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2) Frozen II
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English
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Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.
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4th Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Description
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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English
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A novel of ideas at once serious and comic, The Magic Mountain offers a bird's-eye view of the political, philosophical, and social landscapes of pre-World War I Europe. This program uses provocative dramatizations of key scenes from Thomas Mann's grotesque bildungsroman and employs the character of Mann himself, in a re-creation of a 1939 lecture, as a guide to the story's heights and depths. In addition, Mann's biographer, Nigel Hamilton, inquires...
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English
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Theo and Polly host a party in Dream Park to celebrate their daughter Hermia's engagement to James, but when Xander, Hermia's true love, shows up to dispute the betrothal, it takes magical intervention to set things right. Peter Bowker adapts Shakespeare's unusual romantic comedy where the problems of mortal love are mirrored in interlocking plots between Fairyland and the modern world. Bill Patterson plays Theo, Imelda Staunton is Polly, and the...
6) Scarecrow
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English
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In a 17th-century Massachusetts town, a scarecrow is magically transformed into a man and charged with the mission of destroying true love. Spectacular performances by two-time Oscar nominee Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein, The Producers) and Tony Award winner Blythe Danner (Butterflies Are Free). Also starring Norman Lloyd and Will Geer (The Waltons).
7) Sergio Pitol
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Español
Description
Childhood is your native land, and language is your native land-the two elements for a writer, of course, says Mexican author Sergio Pitol. In this program, the Cervantes Prize-winning writer reflects on his love of reading, which began at a very young age, and his lifelong admiration for the works of Jules Verne and Thomas Mann. In addition, the author of El Viaje, El Arte de la Fuga, El Desfile del Amor, and La Vida Conyugal shares his thoughts...
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English
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Isabel Allende, the most recent Latin American novelist to bestride the world literary stage-and the first Latin American woman-describes the emotions that inform her fiction and the events that set them in motion. Niece of the deposed (and presumably assassinated) Chilean Marxist president Salvador Allende, she fled Chile in terror and blossomed in exile to write of the love, hate, and revenge that shape the lives of people she knew, or dreamt about:...
9) Red tails
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English
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Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
10) The Pack
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"Attending a boarding school for girls with animal powers, new girl Sadie joins the Pack--a group of 'it' girls--and is consumed by social drama until someone starts to threaten them in an attempt to tear the Pack apart"--Provided by publisher.
11) Angel: Season 4
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English
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Angel is a vampire with a soul who finds purpose in working for the nebulous 'Powers That Be' against the evil in LA.
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English
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In this behind-the-scenes romp about sketch show TGS, corporate executive Jack Donaghy, TGS neurotic stars, a hapless NBC page, and the rest of the befuddled crew work to create the 'magic of television.' Brought to you by the folks at GE Kabletown, it's a season of video obituaries, cross-dressing love, page showdowns, Canadian births, and other strange events in 22 blerg-worthy episodes.