and more.
12) Speak no evil
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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One family accepts an invitation to the rural home of another they met on vacation, only to find their lives altered in unexpected, deeply horrifying ways.
13) The beast within
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After a series of strange events leads her to question her family's isolated life in a remote fortified compound, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks deep into the heart of the ancient forest. But upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the terrifying ancestral secret they've tried so desperately to conceal.
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[2021]
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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During one fateful weekend, the family of brilliant astrophysicist Albert James has a complete meltdown, setting in motion a raucous and hilarious series of events that mirror his radical theories of the behavior of the universe. Inspired by Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, John Hughes, and Wes Anderson, this story is one part coming-of-age and another part midlife crisis, as the adventures of this dysfunctional family take you to places that are equally...
15) Night swim
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, he moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve, teenage daughter Izzy, and young son Elliot. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home's shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home's past will unleash...
16) Never let go
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family's protective bond. Needing to stay connected at all times even tethering themselves with ropes, they cling to one another, urging each other to never let go. But when one of the boys' questions if the evil is real, the ties that bind them together are severed, triggering...
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After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world, apart.
18) Unsung hero
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[2024]
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on a remarkable true story, Unsung Hero follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives. Helen's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With...
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ralphie is all grown up in this sequel to the annual holiday favorite in which he must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad. Peter Billingsley returns to the role that has made kids of all ages anticipate Christmas morning like no other.
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2003.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A Critically-Acclaimed Romance set in 1930's England featuring Rose Byrne, Henry Cavill and Bill Nighy. The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton and his brother Neil. Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding...
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