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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Love and marriage and coming to terms with the mate one has chosen are examined in this comedy of cross purposes when a father stipulates that his elder, and shrewish daughter, must be married before the younger.
2) Colette
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After marrying 'Willy', a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing...
4) McLintock!
Publisher
Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In this westernized version of The taming of the shrew, John Wayne stars as cattle baron George McLintock and Maureen O'Hara assumes the role of his estranged wife. In an effort to get on with his life, McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook, welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifestyle comes to halt as an unexpected turn...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Missie's adopted daughter Belinda is determined to become a doctor, but despite her dedication and ability, Doc Jackson believes women should stay at home-- and so does Belinda's suitor, Drew Simpson. But with faith and hard work, Belinda begins winning the hearts and minds of everyone around her, including a wealthy dowager, who just might help make Belinda's dreams come true.
6) Albert Nobbs
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The world has been caught in an epidemic that killed all of the Earth's population. A father and his child begin to navigate this new landscape which is no longer hospitable or safe. Along the way, he must fight off dangers that threaten the family as well as a lack of moral compasses in others they meet. It's a journey of survival that leads to treacherous territories and the ultimate quest.
8) Barbie
Language
English
Formats
Description
"To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken." --container.
9) Albert Nobbs
Language
English
Description
A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
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