Summary: Jamie, an orphan who must leave his upper-class boarding school to live with an uncle in the wilderness of Manitoba, Canada, has no idea of the incredible adventure that awaits him. During a hunting trip, he and Awasis, a Native American Indian boy, become separated from the group. Finding themselves lost and alone in the icy and dreaded wilderness called The Barrens, their struggle to survive...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Feature Films For Families 2004
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LOSSummary: Fourteen-year-old A.J. awakens suddenly to find herself transported back to the year 1929. Before she returns to 1992, she discovers the loving secret her grandfather has kept for so may years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SPLSummary: A slick inner-city youth is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, S.C., where he is taken captive as a slave.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2005
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BROSummary: When 11-year-old Jason Ross is cut from his little league team his undefeatable spirit leads him to try and create an expansion team. In searching for a new coach, Jason comes to believe that Mack Henry is really Buck McHenry, the legendary pitcher from the old Negro Baseball Leagues. While Mack begins to coach this rag-tag team, Jason and his friends set out to prove his true identity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Familes 2004
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY FINSummary: "Am I my brother's keeper?" To 10-year-old Keagan, this isn't a question, but a way of life. After learning to help others by watching his parents work as legal aid attorneys, Keagan puts his lessons to good use by watching out for his aging neighbor, Jake. Years ago, after a fire took his family, Jake opened up his home and his heart to Glenwood's children who come to play on his lot each day....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY NOSummary: A courageous velveteen rabbit with dreams of becoming a real rabbit someday helps a young boy to win the affections of his strict grandmother and unapproachable father.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rekab Sudskany 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VELCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD Movie Velveteen 2009Summary: "When Rick and Lindsay meet at a camp for the blind, they each have a challenge to overcome. Lindsay is coping with blindness, and Rick must prove that he can be trusted. Although they clash at first, it isn't long before they are leaning on each other for strength. As Lindsay finds the courage to compete again, Rick must choose between keeping his friends and being responsible. Together,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BRESummary: A young man finds an ancient map and becomes intrigued with the search for hidden treasure. He discovers that sometimes being a true hero is often nothing more than caring enough to help someone in need and persevering until that need is met.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BUTSummary: Eleven-year-old Matt Tyler devises a plan to buy his father's company, Tyler Toys, so his dad has to work less and spend more time with the family. So Matt and his friend Danny start up TheBrainiacs.com to attract investors in a microchip that his sister Kelly is inventing. The money rolls in and through on-line trading, the "cyberkids" buy enough stock to take over Dad's company....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Brainiacs 2003Summary: Fourteen-year-old Alan Silverman, a skinny, rebellious kid who would rather play stickball than become a good Samaritan, tries to hide his friendship with Naomi, a young refugee traumatized by the Nazis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Feature Films for Families 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ALACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family AlanSummary: Julie Stonecypher doesn't have money to cover the delinquent mortgage payments Brian Harding has come to collect. When Brian is hurt in an accident and Julie must nurse his injuries, her daughter, Emily Rose, sees Brian as the "Christmas stranger". This stranger may have more to offer this struggling family than he is willing to acknowledge and this lonely mother may just learn to open her...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Feature Films for Families 1994
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Christmas 1994Summary: Eleven year old Brian Zimmerman is determined to bring Crabb, Texas- population 400- into the 20th century. What his town needs is a mayor, and young Brian believes he's the man for the job! With the help of his parents and wise old friend, Brian campaigns and makes history when he is elected. First he must battle skeptics and Houston land developers, however his biggest challenge is yet to come.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2004
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LONSummary: On a Wilderness Trip in the Cascade Mountains, a troubled teenager finds himself at odds with a group of affluent teens. When one of them unjustly accuses him of stealing her food, he isolates himself even further from the group. But after their leader is seriously injured, to save his life and survive, they must all pull together.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When a medical resident loses a patient, he moves back home with his father to rethink his career. His visit is a bittersweet one, overshadowed by memories of the mother he lost 18 years earlier on Christmas Eve. Nathan accepts a coaching position at a local elementary school where he meets Megan, a teacher, and becomes close with a young boy named Charlie. His world is turned upside down when...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2009
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1 available in Seasonal Adult Collection, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHRSummary: An akward teenage boy's dream comes true when he finds a mysterious pair of glasses that turns him into the greatest baseball player his town has ever seen. He quickly learns that winning doesn't mean anything if you can't be proud of how you play the game.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rekab Sudskany, L.C. 2009
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Slow 2009Summary: Annie is left in the care of her elderly and out-of-date grandfather and is sure her summer is doomed. When her attempt at escape goes awry, she meets new friends who help her connect with her grandfather and bring the power of forgiveness into her family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY COMSummary: Ira and Oscar, two kids from different cultures, develop an enduring friendship which triumphs over tragedy and teaches lasting lessons.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2002
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY FRISummary: When Max gets a tip from a would-be assassin's pet dog, he and Agent Clyde set out to save the life of the president of the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 1995
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When Roger, a delinquent boy, is sent to live with his grandfather for the summer, he discovers his grandfather is secretly protecting a friendly, turtle-like creature named Mel. Because of Roger's reckless behavior, his grandfather is put in jail, and a greedy land developer captures Mel. To free his grandfather and save Mel, Roger has to take responsibility for his actions and find the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2004