Richard Wright
1) Native son
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
"If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son." – Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in
...4) Black boy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Richard Wright's powerful and eloquent memoir of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. At once, an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, Black Boy is a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
5) The outsider
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cross Damon is a man at odds with society and with himself, a man of superior intellect who hungers for peace but who brings terror and destruction wherever he goes.
6) Works
Author
Series
Library of America volume 55-56
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Butterflies immediately catch our attention with their beautiful wing patterns and colors. They exemplify metamorphosis with the creeping caterpillar transforming into a soaring butterfly. They have also come to be creatures of science, revealing much to biologists about evolution and the ecological processes and historical accidents that have generated the diversity of life on Earth. In Butterflies, Dick Vane-Wright provides a complete introduction...
11) Peppermint
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A revenge story focusing on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they took from her.
12) The boy
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, Lucian is a young Lycan who emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja, whose the daughter of Viktor, in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.
14) America's dream
Series
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In "Long black song," a hard-working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home, she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. A small-town principal risks his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition in "The boy who painted Christ black." A jazz-joint piano player in "The Reunion" comes to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood, when she is...
15) Feast of love
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Bradley is the owner of a coffee shop in Oregon. He thinks his marriage is idyllic, that is until his wife, Kathryn, leaves him for another woman. One of Bradley's baristas falls head over heels for a girl who comes looking for a job, but his abusive father spells trouble for the relationship. Finally, a professor and his wife struggle to find purpose in life in the aftermath of a personal tragedy.
16) A-X-L
Publisher
Global Road Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A top-secret robotic dog connects with a kind-hearted outsider, Miles, while on the run from the scientists who created him.
17) Gamer
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Kable is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent Slayers. Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned, and forced to fight against his will, the modern-day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game, free his family, regain his identity, and save mankind from this ruthless technology.
18) Underworld
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
A war has been raging between the Vampires and the Lycans for centuries. Selene is a vampire Death Dealer who finds out that the Lycans have plans to capture Michael. As Selene begins to track Michael, she becomes more convinced that the Lycans are planning an attack against the Death Dealers. The vampire kingpin, Kraven, is certain the Lycans do not have that kind of intelligence. As Selene shadows Michael, she finds herself wanting to protect him,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The next installment in the blockbuster franchise follows vampire death dealer Selene as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
20) Fame
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Passions will be tested and young hearts will be broken. Ultimately, talent, dedication and hard work will triumph. Centers around a group of dancers, singers, musicians and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance and self-discovery.