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61) Kidnapped
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Kidnapped was published in 1886 amid one of the most productive periods of Robert Louis Stevenson's career. Although it was immediately met with popular success and critical acclaim, the novel was derided for decades as a story for children before being recognized as a major work of English literature.
Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, and full of a rich blend of English and Scots, Kidnapped is a powerful work with strong Scottish...
63) Ek Tha hero
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A 11-year-old village boy, fondly called Hero, has a passion for cycling and dreams of having his own cycle someday. He faces a roller coaster ride to make his dream come true, but he doesn't give up. Hero sets a strong example of perseverance and emerges as a real hero.
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Hardy Boys adventures volume 21
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"Brother detectives Frank and Joe dive deep into the Florida Keys to find a missing person in the twenty-first book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series"--Provided by publisher.
66) Almond: a novel
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"The Emissary meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime in Almond, the story of an emotionless teenaged boy and a hotheaded troublemaker discovering how love, friendship, and persistence can change their lives forever"--
67) Cyrus
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"A recently divorced guy meets the woman of his dreams. Then he meets her son"--from www.imdb.com.
70) Paper towns
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One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
71) Hell's house
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Independently produced by Bennie Zeidman, Hell's house (1932) is a Pre-Code melodrama that captured Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien just before they were catapulted to superstardom at Warner Bros. An exposé of the American penal system (not unlike I am a fugitive from a Chain Gang and The mayor of hell), Hell's house stars Junior Durkin as a wholesome farmboy who moves to the city after the death of his mother. Dazzled by the smooth talk and beautiful...
72) Measure of a man
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A bullied teenage boy experiences a turning point in his life when he learns to stand up for himself.
74) Around the block
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"An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family"--www.imdb.com.
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The Smell of Burning Ants is a haunting documentary on the pains of growing up male. It explores the inner and outer cruelties that boys perpetrate and endure. The film provokes the viewer to reflect on how our society can deprive boys of wholeness. Through formative events of a boy’s life, we come to understand the ways in which men can become emotionally disconnected and alienated from their feminine side. The common dismissal that “boys will...
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