Cherry Jones
2) Farmer boy
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
The year Almanzo Wilder turned nine (1866) was an important one for the young farm boy in northern New York state.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
OBSESSED WITH LIGHT pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller (1862-1928), a wildly original performer who pioneered modern dance though combining fabric and movement to develop a completely new kind of spectacle. Creating a dialogue between the past and the present, filmmakers Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum delve into the astonishing influence Fuller's work has had on contemporary culture including artists like Taylor Swift, Bill T. Jones, Shakira,...
5) Chimerica
Publisher
All3Media International
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Photojournalist Lee is on the hunt for Tank Man, the man who stood in front of the tanks during the Tiananmen Square uprising and who was snapped by Lee in one of the most iconic photographs of all time. But Lee has fallen a long way from the idealistic man he was in 1989, even going as far as to fake a photo to keep his work relevant in the age of Twitter and 'fake news.' Can a journey into the past really help him regain his credibility in the present?...
7) Ferris
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Summary The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up. It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the...
11) The long winter
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Series
Language
English
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Description
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And every night Laura and her family are...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish "intervention" to bring daughter and mother back together again.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish "intervention" to bring daughter and mother back together again.
19) Erin Brockovich
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. Based on a true story.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Boy Erased tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents. His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding...




