UnCovered reviewed by Samantha LeRoy, ACLS Mays Landing Branch
Very few books pack
the gut punch that Sadie by Courtney Summers does. The story follows a
young woman, the titular Sadie, as she goes on an odyssey to track down her
sister’s killer. On the surface it sounds like a thriller, yet, while it does
have a few thrilling scenes, it’s more of a coming of age story that explores
themes of trauma, sisterhood, identity, and closure. The book is split
perspective with aclschapters: Sadie as she treks through Colorado, and
West McCray, a radio journalist for an NPR-esque company, as he follows the
breadcrumbs of clues Sadie left behind. While Sadie’s chapters serve as the
action of the plot, West’s chapters serve as exposition in the form of a
podcast. Because half the book is told in podcast form, the audiobook is incredibly
immersive and engaging with a full cast of voice actors.
Sadie is a story that lingers
long after you’ve finished.
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Author: Jennings, Garth, film director, screenwriter, voice actor. Meledandri, Chris, film producer. Healy, Janet, film producer. McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- voice actor. Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- voice actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: J SING 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The ever-optimistic koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.
Author: Phillips, Clyde, creator, screenwriter. Siega, Marcos, television director. Bookstaver, Sanford, television director. Hall, Michael C., 1971- actor. Alcott, Jack, 1996- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: TV SERIES DEXTER NEW BLOOD
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set ten years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura; he is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York, Iron Lake, far from his original home in Miami.
Author: Deeble, Mark, screenwriter, television director. Stone, Victoria, television director, television producer. Dumezweni, Noma, narrator. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company. Terra Mater Factual Studios, production company.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: DOC 591.5 NATURE
Format: Video disc
Summary: In arid regions across southern Kenya, the waterhole, created by elephants and termites, is central to everyone's life. It is where animals visit to drink, and where some creatures are born and die. Every visit is charged with tension, for a waterhole is the perfect place for predators to wait in ambush.
Author: Charbonier, David, film director, screenwriter. Powell, Justin, film director, screenwriter. Rosenthal, Rick, 1949- film producer. Chavis, Lonnie, 2007- actor. Dewey, Ezra, actor.
Published: 2022 2020
Call Number: BOY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A twelve-year-old boy and his best friend have a horrifying experience when they are kidnapped while on their way home from school. A night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve year old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive or die trying.
Author: Shada, Jeremy, voice actor. DiMaggio, John, 1968- voice actor. Kenny, Tom, 1962- voice actor. Cartoon Network (Television network) Studio Distribution Services, publisher.
Published: 2022 2020
Call Number: ADVENTUR DISTANT
Format: Video disc
Summary: After a break from adventuring, a series of mysterious events leads Finn and Jake farther from home than they have ever traveled before. When they find themselves face to face with a monstrous evil, Finn and Jake must unite for the adventure of their lifetimes!
Author: Branagh, Kenneth, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Berwick, Laura, film producer. Kovacik, Becca, film producer. Thomas, Tamar, film producer. Balfe, Caitriona, actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: BELFAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: A poignant story of love, laughter, and loss in one boy's childhood in Belfast, Ireland, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.
Author: Sisto, Pascual, film director. Portnoy, Elika, film producer. Orlovsky, Alex, film producer. Bowes, Michael, (Producer), film producer. Giacobone, Nicolás, screenwriter.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: JOHN
Format: Video disc
Summary: A coming-of-age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground.
Author: Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Morgan, Kim, (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Dale, J. Miles, film producer. Cooper, Bradley, actor, film producer. Blanchett, Cate, 1969- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: DRAMA NIGHTMARE
Format: Video disc
Summary: From visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a suspenseful psychological thriller about a manipulative carnival man who teams with an equally deceptive psychiatrist to grift the wealthy in 1940s New York society. Del Toro co-wrote the enthralling film with Kim Morgan, based on William Lindsay Gresham's novel.
Author: Sheridan, Chris, 1967- creator. Tudyk, Alan, actor. Tomko, Sara, actor. Reynolds, Corey, 1974- actor. Wetterlund, Alice, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: TV RESIDENT SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Follows the adventures of an alien trying to fit in with the residents of a small Colorado town as he carries out his own mission. A comedic sci-fi drama based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, this show follows a crash-landed alien who must take on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and somehow find a way to fit in with the local human population. While attempting to complete his secret mission on Earth, he is forced to consider the possibility that humans might be worth saving after all.
Author: Roiland, Justin, 1980- voice actor. Parnell, Chris, 1967- voice actor. Grammer, Spencer, 1983- voice actor. Chalke, Sarah, voice actor. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Published: 2021
Call Number: RICK SEASON 5
Format: Video disc
Summary: Follows the adventures of mentally unbalanced scientist Rick and his grandson Morty. Hold onto your butts--it's season five, baby! Rick, Morty, and the fam are back with ten all-new episodes. Sex, romance, testicle monsters, a guy named Mr. Nimbus... It's everything you want, so get your butt ready!
Author: Affleck, Ben, 1972- actor. Cranston, Bryan, 1956- actor. Arkin, Alan, actor. Spacey, Kevin, actor. Bening, Annette, actor.
Published: 2020 2008
Call Number: BINGEBOX ACADEMY
Format: Video disc
Summary: "Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979. "American Beauty": Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. "Green book": A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. "The shape of water": At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. "Slumdog millionaire": A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Author: Thaw, John, 1942-2002, actor. Whately, Kevin, actor. Dexter, Colin, creator, author. Adaptation of (work): Dexter, Colin. Inspector Morse novel. BBC Studios, distributor.
Published: 2019 1986
Call Number: INSPECTO DISC 1-3
Format: Video disc
Summary: Inspector Morse is a melancholy, enigmatic and romantic man who never uses his first name and who finds solace in real ale, classical music and difficult crosswords. Together with his able Sergeant Lewis, Morse uses his considerable intellect and passion for the truth and justice to investigate death and murder in the English university town of Oxford.
Author: Jennings, Garth, film director, screenwriter, voice actor. Meledandri, Chris, film producer. Healy, Janet, film producer. McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- voice actor. Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- voice actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: J SING 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The ever-optimistic koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.
Author: Phillips, Clyde, creator, screenwriter. Siega, Marcos, television director. Bookstaver, Sanford, television director. Hall, Michael C., 1971- actor. Alcott, Jack, 1996- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: TV SERIES DEXTER NEW BLOOD
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set ten years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura; he is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York, Iron Lake, far from his original home in Miami.
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