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After his grandfather leaves his family and returns to a dangerous situation on his home island in the Caribbean, fourteen-year-old Junius decides to follow him in search of his lost heritage.

Luther and Nora Krank decide to opt out of Christmas, choosing instead to set sail on a Caribbean cruise on December 25, but they learn there are consequences to pay for trying to ignore the holiday frenzy.

After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her. The Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. All pirates will stand together and make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

Describes the music types, musical styles, sounds, and instruments characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, discusses the role of music in the culture and religion of the regions, and looks at how new technologies, as well outside influences, have changed Latin American and Caribbean music.

A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American traditions to the cultures of Africa.

Marine researcher Melis Nemid uncovers a shocking secret in the deep sea, and soon finds herself running from a savage killer who wants to keep the past buried, forcing Melis to rely on a dangerous man with a mysterious past.

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fable "The Little Mermaid." The tale of an impossible love--that of a poor peasant girl for a rich boy from the city.

A lazy, greedy brother gets his comeuppance when he tries to take more than his fair share from a house full of spirits.

An illustrated overview of dictatorship that describes its origins and major figures and events in its history, particularly in France, Germany, Spain, and Latin America.

A collection of five traditional tales from the Caribbean region, each accompanied by a song and instructions for dance steps.