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3) The Sandlot
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls has just moved into town with his folks. Kids call him a dork, he can't even throw a baseball! But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field.
4) Thumbelina
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
After being kidnapped by a toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has many adventures and makes many animal friends before meeting her perfect mate, Prince Cornelius, who is just her size.
Language
English
Description
A tale of adventure and fantasy, which sends a young boy into the pages of the world's greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster, where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Guided by a trio of talking books--Adventure, Fantasy and Horror--Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home....
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In a rare departure from her usual screen persona, Shirley Temple plays Mytyl, a selfish, spoiled little girl who doesn't appreciate her loving family. She and her brother are sent by the good fairy Berylune on a journey to find "the bird that means happiness."
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
FDR appoints a Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up the American public. But when greedy industrialists who are profiting from the Depression thwart his every move, the Secretary begins to lose hope. That is, until he learns that some of the performances he has organized, including one by little Shirley Dugan, are lifting the nation out of its misery.
12) Young people
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A show business couple decide to retire in a small town in order to give their daughter a normal life. The town leaders don't exactly welcome them with open arms, but when a disaster strikes the newcomers have the opportunity to show their courage.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When the cast is removed from his newly healed broken arm, clumsy 12-year-old Henry is shocked to find his arm has become a 100 mph fastball. His throw from the bleachers directly to home plate alerts the last place Chicago Cubs and before you know it, he is signed as their new ace pitcher. With a few pointers from an aging star pitcher, young Henry actually manages to pull off the impossible.
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