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Pub. Date
2014
Description
Eric Lomax is a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering from the psychological trauma, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor from the prison camp in an attempt to let go of a lifetime...
2) The Red Pony
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
The moving and beautiful story of a boy, a sorrel colt and the sun-drenched California earth." Junius Maltby: After ten years as a San Francisco accountant, Junius moves to sunny Pastures of Heaven, marries, has a son and becomes poverty stricken through laziness. When he realizes he is hurting his son, he has to make a decision.
Description
The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent, and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe. Although he never fired a single shot, Garbo helped to save thousands of lives, most notably by misinforming the Germans...
4) Hot pursuit
Pub. Date
2015
Description
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
"[Witherspoon] seems unafraid to cut loose, and she and Vergara make a terrific team."--Village Voice
5) Collide
Pub. Date
2017
Description
After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen. Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran to protect his longtime girlfriend Juliette before Hagen gets his hands on her. Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase on the German highways to save the...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've...
7) Stellaluna
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A toy velveteen rabbit longs to be loved, and he begins to experience this when a boy adopts him as his favorite toy. But the rabbit wonders about "real" after meeting two rabbits with feet that pad softly on the ground and with noses that twitch. He learns that he cant jump like the other rabbits and that he smells different. Its only when a mysterious nursery fairy kisses him that the velveteen rabbit learns finally what its...
Pub. Date
2018
Formats
Description
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
10) Ben-Hur
Pub. Date
2016
Description
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
"It... stands as one of the season's better studio releases."--Village Voice
"...it's at least within a javelin's throw of HBO's Rome."--Guardian
Pub. Date
2015
Description
In the Ninth century, a group of Vikings, is approaching Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the north of the island. But their ship gets caught in a storm and is smashed to pieces on the rocks off the coast of Scotland, the only part of Britain without any Viking settlements. When the daughter of the Scottish King by chance falls into Viking hands, they see the opportunity for demanding a large ransom.
12) Avengers Grimm
Pub. Date
2015
Description
When Rumplestiltskin destroys the Magic Mirror and escapes to the modern world, the four princesses of Once Upon a Time Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel are sucked through the portal too. Well-trained and endowed with magical powers, they must fight Rumplestiltskin and his army of Thralls before he enslaves everyone on earth.
13) Dragon Blade
Pub. Date
2015
Description
When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An and his group of trained warriors teams up with an elite legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to maintain the delicate balance of power in the region. To protect his country and his new friends, Huo An gathers the warriors of thirty-six ethnic nations together to fight Tiberius in an incredible epic battle.
"...eye-catching..."--Hollywood...
14) El Coyote
Pub. Date
2020
Description
The Italian mob descends on the Mexico border to take on the most powerful cartel in America.
15) ROGUE
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Team leader O’Hara leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels, and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
16) Volcano
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Learn about the forces inside the Earth that cause volcanoes to erupt and earthquakes to shake the landscape.
Pub. Date
2017
Description
With Wilson Fisk behind bars, Matt thinks his efforts to bring order to Hell's Kitchen are succeeding, until chaos reignites with two new arrivals: Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher), an anguished ex-soldier determined to visit bloody, irrevocable 'justice' upon his adversaries, and Matt's volatile old flame Elektra Natchios. Meanwhile, a lethal, relentless source of ancient evil continues to amass power.
18) Night Hunter
Pub. Date
2019
Description
A weathered lieutenant, his police force, and a local vigilante are all caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a recently arrested, troubled man who's linked to years of female abductions and murders.
19) The Driver
Pub. Date
2019
Description
In this terrifying action-thriller starring Mark Dacascos and Julie Condra, a father fights to rescue his family from the undead when an attack destroys their survival compound.
20) Braven
Pub. Date
2018
Description
When Joe and his father arrive at their remote hunting cabin, they're hoping for a quiet weekend. What they find is a stash of heroin, hidden in the cabin by drug traffickers. When the criminals suddenly descend upon the cabin, Joe and his father must make a kill-or-be-killed stand for survival.