Sher, StaceyOverview
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Stacey Sher
Erin Brockovich
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14 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,795 libraries worldwide Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
Pulp fiction
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,650 libraries worldwide The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Freedom Writers
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7 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 1,543 libraries worldwide A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.
Along came Polly
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 1,291 libraries worldwide Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor, is not one to ever take chances in any aspect of his life. But when his new bride Lisa leaves him for French scuba instructor Claude on their honeymoon, he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly, whom he remembers from the seventh grade. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces him to a new world of spicy food and what it mean to really take a chance.
Erin Brockovich
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,150 libraries worldwide Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a law case against a giant corporation for water pollution. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin a legal fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
Matilda
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 1,125 libraries worldwide Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with a mean, bullying principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher.
Freedom Writers
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 821 libraries worldwide A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.
Gattaca
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12 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 757 libraries worldwide As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman has none of the 'pre-ordered' DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete. Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a beautiful co-worker. When a flight director is brutally murdered, a clue left at the crime scene threatens to shatter Vincent's plans.
Out of sight
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide A career bank robber busts out of jail with the help of his buddy and kidnaps a U.S. Marshal in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big heist, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.
Reno 911!: Miami the movie
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 437 libraries worldwide Short-shorts bedecked Lt. Dangle and company head to Miami for the American Police Convention. No sooner can you say "bio-terrorism" than the hotel is quarantined. The Wahoe County's hapless misfits get shut out when their credentials can't be found. But the crew must step in and save the city from "complete chaos." Complete chaos ensues.
Feeling Minnesota
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3 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 398 libraries worldwide A woman agrees to marry a man in order to repay a debt, but rethinks her decision when she meets the groom's brother.
The skeleton key
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 383 libraries worldwide When Caroline Ellis takes a job as a hospice worker in Louisiana's bayous, she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic, conjure, and sacrifice that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange, frightening, and unexplained incidents. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic, but if she dares to believe in what she discovers, everything she fears will become real.
Man on the moon
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 273 libraries worldwide A stunning portrayal of the late Andy Kaufman.
Get Shorty
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9 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in English and held by 227 libraries worldwide Loanshark Chili Palmer has done his time as a gangster. So when "business" takes him to L.A. to collect a debt from a down-and-out filmmaker, he jumps headfirst into the Hollywood scene. All would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it weren't for the drug smugglers and gangsters who won't leave him alone.
The caveman's valentine
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide Homeless and misunderstood, Juliard-trained piano genius, Romulus, finds a frozen corpse outside his Manhattan cave. Romulus risks his remaining sanity to prove who committed the murder for the sake of justice.
How high
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3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 176 libraries worldwide Silas and Jamal are buddies who enjoy smoking voluminous amounts of marijuana. They end up in the possession of some magical weed that enhances their brainpower during college entrance exams, thus enabling them to enter that esteemed institution of learning, Harvard University. Once firmly ensconced in the halls of academia, however, the pals run out of their supernatural supply and are forced to get creative in the pursuit of an Ivy League degree.
The caveman's valentine
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide Homeless and misunderstood, Juliard-trained piano genius, Romulus, finds a frozen corpse outside his Manhattan cave. Romulus risks his remaining sanity to prove who committed the murder for the sake of justice.
Matilda
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 111 libraries worldwide An intelligent child is oppressed by both her monstrous parents and awful school principal. She befriends her nice teacher and learns to unleash telekinetic powers to drive her principal away.
Out of sight
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7 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide A career bank robber busts out of jail with the help of his buddy and kidnaps a U.S. Marshal in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big heist, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.
Matilda
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1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide The story of a young girl who is extraordinary in every way, but who has the misfortune of being born into a family that doesn't understand that kids can be powerful too. more
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Boxers (Sports) California Class actions (Civil procedure) Comedy films Criminals Dahl, Roald Diaries--Authorship DNA fingerprinting Drama Drinking water--Contamination Education, Urban Exploration of outer space Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film noir Films Gangster films Gangsters Genetic engineering Gifted children Gruwell, Erin Hazardous wastes High school students High school students--Attitudes High school students--Social conditions Identity theft Insurance adjusters Juvenile works Legal assistants Legal films Liability for water pollution damages Man-woman relationships Marshals Melodrama Murder for hire Outer space Parent and child Risk assessment Romantic comedy films Science fiction films Single mothers Student publications Teacher-student relationships Thieves United States Urban schools Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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