Whoopi Goldberg
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"If it weren't for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010--and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later--she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate...
Author
Language
English
Description
Because she came to the conclusion that "the things that are required in a relationship are not things I'm willing to do," Whoopi decided to write openly about why marriage isn't for everyone and how being alone can be satisfying. What's most important is understanding what makes you happy.
"The award-winning entertainer, social advocate and host of The View shares frank advice on how to achieve happiness in relationships, explaining how to prioritize...
Author
Series
Camino Island novels volume 3
Language
English
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On Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed......
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 3
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 2
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Brenda Black studies anatomy books to get a twelve year start on medical school and loves Leonardo da Vinci, but cousin Tiffany visits and brags, so Brenda says she has a pair of ballet toeshoes signed by Camilla Freeman, but now she must prove it and needs the help of the Sugar Plum Sisters.
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 4
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Terrel Liu tries to sabotage her father's new relationship with the aunt of her ballet class nemesis.
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 1
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Alexandrea has just moved to Harlem and her mother is pushing her into ballet and she has stage fright.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 5
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Triplets Jessica, JoAnn, and Jerzey and their friends in ballet class try to keep the building that houses The Nutcracker School from being torn down, while also trying to rescue a stray kitten.
13) Sister act
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a sassy, low-rent lounge singer forced to hide out from the mob in the last place on Earth anyone would look for her - in a quiet religious convent. There, her irreverent behavior attracts a flock of faithful followers - and before long she turns the nuns' tone-deaf choir into a soulful chorus of swingin', singing sisters. But when the group earns rave reviews, her sudden celebrity jeopardizes her hidden...
16) Dancing diva
Author
Series
Sugar plum ballerinas volume 6
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Epatha tries to spice up the choreography of the new ballet in Harlem with her free-spirited style, the rest of the Sugar Plum ballerinas encourage her to keep her toes in line.
18) Ghost
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When a young man is murdered, he uses a zany medium to contact his living girlfriend in an effort to discover his killer and get revenge.
19) Till
Publisher
Orion Releasing LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie₂s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother₂s ability to change the world.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical...