Maggie Knapp
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Wednesdays in the Tower
Gr 4–7— Princess Celie and her family live in a castle that rearranges itself...
Bringing It Home
Gr 9 Up—This documentary examines hemp, a highly versatile but illegal "super crop," which the film maintains is inaccurately compared to marijuana...
Fae
Gr 8 Up—Inspired by the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Abedi here imagines the story of Virginia Dare's present-day granddaughter, Caroline, who is unaware that an immortal Fae bloodline courses through her...
Drones in My Backyard
Gr 7 Up—From an irritating buzz in a neighbor's yard to deadly military weapons, drones have a number of downsides, explored here by director and narrator Alan Snitow...
The Rule of Thoughts
Gr 7 Up—Beginning where The Eye of Minds (Delacorte, 2013) left off, The Rule of Thoughts finds Michael reeling from the knowledge that he is—or was—a Tangent: a nonhuman string of code that lived only in the VirtNet...
The Wisdom to Survive
Gr 9 Up—Opening on peaceful footage of a magnificent whale at home in the ocean, this documentary soon introduces a bloody reality in the form of a harpoon and moves to the heart of its story: how will humankind balance the need to respect and protect the planet's resources with the relentless pursuit of profit and economic growth? The film uses poetry, music, and captivating shots of nature in all her beauty, juxtaposed with chimneys spewing pollution, arid landscapes, and hungry children...
My Bionic Pet
Gr 5 Up—By the fifth grade, most students have seen artificial human limbs, but a dog with prosthetic front legs or a pig whose hindquarters are supported by a small wheeled cart will be new to most viewers...
Four Horsemen
Gr 9 Up—Using the analogy of the apocalypse, writer Dominic Frisby examines the worldwide financial upheaval from 2008 to the present...
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