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In 1951, Indian grave robbers in Circleville, Utah, unearth a leather pouch that provides a clue to the whereabouts of Butch Cassidy's stolen treasure--a discovery that launches a breakneck race between a shady museum curator and Butch's grand nephew, sixteen year old Roy Parker, and his eclectic Boy Scout Patrol, to "Robbers Roost" and the real secret of Butch's treasure.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands, the phoneticist Henry Higgins is the Pygmalion figure who believes he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, into a duchess at ease in...
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2021
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English
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom's profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be "the Lord." And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him.
Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea.
...26) The silver chair
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
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Amgash novels volume 1
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English
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Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for...
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Everyman's library volume 58
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English
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This timeless novel is set in the high society of 19th century Russia. The story is largely about the disloyal affair between Anna Karenina and Vronsky. Tolstoy's masterful portrayal of each character's emotions makes this story a classic for all times.
Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy...
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Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Collector's edition.
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English
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After an accident takes their parents from them, the orphaned Monroes: Clay, Kathy, Jefferson, Fenimore, and Amy, must fight to survive in the treacherous lands of Wyoming. Through their experiences, they learn that the unbreakable bonds of family and friendship can withstand the harshest trials that frontier life has to offer.
30) Selma
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Paramount
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
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English
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
"Intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited, sharply acted, the film represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history."--Hollywood Reporter.
"Selma" is a necessary film, even an essential one,...
33) 99 Homes (DVD)
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Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Widescreen ed.
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English
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When a single father Dennis Nash is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver, the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. It's a deal-with-the-devil that provides security for his family; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver's web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.
"...Will viscerally connect with many viewers..."--Hollywood...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
�2006
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English
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Jerry Seinfeld stars in this television comedy series as himself, a comedian. The premise of this sitcom is Jerry and his friends going through everyday life, discussing various quirky situations that we can all relate to (especially if living in New York City). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun.
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Arthur A. Levine
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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As an overworked employee of the Minestry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear.
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Distributed by HaleStone Distribution
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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The Singles Ward gang returns in this hilarious sequel of marital proportions! Dalen (Kirby Heyborne) has finally met the girl of his dreams. Christine (Erin Chambers) is everything Dalen has ever wanted: sweet, simple, and devoted to the gospel. Too bad his future in-laws are anything but! The original gang is back for the celebration five years in the making!--From publisher description.
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On the eve of becoming a married man, the Counselor makes a risky entrance into the drug trade— and gambles that the consequences won' t catch up to him. Along the gritty terrain of the Texas- Mexico border, a respected and recently engaged lawyer throws his stakes into a cocaine trade worth millions. His hope is that it will be a one-time deal and that, afterward, he can settle into life with his beloved fiancee. But instead, the Counselor finds...
39) Ulysses
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English
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time
Ulysses is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It was not easy to find a publisher in America willing to take it on, and when Jane Jeap and Margaret Anderson started printing extracts from the book in their literary magazine The Little Review in 1918, they were arrested and charged with publishing obscenity. They were fined $100, and...
Ulysses is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It was not easy to find a publisher in America willing to take it on, and when Jane Jeap and Margaret Anderson started printing extracts from the book in their literary magazine The Little Review in 1918, they were arrested and charged with publishing obscenity. They were fined $100, and...
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ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Now, seemingly invincible "fixer" Olivia Pope must confront the ultimate challenge: fixing herself. After sifting through her mysterious father's labyrinth of lies, Olivia's search for answers about her mother threatens not just national security, but the entire world. Meanwhile, the lives of her "gladiators", as well as those of the president, his wife and key White House staffers, take sinister, unexpected turns.
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