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Michael Angarano
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung fu classics unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kung fu master, Lu Yan, an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk, and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. These three lead him on a quest to find the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord for five hundred years.
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
This touching family film will charm viewers of all ages. Emily Lindstrom, 14, is an aspiring concert violinist; she's spending the summer practicing for a big audition while her girlfriends are at camp. She's also got a thriving neighborhood business: for 50 cents, she'll keep your secret. Her mother is very pregnant, and her parents seem more concerned about the new baby than anything Emily cares about. A new family moves in next door; their son,...
4) Sky High
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes there's only one school for you - Sky High, an elite high school that molds today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The problem is that Will Stronghold has no superpowers!
5) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Norway, Iowa, the high school baseball team is led by legendary Coach Jim Van Scoyoc who has won 19 State Championships. But the small town heroes are dealt a series of unexpected blows that threaten to rob them of their 20th championship win. Talk of a school merger gets serious and Coach Scoyoc is fired. He is replaced by his 24-year-old assistant coach, Kent Stock. Failure seems inevitable. Based on the true story of Kent Stock....
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fatalistic teenager George Zingavoy is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, he's practically turned it into an art form-making it through the entire school year without doing a shred of work. But when George meets a beautiful and complicated girl named Sally, he discovers a kindred spirit who turns his slacker world upside down. Their quirky and unexpected romance may just inspire George to do the unthinkable-get off his butt and chase after...
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Jason is an American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics. He makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan; an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason...
11) Wild card
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A bodyguard goes after the sadistic thug who beat his friend, only to find that the object of his wrath is the son of a powerful mob boss.
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A tale centering on Emily, a plucky pre-teen (and violin virtuoso) who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard, which regularly attracts the guilty young souls of the neighborhood. These include Philip - the new kid on the block - whose clumsiness with an expensive chess piece (and his interest in Emily) make him one of her most challenging clients. But comedic...
13) Lords of Dogtown
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the legendary Z-Boys, this film is a fictionalized version of a brilliant group of young skateboarders who perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport.
14) Red state
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Three teenage boys are lured to the town of Cooper's Dell with the promise of a party. But instead of enjoying the night of their dreams, the teens are plunged into the nightmarish world of Pastor Abin Cooper and the Five Points Trinity, a fundamentalist group with a stockpile of weaponry and a deadly moral agenda. When word of the teens' disappearance reaches the authorities, a military task force is mobilized. Includes bonus features.
15) Little secrets
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Language
English
Description
14-year-old Emily is the neighborhood secret keeper. While her friends are away at summer camp, Emily befriends her new next-door neighbor, Philip. She spends part of her time practicing her violin for an important audition with a prestigious symphony and part of her time listening to the neighborhood secrets. Emily lets Philip in on her secrets and it isn't long before it leads to betrayal and hurt.