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The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms...
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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present.
A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James...
A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1
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During thirty years together as a famous comedy team, conniving comedian Rocky Carter and his straight man, Mose Sharp, a small-town boy from Iowa, have enjoyed a warm relationship, but when Rocky commits a desperate act of betrayal, their friendship is endangered.
10) Wild Hogs
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Four middle-aged suburbanite buddies decide to take a road trip on their motorcycles to overcome their midlife crises.
11) Buddy games
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Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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A group of friends reunite to play The Buddy Games, a wild assortment of absurd physical and mental challenges. In the process, they'll heal old wounds, right past wrongs and figure out the true meaning of friendship, or die trying.
13) Turning angel
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Penn Cage novels volume 2
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Scribner
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English
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#1 New York Times bestselling author of Mississippi Blood and The Bone Tree keeps the secrets of the South alive in this "powerful...heartfelt...entirely gripping" (The Washington Post) novel of infatuation, murder, and sexual intrigue set in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi.
When the nude body of a beautiful young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked—but...
When the nude body of a beautiful young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked—but...
14) Old dogs
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Two friends and business partners find their lives changing when they unexpectedly have to care for seven-year-old twins while trying to manage the biggest business deal of their careers.
15) Good Burger 2
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Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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After his latest invention fails, Dex is welcomed back by Ed to his old job at Good Burger, which is once again put in jeopardy when Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet.
17) Wedding crashers
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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The comedic adventures of a pair of seasoned wedding crashers comes to a halt when one of them falls in love.
18) The odd couple
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Centennial collection volume 7
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Comedy about two divorced men who live together but can't stand each other's habits.
19) St. Vincent
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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After his parents get divorced, a boy finds a friend and mentor in the grouchy, hedonistic older man living next door.
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