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1) The tempest
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been, written in 1610—11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to cause his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they come to Leontes' kingdom, her identity is revealed. Leontes and Polixenes become friends again, and Hermione is found to be alive after all.
3) Beach girls
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
An inseparable trio spent their summers in the beautiful northeast coastal town of Hubbard's Point as kids. Now the past is about to resurface when one woman returns to the same place, this time with her widower father.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he2s never known. When his daughter's abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max's violent past comes back to haunt them all.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Complete ed.
Language
English
Description
The Royal Shakespeare Company production of The winter's tale is presented here for the first time in a complete and un-edited edition. This landmark production was hailed by critics and played to packed houses both in Stratford and London.
Publisher
Good Times
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A widowed belle is losing her sight, but sees more clearly than ever. With the help of a father-daughter team of grifters, she takes on the greedy niece and nephew who are trying to force her out of her house. Originally aired on the Hallmark Channel.
8) Smoke jumper
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Language
English
Description
Kristin Scott faces the toughest challenge of her life. When she is unfairly blamed for the death of her father, the captain of her firefighting team, she tries to restore her reputation by joining an elite group of firefighters called Smoke Jumpers.
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Raised at the family bed and breakfast by a single mom, Mia grows up believing her father was lost, M.I.A. in the Gulf War. With her mother's sudden death, Mia has to care for the B&B by herself. A hard-edged businessman from New York arrives at the B&B and Mia suspects he may be her lost father. Bonus features include: a making-of featurette, behind the scenes, and trailers.
10) Citadel
Publisher
distributed by New Viceo group
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Tommy Cowley lives a quiet life in a decaying apartment complex with his very pregnant wife. The couple is attacked one day by a group of hooded young thugs, and after a shocking act of violence, Tommy is left to raise his newborn daughter alone.
11) The wrestler
Author
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A wrestler in the downswing of his career tries to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned as a child as he attempts one more match with his former rival that he hopes will make him a star once more.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Join the Tanners once again for another hilarious season. Watch as the girls graduate to the next grade level, Stephanie has to wear glasses for the first time, Steve Urkel drops by, and Jesse and Rebecca get married after some hilarious mishaps.
15) Little dixie
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a deal goes wrong between a corrupt Governor and a ruthless drug lord, ex-Special Forces Operative Doc is caught in the crosshairs. Now, with his family in danger, Doc must take down the Cartel and do whatever it takes to protect the one good thing in his life, his young daughter, 'Little Dixie.'
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
日本語
Description
Half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna reunite after ten years to discover that they are the daughters of the great demon Sesshomaru. Joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, the girls set out on a journey to regain their missing past.
17) Hearts beat loud
Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly "jam sesh" into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey...
18) Mr. Troop Mom
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Eddie Serrano, a successful defense attorney, realizes that he hasn't been involved in his daughter's life as much as a father should. He tries to prove himself as a responsible parent by attending her Spring Action Classic mountain jamboree as the Killer Bees' 'Troop Mom.'
19) King Lear
Series
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Based on the 1997 Royal National Theatre production, widely considered the finest staging of King Lear in the past decade, Ian Holm 'touches greatness' (N.Y. Times) in Shakespeare's most sublime and difficult role.
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