Atkins, ChristopherOverview
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Christopher Atkins
The blue lagoon
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15 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 209 libraries worldwide Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and come to safety on a tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own.
The blue lagoon
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 175 libraries worldwide A small boy and girl and the ship's cook survive a shipwreck and wash up on a tropical island. When the cook dies, the children are left on their own to survive and grow to adulthood.
The little unicorn
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 144 libraries worldwide An orphaned girl wishes that her favorite mare won't die giving birth. When she sees the foal after its mother dies, she sees a real honest to goodness unicorn. She must then save the unicorn from several people who only mean to do the unicorn harm.
The pirate movie
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7 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 112 libraries worldwide "Mabel, an awkward and shy teenager, fantasizes romance and adventure after meeting Frederic, a debonair young man dressed as a pirate at an exhibit in the amusement park. Her fantasy is the story of a group of pirates who can't seem to make piracy pay and who fall in love with the ten daughters of a major general."
The fairy king
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide When they were children, Kyle and Evie Preston's grandmother told an ancient story about monstrous giants who trapped the last of the world's fairies underground. When she dies they inherit an old gold mine and family house that they didn't know existed and learn that their grandmother's stories were far from fairty tales.
Guns of honor
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2 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide Defeated Confederate soldiers, branded outlaws by their own government, are recruited for one final mission to restore their lost glory. Aided by a beautiful former Southern spy, they are assigned to run guns to the Mexican government.
Forget me not
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide It's graduation weekend, and Sandy Channing, the popular class president of her small-town high school, should be enjoying the time of her life. But when her friends start disappearing, Sandy discovers they have unwittingly awakened the vengeful spirit of a girl they wronged long ago. Fighting for her sanity and her life, Sandy must unlock a dark secret from her own past before it's too late.
The fairy king of Ar
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide When their grandmother dies, Kyle and Evie inherit an old gold mine and a family house on the Isle of Man. They discover fairies are trapped in the mine, and work to free them.
The blue lagoon Return to the blue lagoon
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide In The blue lagoon, a small boy and girl and the ship's cook survive a shipwreck and wash up on a tropical island. When the cook dies, the children are left on their own to survive and grow to adulthood. In Return to the blue lagoon, after being abandoned on an exotic South Pacific island, a young girl finds romance and adventure with an orphan boy.
13th child
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 35 libraries worldwide "A series of vicious murders in the New Jersey Pine Barrens cause an investigator to question if the Jersey Devil, a winged beast that locals claim has haunted the Barrens for over 250 years, isn't more than a myth."--Container.
100 million B.C
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2 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide Scientists discover time travel with horrible consequences when they inadvertently bring a giant carnivorous dinosaur back to modern Los Angeles.
100 million B.C. Journey to the center of the Earth
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide 100 million B.C. : Scientists discover time travel with horrible consequences when they inadvertently bring a giant carnivorous dinosaur back to modern Los Angeles.
Caved in. Prehistoric terror
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 23 libraries worldwide A thrilling tale about an extreme-adventure tour group heading into an abandoned mine in search of a fortune. But, in the caverns underground, some things thrive that should have gone extinct a long time ago.
Dracula rising
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide In this horror film Dracula exchanges salvation for immortality so that he may avenge the death of his beloved. Five centuries later a beautiful American woman travels to Europe and discovers that she had once been the true love of Dracula and had been burned to death. Dracula, now in the 20th century, tries to reclaim the woman he loves.
Malicious intent
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3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide Cade must reluctantly return home to attend his father's funeral and more importantly the reading of the will. Cade had vowed not to return, but his father's alleged suicide turns out to be a cover up for a brutal murder. Now Cade enlists the help of his fathers' old friends in a murderious revenge scheme that shakes the town to its core.
Trigger fast
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 15 libraries worldwide Beautiful young Freda faces ruthless land baron Malick (Bernsen) who sent his rogue mercenaries to harass her off her ranch.
A night in heaven
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3 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide Prim, practical Faye Hanlon's least favorite student is Rick Monroe who's secretly paying his tuition as a male stripper. One night she becomes a front-row witness and participant in Rick's act. Features the Bryan Adams hit song "Heaven."
Child bride of Short Creek
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide Dramatization based on actual events of the invasion of a Short Creek, Arizona polygamous religious sect by State Troopers on July, 1953.
Bullet down under
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide A former L.A. cop moves to Australia to escape his troubled past. He joins their police force and is paired with a maniacal no-nonsense cop whose partner was recently killed.
Lima, breaking the silence
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in English and French and held by 8 libraries worldwide "Hector tries to expose the widespread suffering caused by Peruvian president Fujimori's reforms but is arrested by CIA agent Bruce. Set free after the rebels' prison raid, Hector threatens to kill hostages if the government does not release all the political prisoners. What Hector does not know is that Bruce is disguised as one of the hostages"--Container. more
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Abandoned mines Animal films Castaways Comedy films Core of the Earth Dinosaurs Drama Duty Earth European Intervention in Mexico (1861-1867) Extinct animals Fairies Fairy tales Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Girls High school students History Horror films Horror films Juvenile works Legends Made-for-TV movies Mexico Motion picture music--Excerpts Musical films Music videos New Jersey--Pine Barrens Operas--Excerpts Orphans Pirate films Pirates Rescue work Revenge Science fiction films Serial murders Shipwrecks Time travel Unicorns Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Voyages to the otherworld Western films Western films
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Spanish (7) French (5) German (3) No Linguistic content (2) Undetermined (2) Multiple languages (1) Covers
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