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Author
Series
Lexile Measure
570L
Formats
Summary
Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken romance, in which a shipwrecked woman disguises herself as a man in order to help woo a lover for a Duke, but with unexpected results. This edition includes a selection from Shakespeare's original source, dramatic criticism from past and present, and a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of the play.
4) The tempest
Author
Lexile Measure
1290L
Summary
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
5) Snowbound
Pub. Date
c2006, 1993
Summary
"Stranded on a desolate mountain road, Jim (Neil Patrick Harris) and Jennifer Stolpa (Kelli Williams), and their baby, end up locked in a desperate fight for survival against the elements in this gripping drama. Based on a true story, this engrossing movie will keep you glued to your screen. When Jim realizes that they will not be rescued in time to save their lives, he ventures off on a perilous 50 mile journey with only one goal in mind: survival...
7) Alive
Pub. Date
c1993
Summary
A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.
Pub. Date
c2007
Summary
When their charter plane goes out of control in a tropical storm, a group of students on a class trip must make an emergency landing on a deserted island. Now, in order to survive, they will have to work together and adapt to a strange new environment while they wait for rescue; but will it come?
10) Lifepod
Pub. Date
[2005]
Summary
A lone Lifepod drifts helplessly through space light years from the nearest support station. With scarce food, water, oxygen and communications, nine survivors on this ill-equipped spacecraft fight for their lives. Deadly meteaor and asteroids threaten from the outside, but the real enemy will come from within.
11) The snow walker
Pub. Date
[2005]
Summary
When a plane carrying Charlie Halliday and a sick, Inuit woman, Kanaalay, crashes hundreds of miles from civilization, they are at the mercy of nature's worst. While serarch parties try to locate the plance, Charlie decides to trek overland promising the woman he will return with help. Despite her sickness, she follows Charlie. Kanaalay teaches him the skills he will need in order to survive and he comes to respect her wisdom and her spirit.
12) Twelfth night
Pub. Date
[2005]
Summary
After a shipwreck, twin siblings Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, takes up service with the Duke Orsino, who is madly in love with the Lady Olivia. But Olivia is in mourning over her brother's death, so Orsino sends Cesario over as an emissary of love, except that Olivia falls for Viola!
Pub. Date
[2008]
Summary
Join the young castaways who are now facing their second and third weeks on a tropical, seemingly uninhabited island. After a storm destroys their makeshift camp, the brave teens must figure out how to rebuild their shelter, boost morale, vote for a new leader, deal with strange animals and cope with even stranger feelings for each other.
14) The aviator
Pub. Date
c2002
Summary
Ed Anscombe is haunted by the memory of a plane crash he feels responsible for. Now working for the U.S. Mail Service, he must carry a beautiful, young star. When their plane goes down, their lives are threatened in the treacherous mountain terrain, yet romance flowers in this unlikely environment.
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
18) The grey
Pub. Date
c2012
Summary
After their plane crashes in Alaska, seven oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
19) Passengers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Summary
After a plane crash, Claire, a young therapist, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. They share their recollections of the incident. Some say there was an explosion, but the airline claims it never happened. Claire becomes intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers. Despite her better judgment, Claire's professional relationship with Eric blossoms into a romance. Then the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously,...
20) Mine
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Summary
After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.
