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81) Larry Crowne
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Summary
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy's intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.
83) Unexpected
Pub. Date
[2015]
Summary
Samantha Abbott is a dedicated and passionate teacher at an inner-city Chicago high school. Just as she is coming to terms with her school closing, Samantha faces some life-changing and unexpected news: she is pregnant. After breaking the news to her live-in boyfriend John and opinionated mother, Samantha learns that one of her most promising students, Jasmine, has landed in a similar but very different situation.
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
It's Sparks' crew to the rescue in ten pet-packed adventures! When an egg hatches and an unfamiliar bird emerges. Sparks' crew vows to reunite the bird with its parents. Then, a little girl's kitten is on the loose! Can the team observe how animals use their tails and apply that information to a rescue that will save the day?
85) The teacher
Series
Film Movement volume year 15, film 12
Pub. Date
[2017]
Summary
In 1983, students and parents at a suburban Bratislava middle school must decide whether to go against new teacher Miss Drazdechova, a high-ranking official of the Communist Party who is tying pupils' grades to how helpful their families can be with favors.
Not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Summary
Nasa lands a teaching job--at an all-girls school! He's about to discover his students' spicy secrets, Tsukasa's capacity for petty jealousy, and whatever's going on between online slacker Aya and Ginga, who is definitely not a gangster. But Nasa uncovers something truly unexpected when he happens upon plans for spaceflight. Twelve volumes in, is someone finally going to fly someone to the moon?
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. In an unguarded moment while her teacher, Mr. Shishio, naps in the infirmary, Suzume voices her feelings. But he's not asleep! Suzume's classmate Mamura soon realizes how she feels about their teacher, and with Mr. Shishio's ex-girlfriend back in the picture, things become even more complicated" --
88) Liberal arts
Pub. Date
c2012
Summary
When Jesse, a 35-year-old New York college admissions adviser, is invited to his Midwestern alma mater to attend his favorite professor's retirement dinner, he quickly falls back in love with the university life. But when he meets 19-year-old student Zibby, the daughter of his professor's friends, he suddenly finds himself caught in a moral dilemma: does he pursue a relationship with this kindred spirit, or does he break her heart and return to the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Mr. Shishio's change of heart causes Suzume to shut herself up in her room. When Suzume's mother returns to their hometown for a brief stay, Suzume makes the sudden decision to return home. But Yuyuka and the rest of Suzume's Tokyo friends are determined to bring her back."--Provided by publisher
Summary
Goku is a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects known as Dragon Balls. In order to fulfill his adoptive grandfather's dying request, Goku seeks to find the great master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls, of which he has one. He must get all seven in order to prevent the evil Lord Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Spring arrives, and Suzume and her classmates are now second-year students. There's just one problem--all the first-year girls are obsessed wtih Mamura. To run them off, Suzume and her friends come up with a plan to make Suzume his fake girlfriend, but Mamura is conflicted."--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Suzume and Mamura enjoy some much-needed alone time in Okinawa. That is, until Suzume spots a guy who looks a lot like Mr. Shishio. Finally, the time has come for Suzume to confront her feelings once and for all. Who will she choose? Find out in the series' dramatic conclusion!"--Provided by publisher.
93) Doubt
Pub. Date
[2009]
Summary
1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Mamura's sudden confession of love leaves Suzume's head spinning. After spending the entire night agonizing over how to respond to him, she finally decides to give Mamura a chance. But soon after she makes her choice, Mr. Shishio throws her a curveball!"--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
"Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Mr. Shishio once again declares his love to Suzume, but this time around she can't find it in her heart to trust his words. Instead she chooses to focus on strengthening her relationship with Mamura. But when Mr. Shishio and Mamura face off in a relay race for Sports Day, just who will Suzume root for?"--Provided by publisher.