Kal Penn
1) The namesake
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
"The Namesake is suffused with radiant grace, and manages to be old-fashioned yet immediate, epic and intimate."--New York Daily News.
"The Namesake brims with intelligence, compassion and sensuous delight..."--Chicago Tribune.
"A deeply moving saga of several generations of a Bengali family."--San...
Series
House M.D volume Season 4
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Reunite with the perplexing and prickly Dr. Gregory House as he tackles impossible cases while putting a new staff of potential team members through the medical wringer with his trademark sarcasm and irreverent bedside manner.
Series
House M.D volume Season Five
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Dr. Gregory House is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain and ignoring his pain killing addiction, he uses his cane to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor. House and his team deal with unusual medical mysteries.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 20
Description
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes...
Pub. Date
2021
Description
On the night of the State of the Union, a cabinet member is chosen to sit out the speech at an undisclosed location. This is to ensure that continuity of government is maintained in the event of a catastrophic attack that kills everyone above the cabinet member in the presidential line of succession. They are what’s known as "The Designated Survivor." And if tragedy does strike, they are our nation's new president.
6) Smile
Description
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Appears on list
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Dude, where's my car?: Two bumbling stoners wake up one morning from a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car, which prompts them to go on a journey to find it.
Pineapple express: Dale is a constantly stoned court clerk who finds himself on the run with his dealer after he witnesses the murder of a drug lord and leaves a rare form of...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrive at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempts to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the 'high grade' contents, and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree, going up in smoke.
11) The Namesake
Pub. Date
2007
Description
The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and his desire to assimilate, especially after becoming involved with two very different women.
12) Epic movie
Description
Centers on four not-so-young orphans: one who was raised by a curator at the Louvre (where an albino assassin lurks); another was a refugee from Mexican "libre" wrestling; the third was a recent victim of snakes on her plane; and the fourth a "normal" resident of a mutant "X"-community. Together, the hapless quartet visits a chocolate factory. While there, they stumble into an enchanted wardrobe that transports them to the land of Gnarnia. There they...
13) The namesake
Pub. Date
2007
Description
The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
14) Clarice Season 1
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Set one year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, join Agent Clarice Starling in this new psychological thriller that takes a deep dive into her untold personal story. The series will bring you along as she returns to the field in pursuit of serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high-stakes political world of Washington, D.C.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
It is an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers inspired by the cultures and customs of India. Set in the fictional land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. Along with her friend Prince Neel, a talented inventor, creative cousin Priya, and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku, Mira will stop at nothing to solve a case.
17) The namesake
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Steve Ford is an L.A., based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his pet, Buddy, is stolen by a gang. Due to bizarre circumstances, Steve does the gang's bidding while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons and a few other shady characters. Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with his best friend.
19) Man about town
Pub. Date
2007
Description
With a marriage in shambles and a shaky client roster, slick Hollywood agent Jack Giamoro has lost his killer instinct. To make matters worse, his personal journal has been stolen by a reporter who is now threatening to write a career-ending expos©♭. Now with everything on the line, Jack is forced to take a hard look at himself and step up to close the deal on what's most important in his life.
20) Epic movie
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Centers on four not-so-young orphans: one who was raised by a curator at the Louvre (where an albino assassin lurks); another was a refugee from Mexican "libre" wrestling; the third was a recent victim of snakes on her plane; and the fourth a "normal" resident of a mutant "X"-community. Together, the hapless quartet visits a chocolate factory. While there, they stumble into an enchanted wardrobe that transports them to the land of Gnarnia. There they...