Ten-year-old Rebecca Rubin is injured during a strike at the sweatshop where her uncle and cousin work when she tries to give a speech, while keeping a big secret from her family.
The spirit of a dead actress turns two children invisible and sends them out among a group of colorful street performers to search for a missing necklace.
Examines the life and achievements of talk show host Oprah Winfrey, discussing her poor childhood in Mississippi, her education, the influences that guided her choices, her phenomenal career, and her charity work.
The Indian-British Dhillon sisters open their home to a down-on-her-luck former movie star from India and employ her talents to raise money for their school.
Profiles more than sixty actors, directors, and producers from different eras and cultures who have left their mark on their respective fields, from Charlie Chaplin to Drew Barrymore.
being a daring tale of a singular girl's adventure upon the high seas
Lee, Tanith
2004
Artemesia finally escapes the prim and proper world of finishing schools and sets out to win her mother's title as pirate queen of the seas until she meets her match against Goldie Girl, the treacherous captain of the pirate ship "Enemy.".
Examines the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, discussing his childhood in Austria, his careers as a bodybuilder, and action star in Hollywood, and his move into politics which led to his being elected governor of California in 2003.
Examines the life of nineteenth-century French actress Sarah Bernhardt, discussing her childhood, her acting career and international fame, her appearances during World War I, and her declining health and death in 1923.
Offers a brief overview of the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, discussing his family life, acting career, contributions to society, and political aspirations.
