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English
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Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. "The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions...
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Series
Language
English
Description
An annotated edition of Shakespeare's tragicomedy in which an unjust Viennese deputy offers to lift a death sentence from a young woman's brother in return for sexual favors from her; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a scholarly introduction.
Publisher
ARC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of her mother's death, 10-year-old Cotton's (Bailee Madison) future is looking uncertain when her older, half-sister Sunny (Laura Bell Bundy), a famous Hollywood actress, returns to their small hometown of Bent Arrow to say her last goodbyes. Meanwhile, one-time NFL great Butch (Conrad Goode) has returned to Bent Arrow to begin a career as an artist. He's deeply concerned about Cotton, and knows her even better than Sunny, who left home...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
[Widescreen ed.].
Language
English
Description
Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children...
6) Any day
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Vian McLean is an ex fighter who is filled with resentment. He killed a man with his bare hands and has just spent the last twelve years in prison for the crime. Upon his release from Prison he comes to stay with his Sister Bethley and her son Jimmy who gets to know Vian and looks up to his uncle as the greatest man he has ever known.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
[Widescreen ed.].
Language
English
Description
When their mother takes a trip to Australia, five children are left with an elderly tyrant who keels over dead the first night, opening up the possibility of a carefree summer--as long as they can keep Mom from finding out the babysitter is dead.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A comedy about that one family member who is always just a little bit behind the curve. For sisters Liz, Miranda, and Natalie, that person is their upbeat brother Ned, an organic farmer whose willingness to rely on honesty and trusting of humankind allows for a trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his...
9) Autumn blood
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
High in the Mountains, a widowed mother dies, leaving her two children orphaned. Fearing being split up they keep their mother's death a secret. They survive until villagers destroy their innocence when they brutally assault the girl. Now the siblings must come of age to protect each other and survive.
10) Bang: Series 2
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
DS Gina Jenkins discovers a mutilated body on the beach, setting off a search for a serial killer. With Gina consumed by the investigation, her brother, Sam, returns home from prison and struggles to start a new life.
14) Conviction
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Betty Anne Waters is a young woman whose world is shattered when her beloved brother Kenny is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Steadfastly convinced of his innocence, Betty Anne embarks on an 18-year journey to set Kenny free, using state-of-the-art forensic technology. The unshakable bond between a brother and sister, at the heart of this real-life drama, will stir your emotions and inspire you. Bonus features included.
15) Savage land
Publisher
Hannover House
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his sister travel west by stage with a mysterious gunfighter and a beautiful singer. Together, with the help of friendly Indians, they battle the sinister men who want to steal the fortune in unregistered land deeds carried by the stagecoach.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the complete text of Shakespeare's comedy of mixed-up identities and misplaced affections in an easy-to-read format; and includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, an introduction to the play, and a note on the text used.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003], c1996
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Mike is planning a surprise wedding anniversary party for Carol - that is until Carol's long-lost first husband, Roy, shows up to shake the family tree. When Roy whisks Carol off to Hawaii, the rest of the Brady clan take off in pursuit.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Maggie and Milo are estranged twins who are reunited after ten years of being apart. Follow their unforgettable journey to reconnect, as they realize that the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.
19) Trouble
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Maggie and Ben are middle-aged siblings who were given equal halves of their father's land upon his death. Though perpetual screw-up Ben sold his half years ago to his more responsible sister, he is now doing everything he can to get it back. And Maggie is doing everything she can to get him off her property.
20) People like us
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
While settling his recently deceased father's estate and reconnecting with his estranged family, a twenty-something salesman discovers he has a half sister.
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