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Unhinged

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Unhinged
Format: DVD
Who it’s for: Adults

This psychological thriller shows road rage at its dreadful form. We have all experienced road rage at some point in our lives and Tom Cooper (Russell Crowe) takes it to the extreme. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to drop her son off at school and work, when she has an altercation with Tom at the traffic light. She blows her horn at him because the light turns green and he fails to react. Life has dealt Tom some bad cards and Rachel compounds his problems by doing that. He apologizes to her for not realizing that the light had turned green, and expects one from her in return. Rachel refuses to apologize and this sends Tom off the rails. He becomes hell-bent on ruining her life and taking away everything that she holds dear and goes on a maniacal rampage. He wants Rachel to know that her words and actions have consequences and he wants retribution!

This thriller touches on the different problems in society and the increase in people’s stress levels.

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Tenet

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Tenet
Format: DVD
Who it’s for: Adults

A CIA operative is involved in a mission at an opera house in Kyiv to extract an artifact. He is captured and tortured, but refuses to give up any information, swallowing a CIA-issued cyanide pill. But then he wakes up. He’s informed the interrogation was a test of loyalty he passed with flying colors, and he’s recruited into a new secret organization, Tenet.

He comes to learn that there is a war going on between the future and the present. In the future we’ve developed technology to invert entropy, moving people and objects backwards through time. That artifact our protagonist was attempting to extract is part of a device from the future that could end the world, and Tenet is trying to stop that from happening.

Tenet is a thought-provoking action flick, brought to you by Christopher Nolan, the auteur responsible for such films as Inception, The Prestige, and Memento, featuring excellent performances from the cast including John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, and Kenneth Branagh, an amazing score by Ludwig Göransson, and mind-blowing visual effects that earned the film several awards including an Oscar and a BAFTA (seriously, the film’s climatic “temporal pincer” sequence is unforgettable, trust me).

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Fatale

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Fatale
Format: DVD
Who it’s for: Adults

This thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to the end! Do you know that a night of fun can become the worst mistake that you have ever made? A sports agent who suspects his wife is unfaithful is encouraged by his friend to have a one-night stand. This night of pleasure leads to dangerous consequences. He becomes a victim of betrayal, from the people that he adores the most. Not only does the lady that he had the wild night with turn out to be a detective, she has various issues of her own! If you enjoy provocative and suspenseful, psychological thrillers, you should watch this movie!

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¡Vamos! Let’s Go…

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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat!  by Raúl the Third
Format : Book, eBook, Digital audiobook, digital movie, DVD
Who it’s for: Kids,  Adults

Hope you’re hungry!


Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé are back, taking their food delivery service to their friend El Toro’s big wrestling match.  The story is laid out in a fantastic format that is part graphic novel and part Richard Scarry storybook. With detailed illustrations that make your mouth water, this bilingual tale of food, friendship and fun is one you can read and reread, finding something new every time!  This is a spot on selection for any detail oriented picture book reader!

 

Don’t forget to check out the super delicious Spanish/English food glossary in the back, a great resource to expand vocabulary.   Another engaging learning extension to hear the proper Spanish pronunciations within the story is available on Hoopla in a super cool animated digital read-along format! 

 

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¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third

Format : Book, eBook, Digital audiobook, digital movie, DVD

Who it’s for: Kids, Adults

 

If you enjoyed ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat  also check out Little Lobo and Bernarbé’s other adventure in food! Available in the catalog as both a book and an eBook.  And on Hoopla as a digital audiobook, movie and read-along!

Harriet Tubman – Two Recommended Books

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Format: Book
Who it’s for:  Kids

 

 

Who Was Harriet Tubman? By Yona Zeldis McDonough and Illustrated by Nancy Harrison
Series Title: Who Was–?
Format: Book
Who it’s for: Kids

Anyone from Maryland should know who Harriet Tubman is, but do you really?  I’m from Cambridge, so of course I know who she is, right?  I do, of course, but I wanted to learn more especially with the new movie coming out – https://www.focusfeatures.com/harriet/.  And, I want my kids to know who she is, so I read two different books about her that are geared towards kids.

First I read, Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.   This book won a Caldecott Honor in 2007 and the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator in 2007.  It is truly a beautiful book.  The story follows Harriet shortly after she is told she is about to be sold by her owner, through her years transporting people on the Underground Railroad.  It is about how she was given the name Moses and her faith in God which led her to do the right thing.   This is a work of fiction and some of the story differs from other accounts of Harriet’s life, but I still think it is a great way to introduce a child to Harriet Tubman.   Find it in the catalog

Next I read, Who Was Harriet Tubman? By Yona Zeldis McDonough and Illustrated by Nancy Harrison.  This is part of the Who Was–? Series which are biographies for kids.  Written like a story, this biography was easy to read and is full of factual information about the time during which Harriet lived.  I actually prefer to read kids biographies because you learn about the person but without being overwhelmed with facts (oh and there are usually pictures!).  This biography describes Harriet’s work on the Underground Railroad, as a nurse during the Civil War and as a Spy for the Union army.  Find it in the catalog

Now I’m ready to see the movie!

 

Fighting with My Family

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Fighting with My Family
Format: DVD
Rating: PG-13

If you love to watch WWE, you are going to love this movie! “Fighting with My Family” revolves around Paige growing up in a tight-knit wrestling family. Paige and her brother Zak are given one ultimate shot to try out for WWE. Paige is the only one who earns a spot in the WWE training program. This movie is based on the true story of determination that leads Paige down the path that makes her a star.  This movie also stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and cameos many other WWE stars. You don’t have to be familiar with WWE wrestling to be able to understand this movie. Anyone who has fought hard for something will definitely relate to “Fighting with My Family” .

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