B. D Wong
1) Stone Soup
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Language
English
Description
In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist. Includes an interview with author.
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Language
English
Description
One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
In this darkly humorous New York Times–bestselling memoir, the Irish American writer and actor shares charming stories from his first decade in the US.
Malachy McCourt left behind a childhood of poverty and painful memories of his father and mother in Limerick, Ireland, when he followed his brother, Frank, to America in 1952.
In A Monk Swimming, McCourt recounts the decade that followed. With not much else
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Series
Eldest curses volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood must recover a book stolen by warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung, who are being controlled by a Greater Demon.
8) Bangkok 8
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Series
Language
English
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A thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities.
Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep—a...
Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep—a...
11) Mulan: Mulan II
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A young woman disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father's place as a conscripted soldier; Mulan and General Shang are about to get married when Mulan tries to help three princesses forced into arranged marriages.
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Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
15) Jurassic Park
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English
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Description
Experience one of the biggest films in motion picture history with director Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride, Jurassic Park. Featuring Academy Award winning visual effects and groundbreaking filmmaking, this epic film is sheer movie-making magic that was 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park takes you to an amazing theme park on a remote island where dinosaurs once again roam the earth and five people must battle to survive among the...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Though sixteen-year-old Gardner Elliot has lived his whole life with a team of scientists on Mars, he has always longed to see Earth, to find the father he has never known, and to meet Tulsa, a beautiful street-smart girl he has become friends with online. But when his chance finally comes, doctors discover his heart can't withstand the Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner and Tulsa escape on a cross-country race against time to unravel...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
After learning that the volcano on Isla Nublar will erupt, Owen and Claire set out to rescue the dinosaurs and stumble into a plot involving the cloning and sale of the animals along with the creation of a new dinosaur.
19) Marco Polo
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
History is changed forever when Venetian trader Marco Polo embarks on an epic journey through hostile tribes and treacherous terrains to the fabled court of Kublia Khan, the legendary leader of the Mongol Empire. Together with his faithful servant Pedro, Marco spends the next twenty years of his life experiencing the astonishing thrills, pleasures, and excitement of a world few Europeans had ever seen.
20) White frog
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A story of an extraordinary teenager on a journey to the universal power of family, friendship and love. After the death of his popular brother Chaz, Nick who suffers from Aspergers syndrome, struggles to carry on. Nick's parents have their own problems coping with the loss, but Chaz's best friend Randy takes Nick under his wing. As Chaz's family comes to understand his secret life, they will be forced to reconcile the boy they thought they knew with...