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(0)Jean Louisa Kelly
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
2) Uncle Buck
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Uncle Buck, an idle good-natured bachelor, is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. While his carefree ways easily charm the younger relatives, he meets more than a little hostility from Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
3) 1000 to 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
1000 to 1 is the inspiring true story of Cory Weissman, basketball star who scored 1,000 points in high school and was expected to be a standout athlete at Gettysburg college. Following a catastrophic stroke at the end of his freshman year, the film chronicles Cory's against all odds comeback from a life-threatening illness with the help of his mother, Tina, a physical therapist, as well as the encouragement of both his dedicated basketball coach...
4) Ruby Bridges
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers on neighboring farms steal glances and hide their romance from their feuding fathers. Little do these love-birds know, however, that their fathers are actually good friends who've hatched a plan--with the help of a mystical roving side-show and its equally mysterious ring master--to get these lovers down the aisle! But be careful what you wish for, because to bring these families together, they must first be torn apart!
Series
Language
English
Description
Man of La Mancha: This musical version is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of the author of the book, Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is the mad, aging nobleman who embarrasses his respectable family by his adventures.
The Fantasticks: Follows the scheming of two neighboring parents who try to spark a romance between their children by faking a feud. Loosely based on the novel Les romanesques by Edmond Rostand.