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Swallows and Amazons [videorecording] / by Lowthorpe, Philippa,film director.; Barton, Nick,film producer.; O'Hagan, Nick,film producer.; Oppenheimer, Joe,film producer.; Gibb, Andrea,screenwriter.; MacDonald, Kelly,1976-actor.; Scott, Andrew,1976 October 21-actor.; Spall, Rafe,1983-actor.; Hughes, Dane,actor.; Hill, Orla,actor.; Malleson-Allen, Teddie,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Ransome, Arthur,1884-1967.Swallows and Amazons.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Orion Pictures,presenter.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),presenter.; Harbour Pictures,production company.;
Kelly MacDonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall, Dane Hughes, Orla Hill, Teddie Malleson-Allen, Bobby McCulloch, Seren Hawkes, Hannah-Jayne Thorp.Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967.; Battles; Children; Islands;
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A hidden life [videorecording] / by Bentley, Elisabeth,film producer.; Bergesio, Dario,film producer.; Diehl, August,1976-actor.; Hill, Grant,film producer.; Jeter, Josh,film producer.; Malick, Terrence,1943-screenwriter,film director.; Nyqvist, Michael,1960-2017,actor.; Pachner, Valerie,1987-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jurgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, Karl Markovics, Franz Rogowski, Tobias Moretti.Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including violent images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: War films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jägerstätter, Franz, 1907-1943; Christian martyrs; World War, 1939-1945; Conscientious objectors;
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A quilt for Christmas / by Dallas, Sandra.;
"It is 1864 and Eliza Spooner's husband Will has joined the Kansas volunteers to fight the Confederates, leaving her with their two children and in charge of their home and land. Eliza is confident that he will return home, and she helps pass the months making a special quilt to keep Will warm during his winter months in the army. When the unthinkable happens, she takes in a a woman and child who have been left alone and made vulnerable by the war, and she finds solace and camaraderie amongst the women of her quilting group. And when she is asked to help hide an escaped slave, she must decide for herself what is right, and who can she can count on to help her."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Fugitive slaves; Grief; Quilting;
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The navigator's children / by Williams, Tad,author.;
In this fourth and final entry of the 'Last King of Osten Ard' series, Prince Morgan and Nezeru travel deep into the mysterious fateful valley called Tanakirú -- the Vale of Mists. Along their journey, after encountering wonder and horror, they come face-to-face at last with the ancient secret that has kindled the Norn Queen's war -- a secret that will destroy immortals and humans alike.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Good and evil; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Kings and rulers; Magic; Quests (Expeditions);
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Dear little corpses / by Upson, Nicola,author.;
"During the mass evacuation from London in September 1939, a little girl vanishes without a trace and Josephine struggles with the chaos and uncertainty of war"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952; Missing children; Women novelists; World War, 1939-1945;
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When we were young & brave : a novel / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.;
Enduring privation when Japan declares war on England, a teacher at a British missionary school in China is sent to a distant internment camp, where she provides support and instruction to incarcerated children taken from their parents.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; British; Teacher-student relationships;
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Finding Junie Kim / by Oh, Ellen.;
A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Korean War, 1950-1953; Korean Americans; Grandparent and child; Racism; Middle schools;
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What I know about you. by Chacour, Éric.;
"In a tight-knit Levantine Christian family in 1960s Cairo, Tarek's entire life is written in advance. He'll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eye of the family's strong women, he starts to do just that -- until a patient's son, Ali, enters his life and turns it upside down. The two men's unsayable relationship sparks a series of events as dramatic as the Six-Day War and assassination of President Anwar Sadat playing out in the background."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Cultural Heritage; FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay; FICTION / World Literature / Middle East / Egypt &; FICTION / World Literature / Middle East / Egypt & North Africa;
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Last airlift : a Vietnamese orphan's rescue from war / by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. iv), Internet addresses and index.The story of the last Canadian airlift rescue operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of the 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archival photographs.LSC
Subjects: Son Thi Anh, Tuyet; Orphans; Orphanages; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Airlift, Military; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Adopted children; Vietnamese Canadians;
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Dust child : a novel / by Nguyẽ̂n, Phan Qué̂ Mai,1973-author.;
"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned children; Amerasians; Children of military personnel; Families; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Americans;
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