Octavia Spencer
1) The help
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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.
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A hard-to-prove art heist makes a New York City mystery for ninja detective Randi Rhodes in this second book in a series full of humor, adventure, and heart from Academy Award–winning actress Octavia Spencer. Randi Rhodes and her fellow ninja detectives, DC and Pudge, were flying high after solving the Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit. But life in sleepy Deer Creek has begun to feel…a bit boring. There are no crimes to investigate! But a trip to...
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Meet Randi Rhodes, the worlds first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Awardwinning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founders Day Festival. But the festivals main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the towns treasure, has gone missing. Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Leeinspired ninjas...
4) Ma
Pub. Date
[2019]
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Sue Ann, a loner in her quiet Ohio town, is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends. Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting younger friends. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home as long as they abide by the house rules. Her hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, and what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare....
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2017.
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1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented...
7) Gifted
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.
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[2019]
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1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Pete and Ellie choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
10) Luce
Pub. Date
2019.
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1 videodisc (approximately 110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Garnering recognition for his stellar athletic abilities and intellectual accomplishments "Luce" follows the titular characters struggle of maintaining his integrity while dealing with the circumstances of his background. Adopted from a war-torn country just ten years prior, Luce becomes the very essence of what many consider to be the American Dream. However, all changes when his teacher encounters a shocking revelation upon examining the contents...
11) Black or white
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[2015]
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1 videodisc (121 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.
12) The shack
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (approximately 132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
13) Onward
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Ian Lightfoot comes of age, his mother gives him the magical staff of his late father, which will let him cast a spell to spend one more day with his dad. But the spell goes awry and he has only 24 hours to set it right, so he and his older brother embark on an epic quest, with their mother trailing after, trying to protect them from a dangerous curse.
14) Zootopia
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2016.
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1 videodisc (approximately 108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Zootopia is a city like no other that is comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals from every environment live together. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking,...
15) Small town crime
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An alcoholic ex-cop seeks justice for the murder of a teen prostitute.
17) The Journeyman
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Orphaned since he and his brother were boys, a man tries to find and redeem the other who is now an outlaw in the Wild West.
18) Paradise
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After a nearly fatal accident, Lamb Mannerheim realizes that the world is much bigger than her small, God-fearing Montana town and heads to Las Vegas!
19) Jesus People
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When Pastor Jerry gets some troubling news, he sets out to create a contemporary Christian pop group that will reach his son - before his teenager dies and goes to hell.