Van der Beek, James 1977-

Overview

Works:	94 works in 190 publications in 8 languages and 7,537 library holdings
Roles:	Performer, Actor
Classifications:	pn1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

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Publications about James Van der Beek

Publications by James Van der Beek

Most widely held works about James Van der Beek

James van der Beek by Kristin McCracken ( Book )
Meet the stars of Dawson's Creek by Angie Nichols ( Book )
James Van Der Beek by Kieran Scott ( Book )
Boy next door : the James van der Beek story by Alex Tresniowski ( Book )
James van der Beek by Leah Furman ( Book )

James van der Beek by Michael-Anne Johns ( Book )
Dawson's Creek the official postcard book ( Visual )
Dawson's Creek a sixteen month calendar for the year 2000 ( Visual )
Dawson's Creek a 16 month calendar for 1999 ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by James Van der Beek

Castle in the sky ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and Japanese and held by 1,152 libraries worldwide
Orphaned, Pazu is caught up in a thrilling adventure after Sheeta, a young girl wearing a glowing pendant, floats out of the night sky and into his life. Now, the pair must soar above the clouds in order to find the legendary floating city of Laputa and its treasures.

Varsity blues ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in English and held by 583 libraries worldwide
A backup quarterback for the high school football team must confront the pressures and temptations of being a sports star, including conflicts with his coach and his girlfriend, when the starting quarterback is injured.

Mrs. Miracle ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 496 libraries worldwide
When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too. Was Mrs. Miracle really sent from up above?

The rules of attraction ( Visual )
14 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 391 libraries worldwide
Sean is a student at a well-respected private college on the East Coast. Sean is attracted to Lauren, while Lauren is infatuated with Victor. Lauren's empty-headed roommate Lara is also attracted to Victor, while he has no qualms about being involved with both. Lauren used to date Paul, but Paul, a bisexual, currently lusts after Sean. Meanwhile, friendly campus drug dealer Rupert finds a ready market for cocaine among his classmates; Sean, a user, finds himself financially embarrassed and begins dealing drugs to help pay off his debts, while leading Paul on for his ready supply of marijuana.

Castle in the sky ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in Japanese and held by 363 libraries worldwide
Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow to unravel they mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from learing the truth.

Lunar park by Bret Easton Ellis ( Recording )
6 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 335 libraries worldwide
Unabridged.

Dawson's Creek. The complete first season ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 297 libraries worldwide
"Kevin Williamson (the Scream movie series, I Know What You Did Last Summer) created this engaging drama, which chronicles a group of young friends' passage from adolescence to young adulthood in the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Based on Williamson's own experiences growing up, "Dawson's Creek" focuses on fifteen-year-olds Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes), who have been friends since they were five and are trying to cope with the way their friendship is changing now that their hormones are raging. Add to the mix their friend Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and the new girl in town, Jen (Michelle Williams), and you can count on extra twists to the drama in their already turbulent lives"--Container.

Dawson's Creek. The complete second season ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 292 libraries worldwide
"Set in Capeside, a small coastal town near Boston, 'Dawaon's Creek' tells the story of five teenagers struggling through adolescence. Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), an introspective dreamer, and Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), a precocious tomboy unaware of her beauty, have been best friends since childhood. Pals Jennifer (Michelle Williams), Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Jack (Kerr Smith) join them as they live, love and learn"--Container.

Dawson's creek. The complete third season ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 265 libraries worldwide
Includes all of the episodes from the third season of the award-winning series.

Texas Rangers ( Visual )
11 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 262 libraries worldwide
In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher. With a team of experienced gunmen and enthusiastic but green recruits, McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains. McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman.

Dawson's Creek. The complete fourth season ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide
"It's senior year for Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen and Jack! After spending the summer together, Joey and Pacey find it diffcult to keep their romance going with the realities of school, college applications and their strained relationship with Dawson. Dawson rediscovers his true life's dream, Jen turns over a new leaf after getting a new boyfriend, and Jack tries to rebuild relationships after revealing he's gay"--Container.

Dawson's Creek. The complete sixth season ( Visual )
14 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 225 libraries worldwide
In the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts, a group of high school kids come of age, each with their own set of trials and tribulations.

Stolen ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 217 libraries worldwide
Detective Tom Adkins is a devoted cop haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his young son eight years earlier. But when Adkins discovers the buried remains of a boy who was brutally murdered more than half a century ago, he becomes obsessed with investigating the long-forgotten crime. Is the 1958 mystery surrounding down-on-his-luck family man Matthew Wakefield and his own abducted son linked in any way to Adkins' tragedy?

Dawson's creek. The complete fifth season ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 213 libraries worldwide
The friends having graduated from high school go in different directions but still interact. College, film school, career, and romance.

Dawson's creek. Series finale ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide
The friends now 25, reunite at Capeside and tragedy strikes Jen.

Formosa betrayed ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 178 libraries worldwide
When a Taiwanese-American professor is murdered, FBI agent Jake Kelly races to track the killers back to Taiwan. Kelly soon finds himself immersed in a dangerous conspiracy as he dodges forces ranging from the U.S. State Department to the Chinese Mafia.

The storm ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in Chinese and English and held by 93 libraries worldwide
Techno-billionaire Robert Terrell has a sinister plan. He wants to rule the world by controlling the weather. His experiments threaten to destroy Earth. But when a test goes wrong and stirs up a global cataclysm, it's up to a dedicated scientist and a renegade reporter to reverse the Megastorm's deadly rampage before it leaves a devastating path of destruction.

Taken in broad daylight ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide
Based on the true, inspiring story of a brutal crime, a cross-country odyssey and a victim's bravery and courage to survive against all odds.

The plague ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide
The children of the world awaken from a ten-year coma and begin killing everyone over the age of twenty.

Standing still ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide
The high school and college friends of a couple about to be married show up for the wedding, each bringing their dating issues and emotional baggage with them.

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