Derek Jacobi
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Lucy and Edmond, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the magic land of Narnia, where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 7
Language
English
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Description
The Sherlock Holmes Collected Edition of adventures and mystery.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is the third collection of Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1905. It includes stories published in The Strand Magazine in 1903 and 1904, bringing Holmes for the first time into the twentieth century.
Doyle had memorably “killed off” Holmes in a struggle with his nemesis Professor Moriarty in the story “The Final Problem,” which had appeared in 1893 (and which is included
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
English novelist, historian and science writer Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) abandoned teaching and launched his literary career with a series of highly successful science-fiction novels. The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who journeys into the future to find that humanity has evolved into two races: the peaceful...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
An orphaned boy is raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
The orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures.
Author
Series
Handmaid's tale volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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"When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death. ...Picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead."--provided by publisher.
7) The hours
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Winner of the Pulitzer prize, the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, The Hours is now available on Unabridged CD.Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours tells the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, who one New York morning goes about planning a party in honor of a beloved friend; Laura Brown, who in a 1950s Los Angeles suburb slowly begins to feel the constraints of a perfect family and home; and Virginia...
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
All the sheepdogs on Borough Farm are hard working, so Naughty Eddie sets up a competition to discover who the best sheepdog on the farm is. Is it brave Ernie? Speedy Jake? Nimble Mist? The answer comes as a surprise to all of them. Join all of your sheepdog friends as they embark on adventures together, welcome some new pals, and compete for the title of 'top dog' of Borough Farm.
11) Richard II
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and...
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The witches: A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
Revolting rhymes & dirty beasts: Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Australia
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Childhood sweethearts Alan and Celia, both widowed and in their 70s, fall for each other all over again when they are reunited on the internet after nearly 60 years. Their relationship is a celebratory tale of the power of love at any age. But this is also a story about family, and with family comes baggage. Celia's respectable, head teacher daughter Caroline is juggling bringing up two boys and dealing with her husband's infidelity.
14) Manor house
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Following in the tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs and Robert Altman's 2001 Edwardian comic feature Gosford Park, Manor House takes a fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s"--Container.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning comedy drama and PBS favorite returns for a second season as the two childhood sweethearts work to finally make a life together. After Alan's near fatal heart attack, he and Celia decide to marry secretly - but how will their daughters react? Uptight Caroline and rebellious Gillian discover they actually quite like each other, but will the fact Gillian spent a night with Caroline's ex-husband John jeopardize the stepsisters' fledgling...
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
19) There be dragons
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life. This action-packed story stars Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) and Wes Bentley (American Beauty).. "As played by [Charlie] Cox, Escriva is earnest, heartfelt and full of tolerance, driven by his message of love and forgiveness for all,...
20) Henry V
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.