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22) The jungle book
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1100L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Mowgli is not an ordinary boy; he can climb trees like a monkey and even outrun a tiger. He is a child of the jungle. Discovered at the edge of a cave in the Seeonee hills, Mowgli was taken under the care and protection of a family of wolves when he was no more than a baby. Now adopted by the wolf-pack, he slowly grows up away from the world of men. Along the way he makes life-long friends: Baloo the brown bear and Bagheera the wise panther who help...
Author
Lexile measure
880L
Description
"Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil? Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw and the doomed outcome of that relationship, leading to his revenge. Poetic, complex and grand in scope, Emily Bront©±'s masterpiece...
27) Mansfield Park
Author
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Jane Austen's third published novel after Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, young Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram at Mansfield Park. Raised among her four cousins, Fanny, the poor relation, often goes unobserved in the household, making her a unique observer of the ethics, morals, attitudes and behavior of English society.
29) 12 angry men
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons. Eleven men believe the boy is guilty, while one man fervently believes he is innocent.
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's neglected wife becomes infatuated with him.
31) Kiss me deadly
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A detective gives a ride to a half-naked girl, who is abruptly killed by thugs. Almost killed himself, the detective tries to solve the murder. Along the way, he is told to back off by the Feds, a bomb is placed in his car, a friend is killed, and he himself is beaten, drugged, and held hostage.
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of the story about the struggle of a Boston teacher, Annie Sullivan, to communicate with and teach the deaf, blind, and mute child, Helen Keller.
35) Moby Dick
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
36) Some like it hot
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians in an all-girl band.
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (251 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The 39 steps": Richard Hanney gets more than he bargained for when he brings home a frightened young woman who confesses to be a British agent on the trail of foreign spies. "Young and innocent": Starlet Christine Clay washes up on a seaside beach and is found by Robert. As he is running for help, he is spotted by swimmers who report him as the murderer. "Rich and strange": Fred Hill and his wife, Emily are a small-town couple leading an ordinary,...