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Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was a Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, known best for his satirical plays and lyric poems. He had a knack for absurdity and hypocrisy, a trait that made him immensely popular in the 17th century Renaissance period. However, his reputation diminished somewhat in the Romantic era, when he began to be unfairly compared to Shakespeare. The Theatre in London had had been denied to "The Admiral's Men" in 1597, but the troupe...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the town of Grover's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who writes, "You are holding in your hands a great American play. Possibly...
4) Paranorman
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his special powers to save his town from a centuries-old curse. In addition to spooky zombies, he'll also have to take on unpredictable ghosts, wily witches and worst, of all, clueless grown-ups. But this young ghoul whisperer will soon find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
5) Plainsong
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
A heartbroken husband has been abandoned by his wife with two boys to raise. His sympathetic colleague cares for her ailing father. A pregnant high school girl is thrown out of her house with nowhere to go. A couple of bachelors set in their ways face a life-altering challenge. Gradually drawn together through simple acts of kindness and humanity, their paths are indelibly interwoven. With courage and tenacity, they redefine their lives, ease each...
7) Fresh horses
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Passion knows no limits for Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in the provocative romantic drama, Fresh Horses. A compelling tale of love and awakening set against the dual backdrop of city and country in the American heartland.
8) Texasville
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Sequel to the Last picture show. Jacy Farrow broke Duane Jackson's heart. Now she has returned to Anarene, Texas. Duane is not only harried by a busted business, sarcastic wife and rambunctious son - who steals his mistresses - but also by Jacy, who has come home to find herself and the love she left behind.
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
It was a summer like any other in this sleepy southern town, until a mysterious drifter named Eli Cottonmouth charms the townsfolk with a simple proposition for their upcoming anniversary celebration. But behind this picture-perfect community, two boys will now discover a secret world of mysteries, lies and tragedy that will change all their lives forever.
12) Cedar Rapids
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
A small-town, naive Midwestern insurance agent must represent his company at a regional insurance convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his mind is blown by the big city experience.
13) Cedar Rapids
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A small-town, naive Midwestern insurance agent must represent his company at a regional insurance convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his mind is blown by the big city experience.
14) Night on earth
Series
Criterion collection volume 401
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Five cities, five taxis, and a group of strangers make for an interesting night. A collection of 5 stories that span continents, time zones, and languages.
Pub. Date
2020
Description
"When a radio journalist interviews Maggie Cole for a small piece about local life in their small coastal community, she gives him far more detail–and embellishment–about the locals and their personal lives than he was counting on. In the days and weeks following the show’s broadcast, Maggie’s over-zealous chit-chat gets her into serious hot water, as the fallout from her very public gossip-fest disrupts the lives of her fellow residents....
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Brent and the gang discover that Dog River has been badly mismanaged, leaving residents with little choice but to pack up and leave. As residents make one last rally to save Dog River as they know it, they discover a devious plan by a corporate chain that would change life for Dog Riverites forever.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, nothing is as it seems. A misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story is her own."...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Christine Eisley is a single mom of two struggling to keep her family afloat during Christmas time in the small town of Wilsonville. Having recently moved into town, Christine becomes acquainted with the townspeople, and as the holidays progress, she comes to find her struggles are replaced by surprise and good fortune, as a long time family secret is finally brought to light.
20) Twin Peaks
Pub. Date
2007, c1990
Description
Follow FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman as they try to hunt down just who killed Laura Palmer in the sleepy town of Twin Peaks, Washington.
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