Kieran Culkin
Author
Language
English
Description
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of 'old money' privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like Young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim. A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams, literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues' gallery from her past, from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. If he hopes to win his true love, he...
Author
Series
Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson looms ever closer, provoking existential angst and division among the Roys in the fourth and final season of Jesse Armstrong's Emmy-winning drama series. As the siblings anticipate the prospect of this seismic merger, the ensuing power struggle finds them grappling with what their lives will look like after the deal and weighing a future where their cultural and political...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
So you've made it to Valhalla. Now what?
This "who's who" audio guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from newly deceased heroes at check-in. The profiles provide essential stats, interviews, and personal reflections so you can identify the gods and avoid those awkward...
This "who's who" audio guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from newly deceased heroes at check-in. The profiles provide essential stats, interviews, and personal reflections so you can identify the gods and avoid those awkward...
6) Lymelife
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the true childhood experiences of director Derick Martini, Lymelife is the coming of age story of 15-year old Scott growing up in suburban Long Island. While caught up in his first love, Scott watches the relationships of his parents and their neighbors slowly crumble as they try to keep up with the changing times and expectations of the 1970s. Critically acclaimed, Lymelife features a magnificent ensemble cast, with incredible performances...
8) Paper Man
Author
Language
English
Description
A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.
9) Margaret
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"The story of a Manhattan teenager whose life is profoundly altered after witnessing a terrible accident. Experience an emotional teen's extraordinary journey to set things right as her innocent ideals come crashing against the harsh realities of the adult world."--Container.
10) The Mighty
Author
Language
English
Description
With his loving and supportive mother, 13-year-old Kevin moves in next door to another teen, Max. Though both have problems that label them as outcasts, they discover that by proudly combining their strengths and uniting as one, they can overcome their individual limitations and triumph over any adversity! They set out on a series of adventures and find the mightiest treasure of all: Friendship!
11) She's All That
Author
Language
English
Description
Stung when his girlfriend abruptly dumps him for a TV star, big man on campus Zack Siler bets a classmate he can turn any girl - even the school's biggest geek, Laney Boggs - into the prom queen. He wasn't, however, betting on falling in love with her!
Author
Language
English
Description
Homer Wells has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of St. Cloud's Orphanage in rural Maine. Though groomed by its proprietor, Dr. Larch, to be his successor, Homer feels the need to strike out on his own and experience the world outside. While working at an apple orchard, Homer falls for the beautiful Candy and learns some powerfully indelible lessons about life, love, and home.
Author
Series
Magical Legend of the Leprechauns volume 1
Language
English
Description
Jack Doyle leaves America to rest in an idyllic cottage in Ireland only to find it already inhabited with mischievous Leprechauns, the Muldoon family, who are out to scare him away. Thus, involving him in the magical mischievous world of warring Leprechauns and Fairies.
Author
Series
Magical Legend of the Leprechauns volume 2
Language
English
Description
Jack Doyle leaves America to rest in an idyllic cottage in Ireland only to find it already inhabited with mischievous Leprechauns, the Muldoon family, who are out to scare him away. Thus, involving him in the magical mischievous world of warring Leprechauns and Fairies.
15) Margaret Blu-Ray
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"The story of a Manhattan teenager whose life is profoundly altered after witnessing a terrible accident. Experience an emotional teen's extraordinary journey to set things right as her innocent ideals come crashing against the harsh realities of the adult world."--Container.
16) Lymelife
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Scott is 15 and growing up in suburban Long Island. While caught up in his first love, Scott watches the relationships of his parents and neighbors slowly crumble as they try to keep up with the changing times.
17) She's all that
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When he's dumped by his beautiful girlfriend, Zack Siler bets a classmate that he can turn any girl into the prom queen. What he doesn't bet on, however, is falling in love.
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Igby goes down: dark comedy in which Sarandon plays the social-climbing, insult-hurling, pill-popping mother of a disturbed 17 year old rich kid. The January man: Sarandon and Kevin Kline in an intense thriller about a serial killer on the loose in Manhattan. Something short of paradise: a neurotic theater manager meets an aspiring journalist and New York's spell helps bring them together. Thelma and Louise: after a tragic accident the women go on...
19) Igby goes down
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Igby and his older brother, Oliver, are in the process of killing their terminally ill mother. His parents snipe at each other endlessly until his father tries to commit suicide and is sent to a mental hospital. Igby grows into a rebellious youth, gets kicked out of several boarding schools and ends up in a military academy. As Igby gets drawn further into the mind games and hypocrisy of the adult world, his already jaded outlook grows even darker....
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"The Order: Journey to a turbulent world under siege as reformed artifact smuggler Rudy travels to Jerusalem to rescue his museum-curator father who's been kidnapped by ruthless fanatics. There he recovers a sacred scroll believed to hold dangerous secrets of an underground sect. Framed for murder by a scheming police chief, Rudy enlists the aid of a mysterious beauty to clear his name and wages a one-man battle to recapture the ancient scroll before...