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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters. By the author of Pigs in Heaven.
Publisher
Theodora Films Limited & Moonage Pictures Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"1920s, Oxfordshire. On the brink of adulthood, Linda Radlett (Lily James) and her beloved cousin Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) are stuck in the countryside, impatiently waiting for life to begin so they can escape the confines of Alconleigh. Linda, who has lived her life under the terrifying regime of Uncle Matthew (Dominic West), dreams of excitement and adventure. But Fanny, abandoned by her mother The Bolter (Emily Mortimer) and raised by her Aunt...
Publisher
Source One Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Laura Lansing slept here: "Katherine Hepburn stars as Laura Lansing, a world-famous novelist who faces crisis when her publisher claims she has lost touch with her readers. Faced with retirement, Lansing agrees to live with a typical family for seven days or give up writing forever."
Nobody's child: "Marlo Thomas portrays Marie Balter in this true story about the resilience of the human spirit. Abandoned as an infant, Balter endures abuse by foster...