Patricia Engels' novel about the experiences of a Colombian family migrating to the U.S. stands out for its sharp writing — but frustrates in equal measure because of its reliance on summary.
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Wibke Brueggemann's charmingly snarky YA novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she recovers from the Worst New Year's Ever and learns that not all of life's answers can be found via Google.
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What’s with all the female literary characters who can’t stand themselves?
Author: Marcimain, Mikael, film director. Campbell, Josh, screenwriter. Stuecken, Matt, screenwriter. Dreymon, Alexander, 1983- actor. Williams, Allison, 1988- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HORIZON
Format: Video disc
Summary: Former couple Sara and Jackson board a single-engine plane for a routine and casual flight to their friend's tropical island wedding. However, within minutes of takeoff, their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving them with no idea where they are, and no clue how to land the plane. With nothing but miles of ocean and sky in every direction, and a terrifying storm that's about to envelop them, Sara and Jackson have only one shot, and there's no going back.
Author: Shanley, John Patrick, film director, screenwriter. Urdang, Leslie, film producer. Bregman, Anthony, film producer. Witchel, Alex (Producer), film producer. Niland, Martina, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: WILD
Format: Video disc
Summary: Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.
Author: O'Dwyer, Declan, television director. New, Rachael, creator, screenwriter. Edwards, Ben (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Farrell, Aaron, television producer. Phillips, Kate (Actor), actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: MISS SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Eliza Scarlet joins forces with a Scotland Yard inspector to solve crime in nineteenth century London.
Author: Baruchel, Jay, 1982- film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor. Williams, Jesse, 1981- actor. Brewster, Jordana, 1980- actor. Northwood, Simon, actor. Wilson, Niamh, actor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: RANDOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: Comic book creator Todd Walkley, his wife, assistant and best friend, are heading to NYC Comic Con when bad things start to happen; people start getting killed. It soon becomes clear that a crazed fan is using his 'Slasherman' comic as inspiration for the killings. As the bodies pile up, and Todd's friends become victims themselves, he is forced to face the killer and put an end to his notorious comic once and for all.
Author: Dugan, Dennis, film director, film producer, screenwriter, composer (expression) Miller, Larry, 1953- screenwriter. Conn, Eileen (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Barros, Nadine de, film producer. Politowski, Adrian, 1978- film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: LOVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple - while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.
Author: Savage, Rob, film director, screenwriter. Hurley, Gemma, screenwriter. Shepherd, Jed, screenwriter. Cox, Douglas, film producer. Rangott, Brenna, editor of moving image work.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HOST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Six friends hire a medium to conduct a séance during lockdown for their weekly Zoom call. Jemma decides to pull a prank and makes up a story about a boy she knew in high school who hung himself. By doing this, Jemma inadvertently invites a demonic presence to cross over. Soon the friends begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes as the evil spirit begins to make itself known, and they all realize this night may be their last.
Author: Pilcher, Lydia Dean, film director. Thomas, Sarah Megan, 1979- actor, screenwriter, film producer. Katic, Stana, actor. Apte, Radhika, actor. Roache, Linus, 1964- actor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: CALL
Format: Video disc
Summary: At the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency, SOE, to recruit and train women as spies.
Author: Suits, John, 1983- film director, editor of moving image work. Drake, Edward, screenwriter. Large, Corey, actor, film producer, screenwriter. Roth, Danny, film producer. Kearsley, Cody, 1991- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: BREACH
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
Author: Friedkin, Ryan, film producer. Thomas, Bradley, film producer. McGee, James, screenwriter. Fergus, Mark, screenwriter. Friedkin, Dan, 1965- film director, screenwriter.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: After World War II, a former Dutch resistance fighter tries to save the life of a renowned artist and art dealer accused of conspiring with the Nazis because he is convinced of his innocence. A captivating dramatic thriller set just after WWII, an all but forgotten true story about a soldier, Joseph Piller, investigating renowned Dutch artist Han van Meegeren who is accused of conspiring with the Nazis. Despite increasing evidence, Piller becomes more and more convinced of Han's innocence and finds himself in the improbable position of fighting to save the life of the colorful man with a mysterious past.
Author: Burrell, Richard, television producer. Percival, Brian, 1962- television director. Hüseyin, Metin, television director. Hay, Andy, 1954- television director. Vanstone, Ben, screenwriter.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: ALL SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire.
Author: Rath, Dori A., film producer, film director. Restaino, Joseph J., film producer. Molloy, Robert., film producer. Riley, Joe, film producer. Landon, Castille, film director, screenwriter.
Published: 2021
Call Number: FEAR
Format: Video disc
Summary: A girl living with schizophrenia struggles with terrifying hallucinations as she begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. The only person who believes her is Caleb, a boy she isn't even sure exists.
Author: Murphy, Dean, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Odell, Nigel, film producer. Mond, Robert, screenwriter. Foreman, John, composer. Hogan, Paul, 1939- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: VERY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Author: Green, Misha, creator. Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- actor. Majors, Jonathan, 1989- actor. Ellis, Aunjanue, actor. Vance, Courtney B., actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: LOVECRAF SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Based on Matt Ruff's novel, this series follows Korean war vet Atticus Freeman, his friend Letitia and his Uncle George on a journey across 1950's Jim Crow America where they face racist terrors and the terrifying monsters of an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.
Author: Landon, Christopher, 1975- film director, screenwriter. Kennedy, Michael, 1980- screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Vaughn, Vince, actor. Newton, Kathryn, 1997- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: FREAKY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A seventeen-year-old girl swaps bodies with a notorious serial killer and has only twenty-four hours to undo the change before it becomes permanent. Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive High School when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher, her town's infamous serial killer. The Butcher's mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other's bodies, and Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before it is permanent. While Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse, The Butcher discovers that having a female body is the perfect cover for a little killing spree.
Author: Abramenko, Egor, film director. Malovichko, Oleg, screenwriter. Zolotarev, Andre?, 1982- screenwriter. Vrubel, Mikhail, film producer. Andryushenko, Alexander, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: SPUTNIK
Format: Video disc
Summary: A doctor whose controversial practice has threatened her license is recruited by the military to treat a cosmonaut. Returning from space after a mysterious accident, the man has brought with him a nocturnal passenger which thrives on destruction; Tatyana wants to stop it from killing while the military wants to keep it as a secret weapon.
Author: Landon, Christopher, 1975- film director, screenwriter. Kennedy, Michael, 1980- screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Vaughn, Vince, actor. Newton, Kathryn, 1997- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: FREAKY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A seventeen-year-old girl swaps bodies with a notorious serial killer and has only twenty-four hours to undo the change before it becomes permanent. Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive high school when she becomes the newest target of the Butcher, her town's infamous serial killer. The Butcher's mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other's bodies, and Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before it is permanent. While Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse, the Butcher discovers that having a female body is the perfect cover for a little killing spree.
Author: Miele, Tara, film director, screenwriter. Howell, Lynette, 1979- film producer. Housman, Samantha, film producer. Rawat, Shivani, film producer. Levinson, Monica, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: WANDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.
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