Dan Stevens
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After being punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift, Father Time returns to Earth along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
272 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In "Trouble at Gold Plume," Jim Harrigan is a former lawman who is hunting down his brother-in-law, Rush Kane, believing that Rush's dishonesty caused Jim's sister's death. In his pursuit, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly war for gold.
"Twin Rocks" is the ranching community Morgan Dill abandoned three years ago following the death of his father. His fiancee had broken their engagement after learning Morgan's sister would control the ranch...
3) The rental
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light..
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
A sweeping romance set at a bohemian artist colony on the picturesque coast of pre-war England and is based on the true story of painter Sir Alfred Munnings and his blue-blood best friend Gilbert. Munnings rises to become one of the premier artists of his time, winning the affection of beauty Florence Carter-Wood. But when Gilbert falls for Florence as well, a love triangle emerges with tragic consequences.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the story of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from *A Christmas Carol*. Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay...
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In order to obtain funds for her research, Alma is persuaded to participate in an extraordinary study. For three weeks she is required to live with Tom, a humanoid robot designed to be the perfect life partner for her, trailored to her character and needs.
8) Her smell
Publisher
Something She, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[DVD].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Forced to get sober and reckon with the past, a self-destructive punk rock superstar retreats from the spotlight and tries to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
9) Marshall
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases.
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled night as Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
11) Colossal
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 50 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, the Orient Express is stopped dead in its tracks by a snowdrift. Passengers awake to find the train still stranded and to discover that a wealthy American has been brutally stabbed to death in his private compartment. Incredibly, that compartment is locked from the inside. With no escape into the wintery landscape the killer must still be on board. Fortunately, the brilliant...
13) Blithe spirit
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a seþance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Original UK [unedited] ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (525 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.
15) Going solo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes an autobiographical account of his exploits as a World War II pilot!
Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving,...
Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving,...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
18) The fifth estate
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg team up to become underground watchdogs of the very powerful. They create a platform that allows whistleblowers to anonymously leak covert data. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society, and...
Publisher
Carnival Film & Television Limited
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Original UK ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (368 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Downton Abbey--a sprawling Edwardian mansion and park nestled in the lush North Yorkshire countryside--needs an heir. A tragedy at sea has claimed the life of the presumed heir, and Lord Grantham is faced with the possibility that the house he's loved his whole life might one day belong to a distant cousin he's never met. Before he can worry about that, he must deal with his scandalous daughter, Lady Mary, who many believe to be the rightful heir...