Julianne Moore
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Freckleface Strawberry is just like everyone else, except that she has red hair and freckles but when she tries to hide who she is, she learns about true friendship and accepting yourself just as you are.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books Llc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
“Moore captures the children’s complicated mix of feelings: embarrassment, defiance, pride, appreciation and, most palpably, love.” —The New York Times
Academy Award–winning actress and New York Times–bestselling author of the Freckleface Strawberry series Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat,
...Academy Award–winning actress and New York Times–bestselling author of the Freckleface Strawberry series Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat,
4) Loose tooth!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Freckleface Strawberry wants very much for her first loose tooth to come out while she is at school.
5) Assassins
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1995
Language
English
Description
An info-highway thief is swept into a battle between two hitmen, in a world where what counts is not who makes the first move, but who survives the last.
6) Still Alice
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. They have two teen-aged children, Joni, who is Nic's biological child, and Laser, who is Jules' biological child. A big-hearted, sexy and uproariously funny movie that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth.
8) Freeheld
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a New Jersey police lieutenant is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she and her registered domestic partner must work to secure her pension benefits.
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles,...
10) Hannibal
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Screen legend Anthony Hopkins is perverse perfection in his return to the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the sophisticated killer who comes out of hiding to draw FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling into a high-stakes battle that will test her strength, cunning, and loyalty. Meanwhile, the good doctor's only surviving victim plots a particularly nasty revenge.
11) Trust the man
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rebecca is an actress who is married to Tom; together they have two children. As Rebecca begins rehearsals on a new play at the Lincoln Center, Tom stays at home to watch the kids. He begins to think about how horny he is. They go to see a counselor and discuss their sexual problems. Tom wants to have sex twice a day, while Rebecca thinks Tom is a maniac. Rebecca's brother, Tobey is in a long term relationship with Elaine, Rebecca's best friend, who...
12) What Maisie knew
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Maisie, a captivating little girl struggling for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through her eyes, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit.
13) Nine months
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
The news that his girlfriend is expecting a baby sends Sam, an unflappable child psychologist, into a panic. Torn between advice given by a well-meaning but over-bearing couple and his confirmed bachelor buddy, Sam is in serious danger of losing his mind and his girlfriend.
Author
Language
English
Description
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Meet the Weiss family, who are making their way in Hollywood rife with money, fame, envy, and relentless hauntings. Stafford Weiss is a famed TV self-help therapist with an A-list celebrity clientele. Meanwhile, Cristina Weiss has her work cut out managing the career of their disaffected child-star son, Benjie, a fresh graduate of rehab at age thirteen. Yet unbeknownst to them, another member of the Weiss family has arrived in town, mysteriously scarred...
16) A single man
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
17) Wonderstruck
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tells the tale of two deaf children separated by fifty years. In 1927 New York City, Rose searches for the actress who's life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977 in the Midwest, Ben runs away from home to find his father. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Selznick, which is the predecessor to his screen-adapted novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
19) Far from heaven
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Language
English
Description
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it....
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have secretly survived on a nearby island and roam free. Now there is a more ominous threat--a plan to capture and bring the dinosaurs to the mainland. John Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition to reach the island before the mercenary team gets there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their...