S. Epatha Merkerson
1) Maniac Magee
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A sequel to "Waiting to Exhale" picks up fifteen years later to find Savannah contemplating divorce, Bernadine succumbing to painkiller addiction after a second husband's swindle, Robin falling into shopaholism, and Gloria confronting profound change after a fateful event.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Joining Detective Mike Logan (Noth) and his dedicated colleagues who investigate and prosecute crime is a powerful lineup of guest stars, including Regina Taylor, Edie Falco, Gina Torres and John Cameron Mitchell. Ripped from today's headlines, Law & order is the gripping phenomenon that will captivate you again and again!
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center are back for the pulse-pounding fourth season. The series continues to chronicle the daily life-and-death battles of Chicago₂s elite medical professionals as they navigate challenging medical emergencies and intense personal drama. In last season's cliffhanger finale, Dr. Will Halstead got down on one knee and proposed to Dr. Natalie Manning, but will the two ever make it...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In New York City, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two distinct yet intertwined forces. There's the police department, represented by the 27th precinct Homicide Detectives. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence, and interview witnesses. Suspects are placed under arrest. The matter is then taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As the courageous doctors, nurses, and staff of Chicago Med deal with the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room, heart-wrenching drama impacts them both professionally and personally. With lives on the line every day, the ED team finds themselves on an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the hospital that gets Chicago's most difficult and challenging cases.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When lives are on the line, dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff of Chicago's busiest trauma center are the ones to trust. In the engrossing second season, big changes put the ER on an emotional collision course. A slew of both professional and personal issues, from legal setbacks to romantic entanglements, illnesses, and the elusive work-life balance-threaten to affect those trying to maintain cutting-edge medicine with care and compassion.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York. After the separation of his parents, young Ruben, a part-black, part-Hispanic child, is sent to live in a small-scale boarding house run by...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Will Halstead balances the stress as the ER's supervising attending physician with his complicated relationship with Dr. Natalie Manning, an attending physician in emergency pediatrics. Newly remarried, Dr. Daniel Charles remains he Sherlock Holmes of psychiatry. Former Navy flight surgeon Dr. Ethan Choi brings his battlefield skills to the front lines of Chicago's busiest ER, the go-to-place for victims.
11) Radio
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
For anyone who ever had a dream and everyone with the courage to stand up for what they believe, comes the real life story of Robert 'Radio' Kennedy. Experience Radio's journey from a man no one understood to the coach no one could live without. Together with Head coach Harold Jones, Radio inspired a football team to become champions and a town to open their hearts.
The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The doctors, nurses and staff of the city's most cutting-edge trauma center take on critical medical cases and their ethical dilemmas. Woven into this high-intensity environment are engrossing personal dramas where life or death is always on the line.
13) Slipstream
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A screenwriter, revising the movie he is working on, finds that reality and fiction are blurring together when some of the characters in his film are showing up in real life.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.