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Aquilone, James Cornwell, Bernard. Johnson, Nicole Stilton, Geronimo Williams, RobinSummary: The year is 1984, and on the rural east coast of New Zealand Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is changing kids' lives. 'Boy' is a dreamer who lives with his brother Rocky and his Nan. When Boy's father, Alamein, returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential, and learn to get along without the hero he had been looking for.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BOYStilton, Geronimo
Summary: Professor von Volt plans to send Geronimo and his time traveling friends back to King Solomon's court to borrow a ring that supposedly will restore harmony to Mouse Island and balance the environment--but they soon find themselves taking an unplanned detour through Napoleon's court, a Viking village, and the Minotaur's labyrinth, before finally arriving before the wise King.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A poet imagines scenarios in a wax museum fairground that involve Jack the Ripper, Ivan the Terrible, and Haroun al-Raschid.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2002
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FANTASY WAXSummary: Beowulf and Grendel are in war-torn Spain, where honor is hard-fought, allegiances are dubious, and the bulls run wild. Amidst it all comes a young knight named Rodrigo, who fights for the name he's lost, the land he loves, and the virtue they've both forgotten.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FAJSummary: The epic story of the uniting of the Zulu tribes into a powerful new nation under the leadership of one man, set in the period of European colonial expansion.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Video 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SHASummary: Good intentions. Erratic bosses. Mounting paranoia. Unforeseen consequences spiralling out of control. Heidi (Julia Roberts) works at Homecoming, a facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, when the Department of Defense questions why she left Homecoming. Heidi soon realises there's a whole other story behind the one she's been telling herself.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOMSummary: American spy/adventurer Jack Stiles is sent by Thomas Jefferson to the tiny South Pacific island of Polau Polau to work with British agent and inventor Emilia Rothschild to stop the advances of the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte in his bid for world conquest.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV JACSummary: A painstakingly detailed adaptation of the Tolstoy novel which follows the interconnected lives of a group of Russian aristocrats from 1805 to 1812, including Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WARJohnson, Nicole
Summary: Train-loving children who are ready to read will enjoy this new Step Into Reading Step 2 leveled reader based on the all-new Thomas & Friends animated series on Netflix.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY AKECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Akeelah 2006Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV AKESummary: Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY SUPSummary: In the epic final season, Daryl and Maggie embark on a risky mission with Negan to root out the shadowy Reapers while Eugene and Ezekiel make contact with the sprawling Commonwealth. To secure aid for Alexandria, their goal, they must assimilate, a tough ask for people who have seen no end of deceit, betrayal, and loss. Stunned by the Commonwealth's resources, the group slowly adjusts to their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Williams, Robin
Summary: When the Tablet of Akmenrah seems to be causing problems for his old friends, the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, former security guard Larry Daley travels to the British Museum to solve the mystery, meeting new characters along the way.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY NIGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Night 2015Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV NIGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NIG RATED PGSummary: Adam and his heroic squad of misfits discover the legendary power of Grayskull and their destiny to defend Eternia from sinister Skeletor. This animated CG series reimagines the '80s cartoon classic with fresh storylines and a modern spin.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HE-MAquilone, James
Summary: "Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, , Dr. Moreau, the Headless Horseman, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, the Wicked Witch of the West--they're all here in this collection of horror short stories that reimagine, subvert, and pay homage to our favorite monsters and creatures." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Spot Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLACornwell, Bernard.
Summary: Five years after the battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's, peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered by a plea for help. Don Blas Vivar is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands, a report his wife refuses to believe. Sharpe and his companion, Patrick Harper set off to Chile, via St Helena where they meet the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Neither Sharpe or Harper realize what danger awaits them in...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 1998
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CORSummary: After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVDSummary: The Final Season revolves around more court machinations, complicated relationships, and coup attempts. Catherine is still in charge, meeting with peasants and nobles to get input on her quest to modernize Russia. She₂s working on bonding with Peter and their young son Paul. Meanwhile, the sidelined Peter tries his hand at "First Husband" duties like hunting and inventing new cuisines but soon...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRESummary: The passionate and forbidden romance between the insane Danish King, the royal physician, and the young but strong-willed Queen leads to a revolution that changes an entire nation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ROY1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ROY
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ROYSummary: During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SPECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SPECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPESummary: Howard is a widowed sailor living alone on the coast of Ireland. His daughter, Grace, hires Annie, a lovely older woman to help around the house. Initially resistant to this support, Howard is soon charmed by Annie's gentle care, and the two fall in love. This new romance illuminates the hurt within Howard's relationship with Grace, tearing at Howard and Annie's seaside love story.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2024
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MYCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MYSummary: Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018