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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo--in his first stand-alone novel in a decade--comes a new revelation: a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship. One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the...
4) The upside
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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When a recently paroled ex-convict is hired to care for a quadriplegic man, they become friends and give each other a new perspective on life.
5) Mystic river
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
Boyhood trauma returns to haunt the lives of several men when the daughter of one of them is murdered and another, now a homicide detective, takes the case.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Parry is a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights, and damsels in distress. Jack is New York's number one shock deejay, until the day his off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy that ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors, Parry.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on doing it again. They are convinced by mate Gary King, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown to once again attempt to reach the fabled pub called The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching the pub is the least...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
While fourteen year old Duncan is being dragged on a family trip with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend, he finds a gregarious friend at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns to swim through the challenges of life, love, family and friendship, resulting in a vacation he'll never forget.
12) Fortunate son
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
13) T2 trainspotting
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Sequel to Trainspotting, a story about a young heroin addict in Edinburgh who tries to kick the habit but his junkie friends don't make it easy for him. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear,...
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English
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In this novel the author takes us to Telegraph Avenue. It is a story that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. Here he creates a world grounded in pop culture: Kung Fu, 1970s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul music, and an epic of friendship, race, and secret histories. Longtime band mates Archy and Nat preside over Brokeland Records, a used-record emporium. All is well...
16) The pursuit
Author
Series
English garden volume 4
Publisher
Harvest House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Edward Steele has enjoyed a great adventure in Africa with his brother, Henry. But now Henry has returned to England. Edward is ready to follow. He cannot foresee, his life will be changed forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"When J. the narrator, George, Harris and Montmorency the dog set off on their hilarious misadventures, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts, imaginary illnesses, butter pats and tins of pineapple chunks. Denounced as vulgar by the literary establishment, Three Men in a Boat nevertheless caught the spirit of the times. The expansion of education and the increase in office workers created...
Author
Series
Vietnam volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Four best friends serving in the Vietnam War make a pledge to one another that they will do all they can to return home safely together.
19) Without a paddle
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After discovering a hidden treasure map that was left behind by a recently departed friend, three childhood buddies re-team to embark on a wild river trip to claim the loot with many hilarious detours along the way! Includes commentary, featurettes, additional scenes, and more.
Three childhood friends, after discovering a hidden treasure map that was left behind by a recently departed friend, go into the Oregon wilderness in search of lost treasure....
20) Breaking away
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The Academy Award winning comedy about an idealistic young man and his friends and their pursuit to find jobs and a purpose to life in their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana.
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