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1) Tombstone
Series
Language
English
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U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday team up to bring law to the lawless in a showdown with ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
The story of one of the X-Men's most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into her iconic alter ego. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our...
3) The prestige
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Description
Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London. Two magicians share an intense rivalry with each other and leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy. The rivalry is so intense that is will be full of obsession, deceit and jealousy, with both dangerous and deadly consequences. From the time that Robert Angier and Alfred Bordon first met, the two were competitors. However, their once friendly competition evolves into battle for each other's...
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English
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Description
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
Author
Series
Mitford years volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are friendly. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old....
6) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings."--Internet movie database.
Pub. Date
[Date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
Season six introduces several jarring storylines. As "Billith" comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging from a pool of blood at the end of season five, Louisiana governor Truman Burrell declares open season on vampires, replete with novel anti-vamp weapons and high-tech internment camp. Sookie and Jason steel themselves for an encounter with the killer of their parents, the mysterious and ancient Warlow.
9) Hereditary
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When the matriarch of the Graham framily passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence. What happens afterwards is a testament to the power of a woman's love...
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English
Description
Task Force X has been in constant service, but also must constantly recruit new members as the Suicide Squad lives up to its name. For a mission on the island of Corto Maltese, only Waller knows what Colonel Flag and his cons from Belle Reve will face, but team is in for a surprise -- and an enemy -- of epic proportions.
12) T2 trainspotting
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English
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Description
First there was an opportunity; then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him,...
13) Ocean's 8
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting -- that's how long Debbie Ocean has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it's going to take -- a team of the best people in the field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller. Together, they recruit a crew of specialists, including jeweler Amita, street con Constance, suburban mom Tammy, hacker Nine Ball, and fashion designer Rose. Their target -- a necklace that's worth more...
14) Beaches
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.
Language
English
Description
The action begins as The Joker and The Penguin try to cash in on a crooked counterfeiting scheme only to be foiled by the Dynamic Trio of Batman, Robin and Scooby-Doo! But The Joker and The Penguin return to try and steal a flying suit until Scooby-Doo and the gang prove that with a little help they have what it takes to bring the sky-high scoundrels back to Earth.
18) Measure of a man
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A bullied teenage boy experiences a turning point in his life when he learns to stand up for himself.
Series
Language
English
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James Bond, 007, is sent on a mission to Istanbul to try and acquire a Russian cypher machine known as Lektor from a defecting Russian agent. The evil SPECTRE organization has a plan to steal the decoder. This will grant access to Russian state secrets and irrevocably unbalance the world order. It is up to James to find and take possession of the device first. He must confront enemies that include Red Grant and the ruthless Rosa Klebb. Even as James...
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