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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Spain, 1966: Antonio is a teacher and a Beatles fan, facets he combines by getting his pupils to recite the lyrics from Help in English class. When he learns that his idol John Lennon is making a film in Almeria, he resolves to meet him. On the journey he picks up two young runaways: Bethlehem, a pregnant girl fleeing a convent, and Juanjo, a boy escaping a dictatorial father.
8843) American graffiti
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Four teenagers come of age in 1962 on the last summer night before they go off to college, jobs, or the army.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From comedian, Esquire contributor, and former MTV VJ Dave Holmes, the hilarious memoir of a music geek and perpetual outsider fumbling his way toward self-acceptance, with the music of the '80s, '90s, and '00s as his soundtrack. Dave Holmes has spent his life on the periphery, nose pressed hopefully against the glass, wanting just one thing: to get inside. Growing up, he was the artsy kid in the sporty family. At his high school and Catholic college,...
8846) Sounder
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Classroom edition.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of an 11-year-old black youngster, "Boy." When his sharecropper father is arrested and sentenced to five years at hard labor after stealing food to feed his family, Boy embarks upon a journey to find out where his father has being imprisoned. Accompanied by his dog Sounder, Boy also makes the arduous crossover from boyhood to manhood, with the help (and sometimes hindrance) of various people along the road.
8847) Growing pangs
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Katie navigates life as a homeschooler, forms a better understanding of the OCD she experiences, and learns that growing apart from friends is sometimes part of growing up.
8848) My girl: My girl 2
Language
English
Description
My girl: Eleven-year-old Vada does a lot of growing up one summer. Her widowed father gets involved with a new girlfriend, her grandmother slips into senility, her best friend dies, and Vada is the object of desire for the boy next door.
My girl 2: A young girl goes to visit her uncle in Los Angeles in hopes of learning more about her deceased mother.
8849) Captains courageous
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After being swept overboard from an oceanliner, Harvey Cheyne, spoiled son of a millionaire, is rescued by fishermen who put him to work on their boat.
8850) Tanta agua
Series
Film Movement volume 11, film 11
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Alberto, a divorced father, takes his two children for a vacation at a thermal resort in Salto. Things don't turn out as planned as the non-stop rain forces them to stay indoors, away from the pools and with no TV. Alberto's efforts to entertain his children are met with indifference by Federico, his youngest son, and Lucía, his teenage daughter. -- imdb.com
8852) The spectacular now
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
While Aimee dreams of the future, Sutter lives in the now, and yet somehow, they₂re drawn together. What starts as an unlikely romance becomes a sharp-eyed, straight-up snapshot of the heady confusion and haunting passion of youth.
8853) Shooting star
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[English subtitle version].
Language
Afrikaans
Description
The gripping true story of musical prodigy Phillip Schuman, a fifteen-year-old boy whose real world pain threatens to overshadow the light of his incredible talent as a world renowned pianist. A father and son story that promises to touch every viewer. An inspirational film that highlights the beauty of God-given talents, while also pointing to the power of forgiveness and healing.
8854) Ashby
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Awkward Ed Wallis moves to a new town with his single mom and needs help fitting in. Brainier than his peers, Ed figures playing high school football might be a good way to make more friends, but his only new friend, Eloise, thinks it's odd. When Ed gets an assignment to write an essay about someone from an older generation, he introduces himself to his neighbor, Ashby Holt, and the two embark on an unlikely, immediate friendship. Ashby's style of...
Author
Language
Türkçe
Description
The ancient Babylonians were the first people to discover the universal laws of prosperity. In The Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason reveals their secrets for creating, growing, and retaining wealth.
Through these entertaining tales of merchants, tradesmen, and herdsmen, you'll learn how to save more out what you earn, get out of debt, put your money to work, attract good luck, choose wise investments, and safeguard a lasting fortune.
8857) Dear Evan Hansen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, the film is written for the screen by the show's Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show's Oscar,...
8858) Summer 1993
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Catalan
Description
Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Punctuated by moments of youthful exuberance and mature ruminations, this coming-of-age drama, set amongst summery hues, is an extraordinarily moving snapshot of being a child in an adult world.
8859) Incredible doom: Vol 1
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Allison is drowning under the weight of her manipulative stage magician father. When he brings home the family's first computer, she escapes into a thrilling new world where she meetings Samir, a like-minded new online friend who has just agreed to run away from home with her. After moving to a new town and leaving all of his friends behind, Richard receives a mysterious note in his locker with instructions on how to connect to 'Evol BBS,' a dial-in...
8860) Remarkably Ruby
Author
Series
Emmie and friends volume 6
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
" Pride. Popularity . . . Poetry? Middle school. Ruby and Mia are total opposites: Ruby is a little awkward, not a "joiner," and loves to write poetry. While Mia is type A, popular(ish), and wants to be class prez. They used to be friends. But now they have nothing in common anymore. . . . Or do they?" --Provided by Publisher.
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