Charles Martin Smith
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic, 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog touches the lives of an orphaned mountain lion, a down-on-his-luck veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path.
2) Dolphin Tale
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Eleven-year-old Sawyer Nelson becomes fascinated by the efforts of a local aquarium to save Winter, a dolphin injured in a crab trap. Sawyer convinces a marine biologist and a prosthetist to create a new tail for Winter so that she may have a second chance at life.
Formats
Description
Winter's surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she has ever known. However, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins' social behavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
Eliot Ness and his band of prohibition-era law enforcement agents try to destroy Al Capone's criminal...
8) The triangle
Description
A group of specialists investigate a number of disappearances of cargo ships that have come up missing. As the mystery deepens, every clue they uncover leads to truths that are more bizarre than the myths used to protect them!
10) A gift from Bob
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Street musician James Bowen and his beloved cat Bob spend their final Christmas on the street together.
12) Starman
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
"When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden, and clones the form of her dead husband. The alien convinces Jenny to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he isn't picked up by his mothership in three days, he'll die. Hot on their trail are government agents, intent on capturing the alien, dead or alive. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love,...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Jack is a NYC advertising exec with a life as glossy as the ad he spins. Free-spirited Jill is new to the city, with nothing to stand on but her fiery personality and romantic ideals. Opposites attract, and together they author their own manifesto of "rules to live by." But their story takes a turn when the truth about Jill surfaces and their number one rule "Be honest" is violated.
15) A gift from Bob
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes. For James, a struggling street musician, a very special one arrives in the form of Bob, a strong-willed stray cat who wanders into James's tiny flat. Bob enriches James's life, giving him companionship, purpose, and a large, new audience. When Animal Welfare officers threaten to take Bob, the local community rallies to help James and Bob sparking a journey that takes the pair to places they never imagined...
16) Air Bud
Pub. Date
[1997?]
Description
When Josh Framm finds himself in a new city with no friends, he's too shy to try out for the basketball team. However, he meets Buddy, a runaway golden retriever with the ability to score baskets.
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
After a terrible car accident involving his family, 12-year-old Mark is sent to live with his strict Aunt Fiona on a beautiful and remote island. Isolated from most of the world, Fiona and a park ranger are the only humans on the island which is home to a herd of wild horses. Mark must follow the rules, including the fact he is forbidden to touch the horses. But when the mother of a young colt is killed, Mark breaks the rules and begins to feed and...
18) A dog's way home
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Chronicling the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she2s separated from her beloved human. French Audio Description available.
19) Never cry wolf
Pub. Date
[2004], c1983
Description
Story of a life-changing experience for a biologist studying the wolves in Canada's inhospitable North. A green young biologist named Tyler (Smith), is sent by the Canadian government to "prove" that the wolves are depleting the caribou herds, but what he finds is a natural world in perfect harmony where he becomes a tolerated outsider. Dumped unprepared in the wilds by a hard drinking bush pilot (Dennehy), Tyler learns survival skills from the aged...