Gary Sinise
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's active duty defenders, veterans, and first responders.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The tragic story of two itinerant ranch hands on the run--one is the lifelong companion to the other, a developmentally disabled man.
"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living...
5) Truman
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
President Truman led the nation through the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the struggle for civil rights and the creation of the United Nations.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
7) Forrest Gump
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Special collector's ed.; widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump and chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and fighting in Vietnam.
8) The stand
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
Originally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic adventures of a disparate group of people who struggle to reestablish civilization after a man-made catastrophe wipes out most of the world's population. The world abruptly ends when a deadly virus accidentally escapes from a government sponsored biological warfare laboratory. Soon people are dropping...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"During his three combat-filled tours of duty in Afghanistan, former college sports star and skilled paratrooper U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills never once backed down from the hardest challenges that came his way. The big, likable guy literally woke up every morning proudly singing the 82nd Airborne song to encourage and motivate the men he led. But late one afternoon in April 2012 while Travis and his men were on a routine mission near a remote...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Includes the story "It Grows on You"—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic bestselling short story collection.
Stories include:
-The Night Flier
-Popsy
-It Grows on You
-You Know They Got a Hell of a Band
-The Ten O'Clock People
-The Fifth Quarter
...and more!
A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic bestselling short story collection.
Stories include:
-The Night Flier
-Popsy
-It Grows on You
-You Know They Got a Hell of a Band
-The Ten O'Clock People
-The Fifth Quarter
...and more!