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1) The giver
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
2) The switch
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's objections, decides it's time to have a baby, even if it means doing it herself, with a little help from a charming sperm donor. But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later, when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute, though slightly neurotic, son.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.
5) Saving Zoë
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After the murder of her sister Zoe, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoe's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself sucked into the darkness of her sister's world and uncovers how one small decision can lead to tragic consequences.
6) The rental
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light..
9) Darkness
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.
10) Love, Simon
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for seventeen year old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life changing.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In season six, the series leaped forward five years, when a shocking event brought the girls, now young women, together again, back in the town of Rosewood, to face a new threat. Now, in the seventh and final season of the hit drama series, the PLLs band together to unearth answers to the last remaining secrets and take down "Uber A" for good in the most romantic season yet.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As the sixth season begins moments after the season five finale, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Mona are trapped outside the "dollhouse" where their tormentor, Charles, has been keeping them - with nowhere to run. Angered by their attempted escape, Charles' games take a more demented and darker turn. As the girls struggle to survive, Ezra, Caleb and Toby continue the fight to find the girls with or without Rosewood Police Department's help. Charles'...
13) The kite runner
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after twenty years of living in America, Amir returns...
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.
15) The miracle club
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1967, a heartwarming film that follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily, Eileen, and Dolly of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, who have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. When the chance to win presents itself, the women seize it. However, just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie arrives in...
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
As the third season begins, a summer has passed since Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer found out about Mona being ''A'' and the death of Maya. With the terror seemingly over and an alleged murderer now behind bars, the town of Rosewood is slowly healing from old and new wounds. Now back together and coming upon the second anniversary of Alison's disappearance, the girls find themselves back on the defensive when a shocking event rocks Rosewood.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the mysterious lodge fire, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer turn to a surprising new ally to help them discover what happened that night, and to figure out Red Coat's next move. The girls are drawn into yet another murder investigation, one that puts a cloud of suspicion around them and their closest friends and family. With Red Coat lurking in the shadows and the truth about Alison closer than ever, finishing high school has never...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Season five begins in the moments following the epic season four finale, in which Ezra was shot, among other shocking revelations. Plus, Alison is alive, and everyone is affected by her return. Caleb also returns, but is he the same? With more questions than ever and familiar faces back in Rosewood, it's sure to be another season of emotion, intrigue, twists and thrills.
19) Sanditon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
"Sanditon's...
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