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Arthur Miller's The crucible

2004
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret ceremony. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax.

Unbroken

Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.

Flatland

"Flatland is a world that exists entirely on a two-dimensional plane. All different kinds of shapes live, work and play in this world. The story follows Arthur Square and his curious granddaughter Hex. When a mysterious visitor arrives from Spaceland, Arthur and Hex must come to terms with the truth of the third dimension, risking dire consequences from the evil Circles that have rules Flatland for thousands of years."--Container.
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Wonder

A boy with a facial deformity, who enters a public school after being homeschooled for his whole life, struggles to fit in and be accepted by his classmates.

Understanding Shakespeare Series

Romeo and Juliet ; MacBeth ; Othello, the Moor of Venice ; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Key scenes of the plays are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot--Container.

Mars needs moms

2011
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli. Who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians, who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet, and taking on the alien nation and their leader.

Yours, mine & ours

2006
A widow handbag designer with ten children and a widowed Coast Guard admiral with eight children fall in love and get married.

Pete's dragon

2009
Elliot, an enormous green dragon with a penchant for clumsy heroics, becomes friends with Pete, an orphan.

Balloon farm

2004
When a small farm town is faced with prolonged drought, a newcomer grows a crop of colored balloons and the citizen's spirits are lifted and they become hopeful for better times.

Ferdinand

"Ferdinand is giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast and torn from his home, he rallies a misfit team for an epic adventure in order to return to his family. Based on the classic children's book, and filled with nonstop fun and laughs, Ferdinand proves you can't judge a bull by its cover."--Back cover.

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