B. D Wong
Author
Series
Ralph S. Mouse books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a future, long-declining America, society is strictly stratified by class. Long-abandoned urban neighborhoods have been repurposed as highwalled, self-contained labor colonies. And the members of the labor class--descendants of those brought over en masse many years earlier from environmentally ruined provincial China--find purpose and identity in their work to provide pristine produce and fish to the small, elite, satellite charter villages that...
5) Dragonwings
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
cp2005
Language
English
Description
After years of studying Freud in Paris, Mr. Muo returns home to bring the benefits of psychoanalysis to twenty-first-century China and to somehow free his college sweetheart, now a political prisoner, a quest that leads him to the sadistic local magistrate.
9) Mulan II
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The magnificent legend of Mulan continues in an all-new movie. The courageous heroine is back, along with favorite characters and some new friends, including the mischievous Mushu, who wants to keep Mulan single so he can retain his job as her guardian.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Cyber-security engineer Elliot Anderson, along with the titular character and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season four will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting ₁send₂ on the email that could reverse Five/Nine.
Series
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? Stone soup: When three soldiers come to town, all the townsfolk hide their food. If the soldiers can't find any food, what will they eat? Stone soup, of course!
13) Focus
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Nicky is a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess. As he's teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame, now an accomplished femme fatale, shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes race-car circuit. In the midst of Nicky's latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop, and...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich's life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the Dalai Lama.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new era.
Author
Publisher
Angel City Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Hollywood Chinese presents a lavish, highly illustrated look at Asian Americans in Hollywood films, beginning with some of the earliest movies shot in America's Chinatowns, followed by a deep dive into Chinese representation--and misrepresentation--in Hollywood's Golden Era, and ending with the remarkable Chinese and Chinese American actors, directors, and screenwriters remaking the contemporary cinematic landscape."--Back cover.
18) Mulan
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Clever Mulan proves her worth outside of her tradition-bound society when, disguised as the male soldier, "Ping", she bravely takes her father's place in the Imperial Army. Helped by her funny guardian dragon Mushu and a lucky cricket named Cri-kee, Mulan strives to earn the respect of her fellow warriors and her courageous Captain Shang. Mulan's adventures lead to a climatic battle atop the Imperial Palace, where her family's honor and the fate of...
19) The freshman
Series
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A naive student freshly arrived in New York City accepts a delivery job involving a shady businessman and a large lizard, eventually running afoul of an eccentric chef and the FBI.
Author
Publisher
Symphony Space, Inc
Language
English
Description
"...he took his hands off the controls in a paroxysm of joy and shouted, 'Strap on your safety belt, Mrs. Gadshill! We're going to make a loop-the-loop!'"
—From Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor by John Cheever
A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.
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