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The Hunger Games Complete 4-Film Collection

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Based on the popular book series by Suzanne Collins.

In this fictional dystopian future, teenager Katniss Everdeen finds herself taking the place of her younger sister as a "Tribute" for her district. Each of the 12 districts of Panem are under the authority of the Capitol, and are forced to select a boy and a girl to compete in a nationally televised death match called the Hunger Games. Throughout this series, Katniss must rely on her instinct and wits to survive.

This 4-film DVD set includes:

Director:

Gary Ross

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

09:08

The Hunger Games Complete 4-Film Collection

Un grand-papa en or (French)

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Jüll voue une admiration et une confiance sans bornes à son grand-papa, dont il voudrait tant avoir le courage. Lors d'une balade en montagne, la nuit tombe et le garçonnet apeuré éclate en sanglots. Rassurant, son grand-papa le porte jusqu'à la maison et lui confie que lui aussi avait peur lorsqu'il avait son âge. Devant le scepticisme de son petit-fils, qui a peine à croire que son héros a déjà été un enfant, il partage avec lui les souvenirs que renferme son album de photos et lui explique qu'avec le temps, les personnes âgées perdent des forces alors que les enfants en gagnent.

Décroche-moi la lune (French)

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Quand un petit garçon demande à son papa de lui décrocher la lune, il lui pose en fait la grande question : m’aimes-tu autant que je t’aime ?
Un livre débordant de tendresse, à serrer tout contre son cœur.

• Marie-Francine Hébert et Mylène Pratt : un duo qui rime avec tendresse et poésie !
• Impossible de ne pas tomber sous le charme de cette histoire d'amour entre un petit garçon et
son papa.
• Un album qui touchera tous les enfants et tous les parents par sa sensibilité et sa vérité.

Emma

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Presents the story of a young woman who devotes her energies to matchmaking and finds herself unprepared when romance finds her.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Most people think 15-year-old Charlie is a freak. But then seniors Patrick and his beautiful stepsister Sam take Charlie under their wings and introduce him to their eclectic, open-minded, hard-partying friends. It is from these older kids that Charlie learns to live and love.

Author:

Stephen Chbosky

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

720L

Length:

06:20

Flowers for Algernon

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This is the touching story of a gentle, mentally-handicapped man who faces the chance of a lifetime and the hard changes that come with it. After undergoing experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence, Charlie (Matthew Modine, Have Dreams, Will Travel; TV's Weeds) is emboldened with his newfound genius, but finds himself questioning the value of his intellect and struggling to accept his former self.

Director:

Jeff Bleckner

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:31

Stay Where You Are and then Leave

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Copies: 7

As the First World War rages on, Alfie Summerfield has given up hope of seeing his father again. Though his mother maintains that father is away on a secret mission, Alfie knows he must be dead. But when Alfie learns by chance that his father is in a hospital close by—a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock, whatever that might be—he resolves to rescue his father from this strange unnerving place.

Author:

John Boyne

Lexile:

880L

My Blue Bunny Bubbit

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Copies: 7

It's easy to feel nervous when a new baby is on the way. The little girl in this book is lucky. She will soon have a new sibling, but she also has a very special blue wool bunny that her grandmother Nonni made her when she was born. Bubbit always makes her feel better.

Nonni is coming to stay while they wait for the baby. The girl and her grandmother are planning on doing a lot of sewing together. And every new baby deserves something special...

Author:

Maggie Smith

Tuck Everlasting

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Walt Disney Pictures' Tuck Everlasting, a timeless and enchanting adventure about one girl's magical summer, will captivate audiences of any age. Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost. Soon she happens upon Jesse Tuck—a boy full of life and adventure who's unlike anyone she's ever met—and falls in love. The Tucks, a kind and generous family, have a powerful secret — a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life.

Director:

Jay Russell

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:30

The Faithful Friend

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Copies: 1

Clement and Hippolyte are handsome, sharp-witted, and as close as brothers. When Clement falls in love with enchanting Pauline, he bids Hippolyte to join his quest to court her, and the two friends set out toward danger and adventure.Pauline is ward of the mysterious Monsieur Zabocat -- a plantation owner reputed to be aquimboiseur,a wizard -- and, defying his wishes, Pauline joins her new fiance and his friend on their trek home. But the fruited fields and forests they traverse hide dark forces plotting to destroy the couple...and one night --Tam! Tam!

Author:

Robert D. San Souci

Lexile:

850L

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