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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Still reeling from her parents divorce, April is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. The college friends soon find themselves caught in the middle of something bigger and more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine.
5) I wish
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"Twelve-year-old Koichi, separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, begins to believe that Japan's new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed, and enlists a group of friends on an improbable mission"--Container.
9) Interiors
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, the emotionally glacial relationships of their three grown daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Flyn, a woman crippled by indecision; and Joey, a budding actress, struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Adapted from the graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, it is a tender, funny coming-of-age story about single parenting and heavy metal. Sue works in a library. Daniel eats chips and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his dad and his dad's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming...
11) Towelhead
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Jasira, a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl, moves to suburban Houston to live with her extremely strict father.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
After going through a rough divorce, Carolyn leaves her home in Los Angeles and returns to her grandmother's house in Mayville, North Carolina. Her daughter, Jordy, does not like having to move. Back in Mayville, Carolyn unexpectedly meets up with her ex-fiance, whom she left standing at the altar many years ago. She also discovers that a lost, homeless boy is living in her grandmother's basement, another woman has her eye on her ex-fiance, and a...
13) Somewhere
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny...