Jeff Daniels
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Series
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English
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"Homecoming" takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
In Jack London's original tale, The Call of the Wild, readers will find themselves alongside one dog's daring adventure. After more than a hundred years since its first publication, The Call of the Wild continues to entertain its readers on a journey of transformation and survival, one filled with excitement, sled dogs, and adventure.
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Series
Washington volume 1
Language
English
Description
A young George Washington hungers for fame and prestige as an officer in the British military. Sent by the British royal governor to deliver an ultimatum to the French in the West, the inexperienced young Washington learns a hard lesson about leadership.
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Series
Washington volume 2
Language
English
Description
Newly minted commander-in-chief George Washington realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task--fighting the most powerful and seasoned armed forces in the world with a ragtag group of soldiers.
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Series
Washington volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Revolution has been won, but for Washington, the problems, even within his own army, are just beginning. With the fate of the young republic at stake, Washington once again rises to the moment.
Author
Language
English
Description
Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the reclusive and misanthropic author of "Me and God," a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. Arlen find his world turned upside down when his life collides with Elizabeth (Lauren Graham), a single mother who might...
9) Guest Artist
Author
Language
English
Description
A young man explores the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age when he meets his hero, a bitter playwright.
11) Blood work
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
FBI profiler Terry McCaleb suffers from a heart attack and retires, but a serial killer with a grudge taunts the ex-agent back into work.
After she was murdered in Los Angeles, the heart of Gloria Torres was transplanted to save the life of onetime FBI agent Terry McCaleb who returns the favor by going after Gloria's killer.
12) Fly away home
Language
English
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Description
A 14-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them how to fly.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
14) Looper
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the year 2074, the mob sends problem people back in time, where a hired gun awaits to eliminate them. Joe is one such hired gun, good at what he does. But problems arise when the mob tries to 'close the loop,' and Joe comes face-to-face with his future self during a hit. When Joe's future self escapes after he hesitates to finish the assignment, Joe must chase himself down and finish the job.
15) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
16) Allegiant
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to...
Publisher
Hallmark Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005]
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(approximately 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An eighty-three-year-old war veteran spends his days maintaining the rides at an amusement park. When he attempts to save the life of an injured five-year-old girl, he finds himself in Heaven, with five people who have been waiting to see him.
18) Dumb and dumber
Publisher
New Line Home Video, c2001
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a pair of dim-witted friends on a cross-country trip to return a case full of money.
19) Heartburn
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson are wonderful together in this lighthearted look at modern romance headed for failure, based on Nora Ephron's best-selling novel. She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship HEARTBURN, nothing will!
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon Several years before he died in 2008, Paul Newman commissioned his best friend to interview actors and directors he worked with, his friends, his children, his first wife, his psychiatrist, and Joanne Woodward, to create an oral history of his life. After hearing and reading what others said about him, Newman then dictated his own version of his life. Now, this long-lost memoir-90% Newman's...