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2021) The outsiders
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
S. E. Hinton's beloved novel of teens from the wrong side of the tracks, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 635 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : 18 cm) and memorabilia collection (23 items) in envelope (13 x 20 cm) inside DVD container cover.
Language
English
Description
Great Expectations: "Nothing is quite as it seems for young orphan Pip in this superb retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age novel..." -cover.
Jane Eyre: "When a lonely young governess falls in love with the father of her new student at Thornfield Hall, things finally appear to be going well for Jane Eyre. However, Jane and Mr. Rochester are haunted by the mysteries of their past lives..." -cover.
Wuthering Heights: "The fiery romance of Heathcliff...
2023) Vixen: the movie
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption, and wanton violence. But Mari refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriting her family's Tantu Totem, Mari can access the powers of animals, anything from the super-strength of a gorilla to the speed of a cheetah.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (24 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Sister Theresa rescues an orphan shepherd boy from a lightning storm, she lovingly nurses him back to health. However, the boy suffered injuries during the storm and wakes up blind and discouraged in his new surroundings. With Sister Theresa's help, the pint-sized shepherd with the king-sized heart learns that seeing goes deeper than what your eyes show you. Together, they discover that unconditional love can overcome any obstacles.
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Second-disc special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cloud Strife struggles with his past, and decides to live a solitary life, in a peaceful town with orphans. Then one ordinary day, Cloud receives a phone call for a job asking protection from a mysterious man named Kadaj.
2026) Saturn Apartments: 7
Author
Series
Saturn apartments volume 7
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
VIZ Signature edition.
Physical Desc
253 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Ring System, a structure constructed in space when Earth was abandoned as an environmental preserve, contains a society divided by money and status. Mitsu, a sixteen-year-old lower-level window washer whose father was killed when he fell from the surface of the Ring, struggles to define his role in this stifling and segregated civilization. Unsafe living conditions and unrest among the residents ravage the lower levels, but Mitsu and his colleagues...
2027) Heroman: 4
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
HL 760L
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Pen, Hex, Ash, Ez, and Venice are living on hard work, companionship, and dreams in the pink house by the sea until a foreboding ship arrives and all start having strange visions of destruction and violence then, trance-like, they head for the ship and their new battles, with Pen using Virgil's epic Aeneid as her guide.
2029) Ahiahia the orphan
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
28 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the clothing that she lovingly sews for him, over the amulet and necklace she gives him, even over the dog that is his companion. When he is attacked, Ahiahia must use his agility, hunting skills, and the...
2030) Heroman: 3
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Skruggs have begun their invasion of Earth and while mankind panics at this first encounter, these aliens are not going to wait for the Earthlings to make their move. By taking advantage of some ill-advised meddling by a few Center City youths, the Skruggs have begun developing a new weapon to pit against Heroman. But will this new force instead destroy the Skruggs from within?"--Provided by publisher.
2031) Hostile territory
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack finds out his wife has died and his children, presumed orphans, are heading deep into the West aboard a train bound for hostile territories. Calgrove and another former soldier are joined by a troop of Native American sharpshooters and a freed slave, as they race to intercept the orphan train...
2032) The shape of water
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1962 Cold War America, high-security government lab workers Elisa and Zelda unexpectedly discover a secret classified experiment.
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (958 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The eagle and the hawk : World War I drama about rival pilots with opposing codes of honor and a reluctant hero struggling to deal with the horrors of war.
The last outpost : World War I drama about a British prisoner of war who is rescued from a firing squad by his mysterious cellmate John Stevenson.
Wake Island : Based on the true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault.
Bengal...
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