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21) Yes please
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Language
English
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Description
The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
Author
Series
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
xvi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A successful Hollywood screenwriter provides practical guidance for making one's script marketable, covering such topics as genres, loglines, "laws of screenplay physics," script repair, and other topics.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project,...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2004, the Academy Award–nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Milles Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees don't endorse Rusesabagina's version of the events.
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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 459 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows.--...
27) Othello
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brilliant general in the service of Venice, Othello is also the new husband of the adoring - and young - Desdemona, whose innocent hero worship has blossomed into love. But can a beautiful girl, so much younger than her husband,truly be faithful? Othello's trusted ensign Iago seems to think not. Can Othello trust him? Can Othello trust anyone? Manga Classics presents Shakespeare's classic story of love, hate, vengeance, and betrayal, in its full,...
Author
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Movies are fun to watch with your family and friends. Who are the people who create these entertaining escapes? From special effects artists to writers to animal trainers, many people work together to serve the needs of a movie set. Learn about their important work"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Description
It was an explosion that reverberated across the country—and into the very heart of early-twentieth-century America. On the morning of October 1, 1910, the walls of the Los Angeles Times Building buckled as a thunderous detonation sent men, machinery, and mortar rocketing into the night air. When at last the wreckage had been sifted and the hospital triage units consulted, twenty-one people were declared dead and dozens more injured. But as...
32) Cara's kindness
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Cara drops everything to help a friend in need. All she asks is that he pay it forward.
33) The good thieves
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.
34) Ballet bullies
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Marissa, who loves to dance, starts to feel a bit clumsy and overly tall when she dances, so she does not bother to try out for the Rose Fairy ballet until somebody else encourages her.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
From I Love Lucy to Black-ish, sitcoms have often paved the way for social change.
Television comedy has long been on the frontline in how America evolves on social issues. There is something about comedy that makes difficult issues more palatable-with humor an effective device for presenting ideas that lead to social change. From I Love Lucy which introduced the first television pregnancy to Will & Grace, which normalized gay characters, the situation...
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Series
Publisher
HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pete the cat decides to surprise his Mom and Dad to express his gratitude for everything they do for him.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving . . . . [Baldwin] is a highly literate and fluent writer." —New York Times
Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed to...
Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed to...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Diary entries, sketches, rare photos, and more from the Jim Henson archives: "His playful work made adults and children smile; this book will too." —Chicago Tribune
Jim Henson's iconic puppet characters, fantastic worlds, and warm humor have delighted millions of people of all ages. His diverse body of work, from the Muppets to the world of The Dark Crystal, reveals his charm and genius to fans old and new.
Compiled directly...
Jim Henson's iconic puppet characters, fantastic worlds, and warm humor have delighted millions of people of all ages. His diverse body of work, from the Muppets to the world of The Dark Crystal, reveals his charm and genius to fans old and new.
Compiled directly...
40) Vanity fair
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Language
English
Description
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles—military and domestic—are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable...