David Cunningham
21) To end all wars
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English
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Based on actual events that happened during World War II when 61,000 Allied POWs were forced by the Japanese to build the Thailand-Burma Railway - better known to the soldiers as the "Railway of Death". This is the story of a Scottish regiment forced to help construct the infamous railway and how they had to fight to survive and ultimately forgive their brutal captors.
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Boxcar children mysteries volume 18
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English
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While on a bus trip bad weather forces the Boxcar Children to stop at a bus station and soon they are involved in a mystery involving a polluted river, two strange boys and a suspicious bus-station manager.
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English
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An orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii. The boy can run like the wind, and begins bringing Doc's medicine to coffee pickers throughout the mountainous region. On an errand, the medicine runner meets the daughter of the plantation owner and a forbidden, young love blossoms like the white "Kona Snow" of the surrounding coffee trees.
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English
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Seeker (2007, 99 min.): An seemingly ordinary teenager embarks upon the mystical adventure of a lifetime when he discovers that he is actually a chosen warrior destined to restore the balance between the forces of Light and Dark.
Eragon (2006, 103 min.): Eragon is the last ray of hope for a kingdom ravaged by darkness and tyranny. Together with the dragon Saphira, Eragon battles the evil King Galbatorix in this fantastical adventure.
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English
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The Pagemaster: A tale of adventure and fantasy, which sends a young boy into the pages of the world's greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster, where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Guided by a trio of talking books--Adventure, Fantasy and Horror--Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find...