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2) Life of Pi
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Emotional thematic content throughout and some scary action sequences and peril.
Based on the bestselling novel by Yann Martel. A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Includes special features.
3) Mama
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A supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
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Despicable me : Gru delights in all things wicked. Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions, and armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential dad.
Despicable me 2: Recruited by the Anti-Villain...
5) The turning
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Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
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Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together...
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An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.
8) Pan
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Peter is a mischievous twelve-year old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of...
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Ten-year-old mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Mary Lennox tiene diez años y ha perdido a sus padres por culpa de una epidemia que ha azotado la India. Tras su defunción, Mary viaja desde el país del Ganges a Inglaterra para instalarse en la mansión de su tío, una imponente casa de casi cien habitaciones. Allí descubrirá un jardín misterioso cerrado...
10) Les misérables
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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
11) Jane Eyre
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Jane, una simple huérfana sin un centavo en la Inglaterra del siglo XIX, acepta un empleo como institutriz en Thornfield Hall y pronto se enamora de su melancólico empleador, el Sr. Edward Rochester, un hombre con un terrible secreto.
Jane, a plain and penniless orphan in nineteenth-century England, accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall and soon finds herself in love with her melancholy employer, Mr. Edward Rochester, a man with...
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"Al morir sus padres, James se ve obligado a vivir con sus tías, un par de viejas brujas. Tras su encuentro con un personaje misterioso, el niño se lanza en un viaje maravilloso a través del océano dentro de un melocotón gigante. James y sus nuevos amigos, un gusano de seda, un ciempiés, una araña, una mariquita, un saltamontes verde y un gusano de luz, viven momentos increíbles y llegan a Nueva York, donde les espera una nueva vida."--
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Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six, she goes blind, and her father builds her a model of their neighborhood, every house, every manhole, so she can memorize it with her fingers and navigate the real streets with her feet and cane. When the Germans occupy Paris, father and daughter...
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En 1930 Calcuta, el Palacio de la Medianoche es el lugar de encuentro de una sociedad secreta. La Sociedad de Chowbar es compuesta de siete niños huérfanos del S. El orfanato de Patrick. Ben fue separado de su hermana gemela y descargado en el orfanato por su abuela. A la edad de dieciséis años, los huérfanos son soltados para encarar la vida como adultos. En la última reunión de la Sociedad de Chowbar, Sheere, el gemelo de Ben, es hecho a...
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Matthew y Marilla llevan una vida tranquila y rutinaria en el pequeño pueblo de Avonlea. Ya ancianos, deciden adoptar un huérfano para que los ayude con las tareas de la granja. Pero en vez del nįo prometido por el orfanato, a casa de los Cuthbert...
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39 clues volume 1
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"¿Qué pasaría si descubrieras que tu familia es una de las más poderosas de toda del historia de la humanidad? ¿Y si te dijeran que la fuente de poder de la familia está escondida por todo el mundo en forma de 39 pistas? ¿Y si, además, te dieran a elegir entre tener un millón de dolares... o conseguir la primera de las pistas? Si fueras Amy y Dan Cahill, ¡escogerías la pista y emperazarías una carrera muy peligrosa!" --From publisher's...
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"El Chavo y sus amigos tienen muchas ganas de ver jugar a su equipo de fútbol favorito en el estadio. Pero cuando llegan al partido, ¡se dan cuenta de que sus puestos están en la última fila! ¿Podrá el Chavo acercarse un poco más a la acción?,"--back cover.
"Chavo and his friends can't wait to see their favorite soccer team play at the stadium. But when they arrive at the match, they learn that their seats are all the way in the last row!...
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Huérfano, relojero y ladrón, el muchacho Hugo vive entre los muros de una estación parisina de ferrocarriles. Si quiere sobrevivir, nadie debe saber de su existencia. Sin embargo, un día tiene un descuido y es descubierto por una excéntrica chica, amante de los libros, y por un viejo y amargado juguetero. Y ya nada será como antes.
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station...
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"Jane has lived an ordinary life, raised by her aunt Magnolia--an adjunct professor and deep sea photographer. Jane counted on Magnolia to make the world feel expansive and to turn life into an adventure. But Aunt Magnolia was lost a few months ago in Antarctica on one of her expeditions. Now, with no direction, a year out of high school, and obsessed with making umbrellas that look like her own dreams (but mostly just mourning her aunt), she is easily...
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