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1) The tempest
Author
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Presents the annotated text of the darkly humorous play about Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a magical island with his daughter, Miranda; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.
Author
Series
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they come to Leontes' kingdom, her identity is revealed. Leontes and Polixenes become friends again, and Hermione is found to be alive after all.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
As the power of the island to both heal and destroy comes into sharp focus, the lines between good and evil are blurred and loyalties are challenged when the survivors of the crash become tangled within the lives of the Others.
6) Pitch black
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
When a group of marooned passengers must face a pack of terrifying creatures whose only weakness is the light, they turn to a vicious convict with an appetite for destruction and eerie eyes that can guide them through the darkness.
8) Jumping ship
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
It's first-class adventure on the high seas for Michael Woods and his cousin when they charter a private yacht for a fun-filled cruise off the coast of Australia. But the yacht turns out to be a broken-down fishing boat complete with rusting hull! When they find themselves being chased by modern-day pirates, they decide that jumping ship with the boat's captain is the only option. Stranded on a desert island, they must cooperate if they hope to survive...
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