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"Red" Redding is a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. New inmate Andy Dufresne is a quiet banker, unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship and his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises--and he saves his best surprise for last.

Here is the classic novel about the unlikely friendship that develops between two boys in 1940s Brooklyn. Reuven Malther is a secular Jew with an intellectual, Zionist father; Danny Saunders is the brilliant son and rightful heir to a Hasidic rebbe. Together they navigate the emotional terrain of adolescence and the demands of family, and a crisis of faith when stories of the Holocause begin to emerge on the shores of America. The Chosen is a profound,...

Socially challenged they remain, but the scientific geniuses of show always deliver hilarious results. Leonard returns from his North Sea expedition to find that his relationship with Penny involves more beta-testing than he's ever done in a lab. Howard's attachment issues with women in his life in particular and Raj's social breakthrough with women in general provide more laughs. Bernadette and Amy stand staunchly by the men in their life, even when...

In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after twenty years of living in America, Amir returns...

Based on a true story, three ambitious entrepreneurs set out to build a rocket belt to revolutionize personal travel.

With the help of a superstar agent, movie star Vincent Chase and his friends embark on a risky project that will serve as Vincent's directoral debut.

For four men, a canoe trip down a remote white water river turns to horror and a struggle for survival after they are attacked and one of them is killed.

"Mike wants to create a new campaign for the guys in honor of Will's return from the Upside Down, but he struggles to return to normal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --

"Mike, Lucas, Will, and Dustin bond for the first time over Dungeons & Dragons, where they come together as a team to learn lessons about friendship. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --

Affluent and aimless, Conrad Valmont lives a life of leisure in his parent's prestigious Manhattan Hotel. In the span of one week, he finds himself evicted, disinherited, and in love.