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Series
Red gloves series volume 1
Description
In this powerful holiday story, a man who lost everything has his whole life changed after a little girl’s letter reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.
Ten years later Big Earl meets Gideon, a seven-year-old leukemia patient who believes with all her heart that "Christmas means never having to ask God how much he loves us." Gideon is determined to reach this lonely and hurting man who hates Christmas — and he...Description
"Irena Sendler was one of the most remarkable--and most unlikely--heroes of World War II, saving 2500 Jewish children during the German occupation of Poland. As a social worker, Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto, making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a Jewish friend and safely hide the young girl with a Catholic family. Realizing that thousands of children were still in danger, Irena recruited sympathetic friends and co-workers...
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Description
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more...
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Scrat's constant quest for an acorn causes a shift in the ice. Manny, Sid, and Diego end up stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the sea. A group of misfit pirates are determined to stop the trio from ever returning home.
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pascal is a young French boy who discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own and begins to follow Pascal everywhere. The two become inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.
9) Zoya
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Zoya's royal Russian upbringing comes to an abrupt end when her parents are killed in the Russian revolution, forcing her to flee with her grandmother, penniless and alone. Life is difficult until Zoya weds an American soldier and moves to New York, where they have two children. But the stock market crash leads to the death of her husband, and Zoya must rebuild her life once again.
11) Despicable me
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Gru delights in all things wicked. Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions, and armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen, a potential dad.
12) Curly top
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Edward Morgan, rich trustee of an orphanage, meets and is entranced with little Elizabeth and her older sister Mary. He adopts them and they come to adore Edward. Mary falls in love with Edward, and he has the same feelings; Elizabeth plays matchmaker.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Formats
Description
It is 1970 in Red Grove, Alabama, and at Lu Olivera's school the white kids and black kids sit on different sides of the classroom. Six-grader Lu just wants to get along with everyone, but growing racial tensions will not let Lu stay neutral about the racial divide in school. Her old friends have been changing lately--acting boy crazy and making snide remarks about Lu's newfound talent for running track. Lu's secret hope for a new friend is fellow...
14) Kung fu panda 2
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed....
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war.
16) Pru's diary
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
151 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"Dear Diary, Can you believe Lucky, Abigail and I are traveling to a circus exhibition with El Circo dos Grillos? It's supposed to be the most spectacular event, with tons of circuses performing their best acts and sharing in amazing traditions. I'll even get do my clown act...but I'm feeling a bit nervous about it. I wish Dad and Mom were here to help me out. Especially now, since this girl Catalina keeps acting like her clown performance is going...
Author
Series
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 1
Description
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this delightful, animated holiday special, Babar travels to the North Pole to visit Father Christmas' toy shop and to save the holiday for Celesteville. Includes two Bonus Episodes highlighting core family values: 'A Child in the Snow' and 'The Gift'.
20) A close shave
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (44 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wallace and Gromit knit up trouble in another wacky adventure. Just when Wallace falls in love with the enigmatic Wendolene, owner of the local knitting shop, the intertwined pair get wrapped up in an underground sheep-rustling scheme. Sheep run rampant and Gromit is framed.
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