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Florida

Looks at the state of Florida, discussing its climate, geography, economy, population, and history.

The yearling

2021
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.

Flying over water

Noura Alwan and her family arrive in Tampa, Florida, shortly before President Trump issues a ban on Muslims entering the United States. Originally from the Syrian city of Aleppo, Noura and her family have been living in a Turkish refugee camp for the past two years. Jordyn Johnson and her family learned about the Alwan family through their church, and have agreed to help. Jordyn is the same age as Noura and acts as her school ambassador. But as anti-Muslim sentiments rise in the area, certain kids at school target Noura and it's up to both Jordyn and Noura to stand together to fight the hatred and fear.

The tiger rising

2020
Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

The light pirate

2022
"Florida as we know it is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state's infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast. Kirby Lowe, an electrical line worker for the local utility municipality, his pregnant wife, Frida, and their two sons, Flip and Lucas, prepare for the worst. When the boys go missing just before the hurricane hits, Kirby heads out into the high winds in search of his children. Left alone, Frida goes into premature labor and gives birth to an unusual child, Wanda, whom she names after the catastrophic storm that ushers her into a society closer to collapse than ever before. As Florida continues to unravel, Wanda grows. Moving from childhood to adulthood, adapting not only to the changing landscape, but also to the people who stayed behind in a place abandoned by civilization, Wanda loses family, gains community, and ultimately, seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place remade by nature"--Provided by publisher.

Don't date Rosa Santos

2020
Rosa Santos, a Cuban American, works to save her Florida town, seeks admittance to study abroad in her homeland, and wonders if love can break her family's curse.

Rare birds

2023
While his mother waits for a life-saving heart transplant, twelve-year-old Graham Dodds sets out to find an endangered snail kite in the Florida Everglades.

Winn-Dixie

(German version)
2001
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

The courage to be free

Florida's blueprint for America's revival
2023
What Florida has done is establish a blueprint for governance that has produced tangible results while serving as a rebuke to the entrenched elites who have driven our nation into the ground. Florida is proof positive that we the people are not powerless in the face of these elites.

Predator

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida. The teasing psychological clues lead Scarpetta and her team to suspect that they are hunting someone with a cunning and malevolent mind whose secrets have kept them in the shadows, until now.

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