Lynn Whitfield
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Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2000.
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When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian girl, longs for a baby of her own to hold and bathe and kiss and burp. One day she finds the perfect baby - a rock she names Eva - just the right size for holding and bathing and kissing and burping.
4) Solace
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Gravitas
Pub. Date
2019.
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A 17 year-old orphan is shipped off to her estranged grandmother and she plots her escape while navigating a foreign environment, new friendships and a hidden eating disorder. Winner of Best Narrative Feature at the **New Orleans Film Festival**. Winner of Best Enssemble Cast at the **Los Angeles Film Festival**.
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This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's most famous tale 'The Ugly Duckling', first published in May of 1859. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W....
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Joshua (Leon) and Natalie (Garcelle Beauvais) appear to be the picture-perfect couple, but looks can be deceiving. When Natalie discovers her husband has led a secret life, she is forced to deal with losing everything she loves. While picking up the pieces of her shattered world, the process of healing introduces some newfound obstacles in the form of a new love interest (Brian White). Now, Natalie must test the boundaries of her trust and the capacity...
11) King's Faith
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After Brendan King's life spiraled to rock bottom, the teen found hope in a relationship with God while serving time in a juvenile penitentiary. Recently released from prison, Brendan finds solace in the foster home of a couple struggling with suppressed grief. As the street-wise teen enrolls at a suburban high school, he soon finds support from a group of believers. Yet the bonds of his old way of life are strong, and his former gang won't let him...
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An inspiring story about an up-and-coming high school basketball coach, on his way to a record number of wins, who is fired for praying with one of his players. From writer/director Wes Miller, and starring Nick Lashaway, Lorenzo Lamas, Corbin Bernsen & Clifton Davis, this story follows the journey of a coach destined to claim his God-given calling. From termination to redemption, the single act of prayer leads to the realization that one man will...
13) The Last Letter
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Catherine Wright struggles with a debilitating sleep disorder. Her husband Michael struggles to cope when their new born son lay in the wake.
14) Head of state
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
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When a presidential candidate is needed just a few weeks before the election, Washington picks Mays Gilliam, a powerless politician they plan to use as their puppet, certain that he will lose. Buy Mays won't go down that easy. If he is going to run, he is going to do it his way and have fun doing it that way as well.
15) The North Star
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Based on a true story of courage and the will to be free. For black slaves Big Ben (Jeremiah Trotter) and Moses (Thomas C. Bartley, Jr.), the only thing worse than the daily cruelty of life on a Virginia plantation is the fear of being hunted down and tortured as runaways. But when Ben learns he is about to be sold to a new owner, he and Moses make the desperate choice to run. Evading brutal slave hunters and with only the light of the North Star...
16) Curveball
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Smart, popular and star pitcher of his high school team, Nolan tries has managed to put his troubled childhood behind him with the help of the two things he could always depend on: his love of baseball and his best friend, Sam. But now that just as Nolan's future is looking bright and he's happy with a new girlfriend, Sam starts leading him into trouble – playing hard and partying harder. Even with the help of people who love him and will risk everything...
18) Head of State
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When Washington desperately needs a presidential candidate just weeks before the election, they need someone sure to lose. They pick Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock), an unknown local politician from a down-and-out D.C. neighbourhood, to be their puppet.
19) In the Army Now
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Two misguided boys join the Army as part of the water purification team but find themselves on the front lines in the Middle East conflict. Along with their companions, they are called on to save the day in combat - something they know little about.