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Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Constance is a young Nigerian refugee who is found washed up in a small boat, on the south coast of England, by Mark. Mark takes pity on Constance and takes her home to his wife Nicky. As Nicky and Constance strike up a friendship, it becomes clear that Constance is a devout Christian who is deeply troubled by her past but cannot remember what happened to her. At church, a young man, Terry, falls for her, but the feelings are not mutual. Constance...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Keesha's prize cucumber has been stolen and was replaced with a smelly old pickle. Ms Frizzle says a tiny group of troublemakers called the Mike Robe (microbe) Gang is responsible and takes the class for a visit into the teeny tiny world of microbes."--Container.
3) Macbeth
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world.
4) Jack Reacher
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher leaps off the pages of Lee Child's bestselling novel and onto the big screen in this explosive thriller. When an unspeakable crime is committed, all evidence points to the suspect in custody who offers up a single note in defense: Get Jack Reacher! The law has its limits, but Reacher does not when his fight for the truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience the thrilling adventures of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold. This heartwarming tale now charms a new generation of families and fans with its exquisite animation, unforgettable songs, and one of the greatest love stories of all time.
8) Standing up
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A young boy and girl escape their summer camp after being victims of a vicious prank and go on various adventures trying to find their way back home.
9) Straw dogs
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A meek mathematician who tries to flee the violence of American culture by moving to Cornwall finds he has to defend his family with violent means.
A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Captain America leads the fight for freedom in the action-packed blockbuster starring Chris Evans as the ultimate weapon against evil! When a terrifying force threatens everyone across the globe, the world's greatest soldier wages war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.--From container.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ciel and the demon butler Sebastian are summoned by the Queen to investigate multiple reports of missing children. When their underworld contacts reveal the disappearances increase when the mysterious Noah's Ark Circus comes to town the demonic duo must impress an enigmatic ringmaster in order to go undercover as performers--to Sebastian's delight and Ciel's disgust. At the core of the circus is a troupe of unique performers from Dagger the knife...
16) Donnybrook
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three desperate souls must fight their way out of a dead-end world in this bracing, gut-punching glimpse into America's dark underbelly. Earl is a struggling ex-marine and father determined to make a better life for his family, no matter what it takes. Angus is a violent, unhinged drug dealer who leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. And Delia is a haunted woman who will do anything to escape a life of crime she can no longer bear.
Series
Cloudy with a chane of meatballs volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals. Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world again!
19) Practical magic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters fight a family curse that destroys any man who falls in love with them.
The wry, comic romantic tale follows the Owens sisters as they struggle to use their hereditary gift for practical magic to overcome the obstacles in discovering true love.
20) Wonder
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
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