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Minerva Mirabal and her sisters, known as the Butterflies, become heroes and martyrs for their country as they work to overthrow tyrannical dictator General Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic in the 1950s.

A film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel in which the second Mrs.

Based on John Knowles' novel, this involving a young man's first glimpse of adult emotions and motivations is compelling in both plot and perfomrance.

Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God.

Wang Lung, a peasant farmer in China, becomes a prosperous landowner with the help of his humble wife, O'Lan, but the newly accumulated wealth brings its own problems to the family.

Pip is a poor young orphan, living with his sister and her husband Joe, a blacksmith.

"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature.

National Theatre, direction Rapley Theatre Company, S.E. Cochran, manager, Max Gordon presents Pauline Lord in "Ethan Frome," a dramatization of Edith Wharton's novel, "Ethan Frome" by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, with Earle Larimore (suggested by a previous dramatization by Lowell Barrington), staged by Karl Nielsen.

Lenny, a lumbering hulk of a man with the mind of a child, and his caretaker and good friend, George, dream of owning a farm together.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God", as well as discussion of the characters, themes, and includes study questions.

Unwanted and unloved, Pollyanna Whittier comes to her aunt's home without a warm welcome.

A contemporary retelling of the H.G. Wells story of alien invasion in which dock worker Ray Ferrier fights for the survival of his family when an army of killer Tripods lands in New York.

Presents Kenneth Branagh's full-text production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance upon his uncle after being visited by the ghost of his father.

An investigation of climate and seasons, explaining why seasons change and why climates vary among different regions of the world, and looking at different climate zones, with real-life examples.

Follows a day in the lives of two children and their families in Canada, providing insights into the lifestyles, family interactions, foods, celebrations, schools, and other aspects of Canadian culture.