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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The journey of a lifetime for young Lily Strickland begins not out of her love for adventure but out of heartache. Longing for the father she lost to the ocean and having no way to say goodbye, Lily strikes out on her own. Leaving behind a safe, loving environment with her grandparents and loving mother, she faces not only her fears but the obstacles the wilderness presents.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Athens is a small town on its last legs. The town's high school is about to be closed down and their once mighty football team hasn't had a winning season in twelve years. All of those years ago, tragedy struck and the coach retired. But when that same coach returns for one final season, he brings a glimmer of hope. Now, the town will get one last chance at redemption.
3) Alabama Moon
Language
English
Description
After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven-year-old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
Language
English
Description
Two carefree pals (Macchio and Whitfield) traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, Vincent Gambini (Pesci) is the cousin of one of them and he is a lawyer. Vinny is a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try and has never been in court. When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend (Tomei) to handle his first case, it's a real shock--for both Vinny...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results.
Language
English
Description
Sophie and the moonhanger: In the 1950s South, a woman is torn between her husband, the Grand Dragon of the KKK and her black best friend.
Go tell it on the mountain: John has a talent for writing, but his father has pushed him towards a life of faith. As the two battle each other, they must also overcome their own personal struggles in this adaptation of James Baldwin's beloved novel.
Execution of Raymond Graham: Raymond Graham has been a criminal...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Zoe Hart's life was going according to plan: she was on her way to becoming a heart surgeon just like her father. But when she's told that she didn't have the bedside manner needed for an important fellowship, she's devastated. If she wants to get the fellowship next year, she must become a general practitioner. So, the New Yorker takes a chance on an offer from an admirer--in the deep south.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A Bible-belt preacher in 1970s Alabama, Fudge faces prejudice and injustice as he challenges long-established traditions and narrow-minded critics. And things heat up when he's hired to research the topic of hell. His conclusions ignite a fiery debate that continues to this day.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Little big league: An inspiring family comedy adventure about a boy's determination to put the fun back into baseball after inheriting the Minnesota Twins.
Little Giants: A tale of brotherly love on trial and fatherly love in action, as the brother of an ex-football star coaches a team of misfits that includes his daughter.
Hometown legend: Athens is a small town on its last legs. The town's high school is about to be closed down and their once...
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