Susannah Grant
2) In her shoes
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Ā©2005.
Language
English
Description
Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends...
3) The soloist
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles Times reporter Lopez develops an unlikely friendship with a homeless musician.
4) Pocahontas
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1607, the Virginia Company sends a ship from England to America to stake a claim on the New World and bring back the gold that is rumored to be abundant there. Ambitious Governor Ratcliffe is head of the expedition, but well-known explorer and adventurer John Smith is the natural leader. Well-armed, the men anticipate easily fighting off any one they encounter, but John Smith's first meeting with a native is not at all what he expects. Chief Powhatan's...
5) The 5th wave
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In ordinary Somerset County, a young farm girl named Fern rescues the runt of a litter of pigs from her father's ax. Fern names the pig Wilbur, takes care of him, and continues to visit him every day after he is moved to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn across the road. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house" when Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After the sudden death of her fianceĆ¾, Gray finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam, hyper-responsible Dennis, and Dennis' old childhood buddy Fritz, an irresponsible playboy whom Gray had previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fianceĆ¾ emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to...
8) 28 days
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A high-flying party girl gets herself a DUI and 28 days in rehab -- and ends up discovering that real happiness must come from within.
9) Pocahontas
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A musical animated version of the life of Pocahontas, a Native American girl who legend says saved the life of explorer and colonist John Smith.
10) Erin Brockovich
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
11) Pocahontas
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
In 1607, a group of British adventurers, including John Smith, led by the greedy Virginia Company governor Ratcliffe, set sail for the New World, seeking gold and other treasures. In Virginia, Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan's daughter, ponders her life as she is faced with marriage to the stern warrior, Kocoum. The British establish the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia and dig up the countryside for gold. Smith meets Pocahontas and they overcome their...
12) The 5th wave
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainmen
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan is trying to survive a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion, while trying to save her five-year-old brother Sam from a training camp that was created by the Others (the aliens).
13) The Soloist
Author
Language
English
Description
A Los Angeles newspaper reporter discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and a unique friendship and bond transforms both their lives.
14) Charlotte's Web
Author
Language
English
Description
Charlotte's Web' is absolutely one of the best films of the year. Now you can share the magic as a tiny spider spins a great tale of friendship and adventure in this dazzling film version of E.B. White's beloved children's book.