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Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
8 books (471 pages ; 21 cm), 1 reading guide ; in canvas bag (45 x 36 cm)
Language
English
Description
At her mother's request, Caretta Rutledge travels back to the beach house she spent most of her childhood summers at, where she begins to reconnect with her estranged family.
1982) Boundaries
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Laura is a single mother, who has a constant need to put rescue animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him to live with her sister. Along for the ride is her bright but troubled son Henry, and an assortment of animal charity cases. Jack convinces Henry to help him sell off his copious supply of marijuana at every stop of their journey, resulting in unexpected...
1983) The perfect man
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a teenager, Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom, Jean, has another personal meltdown involving second-rate guys. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man. Holly creates an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem through e-mails. When the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, she...
Series
Select editions large type volume 136, April, 2005
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
477 pages (large type) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
1985) The Piano
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (732 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ; in 1 multi-disc DVD case
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
La La Land (PG-13) (2016) (128 min.): A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
Sweeney Todd (R) (2007) (116 min.): Based on the award-winning musical, this is the story of a man who was unjustly sent to prison and now, with the help of his diabolical meat-pie-making...
1987) Binge box: Julia Roberts
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (787 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ; in 1 multi-disc DVD case
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Notting Hill: The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when the most famous star in the world walks into his shop and buys a book.
Erin Brockovich: A brash former beauty queen and single mom talks her way into a job at a small L.A. law firm and begins investigating mysterious illnesses.
Steel magnolias: This is the story of six women and their friendship,...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book ; 27 cm + 1 book (1 volume (unpaged ; color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl, who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings.
1989) Little women
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 205 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An enchanting screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's original novel. As the Civil War rages on, the four sisters of the March family struggle to grow up without the guiding hand of their loving father.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
8 books (135 pages) in a bag ; 37 x 41 cm + 1 folder (30 x 25 cm)
Language
English
Description
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
In late 1920s Missouri, when hard times force her mother to take a night job, eleven-year-old Lizbeth is placed in an orphanage, where her loneliness and worry are eased by a new, if difficult, friendship.
1992) Star fish
Author
Publisher
Go Reader
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital ; 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 kit in a cloth bag ; (40 x 49 cm) + 1 folder
Language
English
Description
"Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who makes the life-changing mistake of having an affair with her boss who is beloved, admired, successful, and very married and blogging about it. When the affair comes to light, the Congressman doesn't take the fall, but Aviva does, and her life is over before it hardly begins. She becomes a late night talk show punchline; she is slut shamed, labeled as fat...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Physical Desc
1 kit in a cloth bag ; (40 x 49 cm) + 1 folder
Language
English
Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies...Ever since she wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, Ellie's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by her list of Fat Girl Rules, which are all about not standing out. And she's found a haven in her swimming pool, where she feels...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (656 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beowulf: In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages.
The lovely bones: When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful...