Check out some of the titles the Distracted Librarians mentioned in their seventh episode!
BOOKS
Twilight / Stephanie Meyer
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. The first in a saga of novels that inspired the film series.
MOVIES
Cats Don’t Dance
Musical rags-to-riches story of Danny, a talented cat who sets out to break the “species barrier” when he discovers only humans get the good roles in Hollywood.
Roger’s & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
The timeless magic of Cinderella returns with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 1965 version of the classic tale filled with music, singing and magic. A poor and mistreated servant girl is transformed into a beautiful princess with the help of her fairy godmother, a pumpkin, a glass slipper and belief in impossible things in order to attend a lavish ball and find her prince!
The Great Mouse Detective
The story of a clever little hero on a great big adventure. Join the Sherlock Holmes of Mousedom on a heroic journey unraveling clues through London.
Hercules
Disney’s animated, musical adaptation of the mythical story of Twelve Labors of Hercules.
Labyrinth
A teenage girl’s baby brother is kidnapped by the King of the Goblins. In order to rescue him, she must navigate a devilish labyrinth.
The Princess Bride
When the beautiful maiden Buttercup hears that her true love Westley is dead, she reluctantly agrees to marry the loathsome Prince Humperdinck. After Westley returns to rescue Buttercup, the two begin an epic adventure filled with fencing, fighting, giants, monsters, miracles, true love and hilarity! Also available in the Adult & Teen Services collection.
The Road to El Dorado
Two adventurers accidentally end up on a ship to the New World and once there, they unintentionally discover El Dorado, the city of gold. A loose adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s novella The Man Who Would Be King.
Trolls Band Together
Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of a boy band, BroZone, with his brothers: Floyd, John Dory, Spruce, and Clay. But when Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd.
MUSIC
Unreal, Unearth / Hozier
The highly-anticipated third album from the Grammy-nominated Irish singer-songwriter, inspired by the narrative poem Inferno by Dante Alighieri.
Our Flag Means Death (soundtrack)
Original soundtrack from the original series available on HBO Max. Available on hoopla digital.
