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1) Owl babies
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
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Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
In the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor...
Language
English
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Description
In his third feature, director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) scores a triumph with an autobiographical coming-of-age story about a teenager (Jesse Eisenberg) whose parents are divorcing. The father (Jeff Daniels) and mother (Laura Linney) duke it out in half-civilized, half-savage fashion, while their two sons adapt in different ways, shifting allegiances between parents. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for...
6) One fine day
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002, c1996
Language
English
Description
Two single parents are inadvertently thrown together for one chaotic day when they accidentally exchange cell phones.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A daring and hilarious ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends whose lives change once they have kids. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way to make it work. When they decide to have a child together, and date other people, their unconventional 'experiment' leads everyone in the group to question the nature of friendship, family, and,...
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Language
English
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An emotional thriller and a suburban crime story that will keep listeners guessing until the end. On the surface, it tells the tale of the struggling single mother of a high-school pitcher, a shy kid so athletically talented that he's being recruited for a full-ride scholarship to a Division I college, with a future in major-league baseball. But the mother fears that she's losing her grip on her son because he's being lured down a darker path by one...
10) Kiss good night
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night.
11) That evening sun
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Abner Meecham, having left the retirement home to which his son abandoned him, learns his beloved Tennessee farmstead has been leased to old enemy Lonzo Choat and finds himself in a violent conflict with the man after protecting Choat's daughter from her father's abuse.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will...
13) Carnage
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Two sets of parents, having agreed to meet after their sons get into a fight on the playground, find their true colors being revealed as their cordial meeting soon turns into chaos.
14) Night road
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jude Farraday is worried about her twins, high school seniors Mia and Zach, after they become close to Lexi Baill, a former foster child who has recently moved to the neighborhood, and when Jude's worst fears come true, the family is torn apart and Lexi loses everything.
15) Plainsong
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Guthrie, a high school teacher left alone to raise his two young sons, becomes involved in the lives of Victoria, a homeless, pregnant teenager, and two elderly bachelors.
16) No, David!
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Maya asks her father, Will, who is in the middle of a divorce, about his life prior to her parents' marriage, he reflects on his younger days as an aspiring politician and cleverly describes his relationships with three different women to his daughter.
19) Why him?
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird. The rivalry develops, and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.
20) Beginners
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
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