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1101) Johnny Swanson
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1929 England, eleven-year-old Johnny Swanson helps his widowed mother by starting a newspaper advertising scam, which leads him to a real-life murder mystery that places his mother in mortal danger.
1102) Suffocating mothers: fantasies of maternal origin in Shakespeare's plays, Hamlet to the Tempest
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
1104) The Manchurian candidate
Series
Criterion collection volume 803
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
Description
Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw, who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into being a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW who slowly uncovers the sinister plot.
1105) Leonie
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars, and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son, who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world-renowned artist Isamu Noguchi.
1106) Little man Tate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The struggle to lead and maintain a normal life is at the core of this dramatic and often funny tale. At the center of this struggle is Fred Tate, a seven-year-old child with an IQ bordering on genius. Allowing Fred to enroll in a summer camp for gifted children, Dede, Fred's single mom, soon finds herself in a battle with the camp psychologist, Jane Grierson, a former prodigy herself, over what is best for Fred.
1109) A monster calls
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Blu-ray.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
1110) A monster calls
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power, bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fateand his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous, threatening to ruin everything that Zuko, Aang, Katara, and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search!" -- from publisher's web site.
1114) I love you, Spot
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this heart-shaped board book, Spot is planning a special Valentine's Day surprise.
1115) Pelo malo: Bad hair
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
"A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother."--IMDb
1116) Suddenly, last summer
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful Catherine Holly is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of her cousin at the hands of cannibals. Her rich aunt tries to influence a young neurosurgeon to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. By utilizing injections of truth serum, the neurosurgeon discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true and must confront the rich aunt about her own involvement in her son's violent death.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A smart, independent brunette named Chelsea may finally have turned party-boy Charlie into a man. Jake locks lips with the cute girl next door, the one whose football-star dad is named Mad Dog. Judith prepares for a midlife baby, who may end up looking a lot like Alan. Alan dates his receptionist, then ends up in bed with her frisky mom.
1118) Last Christmas
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A boy is dreaming of meeting his deceased father, but when his wish comes true and his father visits him as an angel, it turns out that he is not exactly the hero his son envisioned him to be.
1119) Un beso en mi mano
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Español
Description
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
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