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2) River queen
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Amidst New Zealand's colonial wars, the daughter of an Irish doctor is torn between the culture of her Maori son and the Western soldier who loves her.
Author
Series
New classics volume NDP218
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Four-character memory play, in which a strong-willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive daughter.
4) Savage grace
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Barbara Daly who marries the heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune and who is eventually killed by her grown son, Antony, when she tries to cure him of his homosexuality.
6) Mother's day
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A mother and her children terrorize the new owners of their old home.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this moving exploration of parenthood, an American mother and a Tibetan father have a three-year-old son believed to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. When a Tibetan lama and a monk come to their home unexpectedly, asking to take their child away for a life of spiritual training in India, the parents must make a life-altering choice that will test their strength, their marriage, and their hearts. The Oldest Boy is a richly emotional journey...
8) Onward
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Ian Lightfoot comes of age, his mother gives him the magical staff of his late father, which will let him cast a spell to spend one more day with his dad. But the spell goes awry and he has only 24 hours to set it right, so he and his older brother embark on an epic quest, with their mother trailing after, trying to protect them from a dangerous curse." --
9) The prodigy
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sarah believes that her son Miles's disturbing behavior is a sign that an evil supernatural force has taken over him. She has to choose between the need to investigate who or what is causing the darkness in him and her maternal instinct to protect him.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Italiano
Description
A middle-aged Italian man living with his mother in Rome agrees to look after his building manager's mother to erase his debt, but when two other women end up living with them for a few days as well he must put together a meal for the Italian holiday of Ferragosto.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Max has an active imagination and will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum and runs away from home when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
12) A monster calls
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
13) Liverpool
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Español
Description
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Farrel asks the captain of the freighter he works on to go ashore once they reach the port of Ushuaia, a town in southern Argentina. He wants to return to his birthplace and see if his mother is still alive. For the past twenty years he has worked as a seaman. Having reached the cluster of houses where he grew up, Farrel discovers his mother is indeed still alive, but someone else has become part of the family....
14) Ben is back
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ben Burns, a drug-addicted teenager, shows up unexpectedly to visit his family on Christmas Eve. His wary mother welcomes him, but after finding out he's still in danger, she must to do everything she can to help her family.
15) For one more day
Publisher
Distributed by Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair, returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.
16) Child's pose
Publisher
[Publisher not identifed]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
Romanian
Description
A well-to-do Bucharest architect is determined to keep her deadbeat son out of jail after a deadly car crash. How far will she go to convince the police, eyewitnesses, and even the victim's family that her son was not recklessly speeding? A spellbinding drama of social commentary and psychological realism, this caustic look into the corrupt heart of the Eastern European bourgeoisie twists into a brilliantly ambiguous study of obsessive motherly love....
Series
Artificial eye volume 529
Publisher
Artificial Eye
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
19) Becoming Astrid
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Swedish
Description
Teenaged Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking, leads a carefree life in rural Sweden. Eager to break free from her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves home to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster mother. When the foster mother falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and gift...