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441) Jojo Rabbit
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence.
445) Mr. Woodcock
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
John Farley grew up as a chubby kid with no athletic skills and poor self-esteem. During his early teenage years his nemesis was Mr. Woodcock, the school's gym teacher. Woodcock took a sadistic glee in tormenting John and others like him. Years later, John has slimmed down and has come to terms with his self-image. He has become a best-selling author, publishing a self-help book on overcoming the specters of the past. John comes home to visit his...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This WWII drama is both exciting in its revelations and heart-rending in its truth about human nature and forgiveness"--
Jeremiah Prins's life of privilege as the son of a school headmaster in the Dutch East Indies comes crashing to a halt in 1942 after the Japanese Imperialist invasion of the Southeast Pacific. Caring for his younger siblings when his father and older stepbrothers are separated from the rest of the family,he is surprised by what...
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Marty is a devoted mom, who last saw her son, Henry, three years ago when she was unhealthy, coarse, and overweight. When Henry returns home from his latest secret operation, he brings his fianc�ee to meet his mom. Marty's still coarse, but has become a babe with a healthy libido. Henry is horrified, but his girlfriend, Emily, is entranced. When Marty begins dating the sultry Tommy, Henry gets the ultimate assignment: spying on his mom and her boyfriend,...
451) Cheri
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The story of the love affair between a beautiful retired courtesan Lea, and Cheri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux. After six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Cheri and Edmee, the daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Lea and Cheri begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.
452) Annie's Ghosts
Author
Language
English
Description
Beth Luxenberg was an only child, everyone knew that...the story takes you on journey of discovering of Beth's sister, who was locked away in a mental institution and wiped from her family's history.
456) For one more day
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair, returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.
459) The winter guest
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
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