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The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the depths of family love. This book extends the saying, "I'll love you till the cows come home" to the humorous extreme and is filled with warm, funny art and rhythmic, romping text. Full color.
"'I will love you till the cows come home, from a trip to Mars through skies unknown in a rocket ship made of glass and stone. I will love you till the cows come home.' Love knows no bounds in this ... lullaby,...
Series
Pub. Date
2011
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Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
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The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.
6) Crazy heart
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback? Bonus features included.
7) Shrek
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Relive every moment of Shrek's daring quest to rescue feisty Princess Fiona, with the help of his lovable loudmouthed Donkey, and win back the deed to his beloved swamp from scheming Lord Farquaad.
8) Past lives
Pub. Date
[2023].
Description
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
9) Grease
Pub. Date
[c2006]
Description
Musical concerning the romance between a teen-age gang-leader and his naive girlfriend, set in the 1950's.
Description
Long-term couple John and Ella Robina are experiencing the struggles of growing older. With John having Alzheimer's and Ella undergoing cancer treatment, they decide to abandon their disease-stricken lifestyles and embark on a journey from Boston to Key West in an attempt to fully live what's left of their lives. Their trusty RV, which they've dubbed "The Leisure Seeker", will be their mode of transportation as they enjoy what may be their last adventure...
13) Moonstruck
Description
A superstitious Brooklyn widow is ready to get married again. Only this time, she plans on doing it right - even if she has to say "yes" to a man she doesn't really love. When she unexpectedly falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother Ronny, what happens next is a wonderful romantic complication.
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Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever.
15) Robot & Frank
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Frank is an aging ex-jewel thief, and his two grown children are worried that he can no longer care for himself. In deciding what to do with Frank, the most likely option appears to be putting him in a nursing home. But Frank's son comes up with another option: buy Frank a walking, talking robot programmed to look after him and improve his physical and mental health. Frank resists the robot at first, but he warms to it after realizing that it could...
Pub. Date
1992
Description
In early 20th century Mexico, Tita and Pedro are in love, but cannot marry because of a family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister and Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion through preparing delectable dishes.
Story of forbidden love that takes place on a ranch in Mexico near the Texas border in 1910, during the Mexican Revolution. Pedro wishes to marry Tita, the youngest of three daughters of a willful widow on a remote...
17) The Graduate
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
18) Amour
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
A touching tale of a loving couple whose unbreakable bonds of marriage are tested by life's greatest challenge.
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Morgan Freeman takes viewers on a global journey to meet with people from different cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways, exploring themes that unite us all. At a time when global events seem to be driving cultures apart, the series aims to reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us. Each hour-long episode explores a single fundamental force or topic: freedom, peace, love, social division, power, and rebellion.