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2) New boy
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As a new sophomore at an exclusive boarding school, a young black man is witness to the persecution of another student with bad acne who is also Jewish.
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During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a seven-year-old child, Manzanar became a way...
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Houston Gunn is a sixteen-year-old entrepreneur, real estate investor, musician, and author of the book Schooled for Success: How I Plan to Graduate from High School a Millionaire . Born in Bonney Lake, Washington, Gunn made his first real estate deal at the age of thirteen; by fourteen, he had begun writing his first book. During a job shadow interview his freshman year of high school, Gunn was challenged by the CEO that he interviewed to write a...
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"I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant."So begins the now-classic personal account of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), who was born into slavery in Maryland and after his escape to Massachusetts...
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In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical...
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Your basic Cinderella makeover story with a fresh and affectionate twist. Mia is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few kisses from an attractive school heartthrob. She is stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess...
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"In this moving memoir, Jeanne Wakatsuki recalls coming of age in Manzanar, a bleak, dusty settlement behind barbed wire. She tells of her family's struggle to adjust to life in cramped barracks, fearful and searching for purpose in their new surroundings. She describes finding a sense of normalcy in activities like glee club and baton twirling, while armed guards loomed abe in watchtowers."--
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For teenager Mia Thermopolis, just surviving each school day is an adventure. Then she receives the shocking news from her grandmother that she is a real-life princess. So begins a comical transformation towards poise and princess-ness, including a media storm, jealous schoolmates, and a plot to take over her country.
11) Sparkle
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Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
13) You got served
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"At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers -- and their moves -- two warring . Elgin and David are street dancers who will have to pull together in order to believe in themselves, their crew, and in their dreams if they are to represent the streets and win the challenge and the money that is up for grabs.
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Princess Mia has just graduated college. She is soon going to take over as Queen of Genovia from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. However, Mia learns that she must marry in 30 days or forfeit the crown of Genovia to another rightful heir, Nicholas Devereaux. His uncle, Viscount Mabrey is really the one who wants Nicholas to be King. Not trusting Nicholas, Mia picks a decent guy who's sweet and charming and likeable, but can she go through with the...
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You got served: At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But a crew from the suburbs moves in and crashes the party, stealing their dancers, and their moves. Elgin and David are street dancers who will have to pull together in order to believe in themselves, their crew, and in their dreams if they are to represent the streets and win the challenge and the money that is up for grabs.
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17) X-Men: Domino
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Lady luck's got nothing on Domino! They say fortune favors the brave, and there's no merc braver than Neena Thurman. You were wowed by her probability-altering prowess in X-Force, and odds are good that you'll love her solo adventures too! A rescue mission for the man she once loved pits Domino against Lady Deathstrike and Donald Pierce! Domino explores her uncanny origins as part of Project Armageddon - and finds a strangely familiar face! And things...
18) The Roosevelts
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The Roosevelt family had a tremendous impact on US government and politics in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Roosevelts explores how the Roosevelt family got their start in politics, their impact on the White House and other government positions, and how the Roosevelt legacy continues to impact modern politicians.