Joely Richardson
1) Matilda
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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Description
Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? Well, she's the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded chokey. As for Matilda, she's an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind - and now she's had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 533 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40-year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves into Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in England. Contains ten episodes, plus episodes from United States of Tara; Dexter;...
3) Maggie
Language
English
Formats
Description
A post-apocalyptic thriller set against the backdrop of a deadly epidemic. As the nation reels from a virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's daughter Maggie has been infected. Now, as Maggie's condition worsens, Wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist retreats to a remote island in Sweden's far north where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. Ensconced in a cottage on the island where the killer may still roam, Blomkvist's investigation draws him into the secrets and lies of the rich and powerful, and throws him together with one unlikely ally: tattooed,...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, Nathan Gardner and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life into a living nightmare.
8) Endless love
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When beautiful Jade (Gabriella Wilde) meets charismatic David (Alex Pettyfer), her sheltered world of privilege is turned upside down as the pair's instant desire sparks a reckless summer love affair. ... But when David's mysterious past and Jade's overprotective father threaten to tear them apart, their romance will be put to the ultimate test"--Container.
9) In darkness
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A blind musician hears a murder committed in the apartment upstairs from hers that sends her down a dark path into London's gritty criminal underworld.
10) Maggie
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Action-packed thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a deadly virus breaks out turning people into zombies, one man battles to save his daughter who has been infected and is being hunted by the military who have been instructed to kill her in order to stop the virus being spread. Can he keep her safe without putting his own life at risk?
11) The patriot
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
12) Fallen angel
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A high-powered Los Angeles lawyer learns a powerful lesson about second chances.
13) Shining through
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A secretary ends up behind the lines as a secret agent during World War II.
14) One last heist
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD-video (approximately 89 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Just days after leaving prison, a mysterious thief known only as XXX (Matthew Goode) is presented with an opportunity to take down the exclusive Hatton Garden vault. Its an old school job, requiring old school skills. He sets about recruiting a team of veteran British criminals all eager for one final chance at glory. Together they must stay ahead of the law, dodge hired mercenaries and make deals with the head of the Hungarian mafia. Based on the...
15) Anonymous
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Was Shakespeare a fraud? Who really wrote about cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne? Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, intrigue and suspense advance the theory that it was really Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a boy loses the wooden nativity set that links him to his deceased father, his mother persuades a reclusive woodcarver to make a replacement. As Christmas approaches and the boy demands more, will the gift be finished in time?
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 443 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Swept up into the eye of a tornado, twenty-year-old Dorothy Gale is transported to a mystical land where an all-powerful ruler governs one kingdom, has outlawed magic, and faces not only the wrath of a growing cauldron of witches, but a looming disaster brought on by a mythical force.
18) Fallen
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young girl finds herself in a reform school after therapy since she was blamed for the death of a young boy. At the school she finds herself drawn to a fellow student, unaware that he is an angel, and has loved her for thousands of years.
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 533 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
This videodisc presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in England.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A former Hollywood star enlists the help of a new friend in order to journey from London to France for her ex-lover's funeral, with the various mishaps en route making the trip unforgettable.