Catalog Search Results
Publisher
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Films, [2011]
Description
From the author of Awakenings comes a heartwarming tale of a father and son, who find a connection through the music that embodied the generation gap of the 1960s. An unforgettable soundtrack features the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills and Nash, and many more.
542) East of Eden
Publisher
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2005, �1954
Description
The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.
543) Smoke Signals
Series
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
©2011
Description
The lives of two young Native American men, Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-the-Fire, were literally connected by accident when both were infants and Arnold, Victor's father, saved Thomas's life. The two have radically different memories of Arnold Joseph-- Victor only remembers his father's alcoholism, abuse, and abandonment, while Thomas prefers to remember Arnold as a hero, exaggerating Arnold's life and deeds in a mythmaking fashion that drives...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Single dad and struggling animal handler Eddie works with lots of creatures, but at home, he has a strict No Pets Allowed policy. He won't let his son Billy keep the adorable stray dog Beethoven and his family of puppies. Beethoven crashes into Hollywood and into Eddie's heart as well.
545) Death at a funeral
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Description
Daniel is a decent young man who is married to Jane. They live at his father's home. When his father dies, it his up to him to organize his funeral. On the morning of the funeral, with a suitably grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such a circumstance will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work; his famous, but selfish brother...
546) Night at the museum
Publisher
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
Description
Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. He applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History and is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life.
550) Last man out
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Twelve-year-old Tommy Gallagher, the bravest and toughest football player on the field, faces his biggest battle ever when his father, a Boston firefighter, is fatally injured while rescuing a child.
551) Lucky you
Publisher
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, �2007
Description
Pro gambler Huck Cheever meets irresistible Billie Offer. He learns to treat love the way he treats cards: trusting his heart instead of his head. Meanwhile, he scrambles to raise the $10K entry fee for the glittery, high-roller World Series of Poker, even though, or maybe because, the tournament may pit him against his estranged father.
552) The Road
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2006
Description
America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst the destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world that is utterly devastated.
555) Hooked
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in this sweet picture book about father-son bonding.
556) Back of beyond
Author
Publisher
New York : Macmillian Audio, 2011
Description
Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. Sober for fourteen years, Hank took pride in his hard-won sobriety and never hesitated to drop whatever he was doing to talk Cody off a ledge. When Cody takes...
557) Brick by brick
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"As a little boy watches his father, a bricklayer, work hard to build the city, both dream of building a house of their own." --
558) The new kingdom
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 7
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Cast out of Lahun, Hui, once the ruler-in-waiting of the great city, seeks vengeance for the death of his father, swearing his allegiance to the enemies of Egypt and learning the art of war to fight to become the master of a new kingdom.
559) The Edge of winter
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Neve Halloran and her daughter Mickey are starting a new life near a wildlife sanctuary in South County Rhode Island. Mickey becomes friends with a lonely boy who is also fascinated by the creatures of the coasts and Neve is drawn to a man who has devoted his life to the sanctuary.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Papa has something special planned for tonight's family dinner--and Bobo can't wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering feast.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request