Brian James
21) The kitchen
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English
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Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but an ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands, proving surprisingly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition, literally.
22) Molly's game
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The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
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Pirate school volume 1
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English
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Hoping to be taken seriously by Rotten Tooth, who is supposed to be training them to be pirates, nine-year-old Pete leads his friends in an attempt to beat the grown-ups in finding the treasure buried on Snake Island and stealing it from the giant snake that guards it.
24) Port of spies
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Pirate school volume 4
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English
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The young pirates-in-training list suspicious things in the port city of King's Island while running errands for Rotten Tooth, but he dismisses their concerns, leaving the "wee pirate kids" on their own to deal with strange events occurring on The Sea Rat after they return.
26) Devil's peak
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English
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Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil's Peak is a tense country-noir thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord who controls his family and his business with his fists. When his son meets the girl of his dreams, desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head-to-head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around...
27) Treasure trouble
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Series
Pirate school volume 5
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English
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When, after finding buried treasure guarded by giant sand crabs, the crew of the Sea Rat comes down with a mysterious illness, the pirate students suspect that the treasure is cursed.
32) Camp Buccaneer
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Pirate school volume 6
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English
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Captain Stinky Beard's pirate students, who want to win without cheating, compete in sailing races, treasure hunts, and swashbuckling events at Camp Buccaneer.
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Pirate school volume 8
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English
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While spending a week on the Bone Rattler, a ship that is not exactly ship-shape, the pirates-in-training get stuck in Shipwreck Pass and must come up with a creative plan to save the Bone Rattler and find the treasure Captain Stinky beard seeks.
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An adaptation of the 1957 musical, it explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Directed by Steven Spielberg with original music by Leonard Bernstein and performances from the cast including Ansel Engort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana Debose, Mike Faist, and more.
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Pirate school volume 3
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English
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A boring homework assignment involving knot tying proves invaluable when the student pirates help Captain Stinky Beard foil an attack by a rival pirate ship.
37) Yo-ho-ho!
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Series
Pirate school volume 7
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English
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Concerned that Santa will not be able to find them aboard the Sea Rat, Pete and the other pirate kids plot a course to the North Pole, where the ship gets stuck in a sheet of ice.
39) Rebel in the rye
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English
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Kevin Spacey & Nicholas Hoult star in the tale of the literary genius behind the masterpiece Catcher in the Rye and the mentor who helped change American culture forever.