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The illustrious E6 No. 466 locomotive (“Lundbergh Engine”) is a historic tribute to humanity’s ingenuity, strength, and determination...and she’s making her final journey from Newark to Atlantic City, New Jersey, before her permanent retirement. Within the crevices of her iron body and fiery belly, there is something most peculiar about the Lundbergh Engine. A young passenger, named Tommy, soon discovers that Walter, the train’s conductor, is in possession of a special pocket watch that harbors a strange secret connected with the mysterious occurrences on board the train.

Would you risk everything to save a stranger? Off the coast of Venice lurks Poveglia, the world’s most haunted isle, steeped in centuries of innocent blood. A deranged doctor who took great joy in torturing his patients in life continues to rule his abandoned asylum after death. Few go to Poveglia willingly, but medium Kate Carlsson has no choice. It’s her job. While struggling to retrieve a young girl’s soul, Kate uncovers some shocking truths about the evil on the island that challenges her own convictions and morals - and even her life.

Eight-year-old Tommy wants nothing more for his birthday than his own puppy. Just when he thinks he won’t get his birthday wish, his daddy brings home a special "furry" surprise for him. However, pandemonium soon erupts from the pup’s overwhelming sense of curiosity and adventure. Can she redeem herself and earn her place in the family, or will she have to find a new home?

Mary and Rob are two robins settling in at the picturesque Catskill Mountains of New York, where they are prepared to start their very own family. However, the robins are constantly plagued with struggles that threaten the survival of their little family. Rob Robin leaves the nest in search of food for Mary and their babies, but a storm surges through, and Rob is caught having to fly in the angry skies to save his family. 

5-year-old Laqesha and her parents visit a family member at a country home in Lodi, New Jersey. On that sleepy summer afternoon of their arrival, Laqesha encounters a beautiful and mysterious butterfly that shows her an enchanting place she never knew could exist. A childhood dream then metamorphoses into something of a strange curiosity when Laqesha becomes a big part of “Mr. Butterfly’s” life in more ways than she could ever imagine…Find out what happens in this intriguing story!

A mother and father macaw (parrot) anxiously await the arrival of their new baby. However, the late hatcher finds herself abandoned after her parents hopelessly fly away from the nest. She soon discovers an unlikely mother in a nine-year-old boy named Joey whose own parents are initially displeased with her being a new addition to the family. Find out what happens next in this touching story!

Carlos is the loving owner of a sweet, joyous cockatiel named Michael. But when Carlos’ mother falls gravely ill in Puerto Rico, he vows to travel over there to take care of her and leaves Michael in the temporary care of another family that quickly becomes attached to the young bird. Will there be more than one home for Michael?

After a brutally cold winter, spring finally arrives, and for a family of bears, that means fun in the sun! But all is not fun and games when the youngest bear, Booby, finds himself in an unexpected predicament that can change his life forever. Will he be able to find his way back home to his momma and papa? 

Poor little Harry! The cold, gray, wintry city streets are no place for a young dog to wander. He’s lonely, hungry, and in desperate need of a home. But when a young woman encounters trouble, Harry comes to her rescue. Will she reward him with a permanent, loving home?

Young Larry doesn’t have many friends and is often the subject of cruel taunts from his peers. But one day, he encounters an injured cat that shows him the true meaning of loving others, not just despite their differences but because they are different. 

Ten-year-old Craig Thomas was walking home from school in what seemed to be an ordinary trip, until he stumbled upon what appeared to be a space ship. After entering the ship, he realized it was not a ship at all, but a time machine that would send him back in time to the 60s. Poor Craig gets caught up in a peace and love movement with strangers and can't find his own neighborhood. Will Craig find his way back to the time machine in time? Will he ever find his way home?

The Wellwoods are moving away from the chaos of the city and buying their first dream home in the country lands of upstate New York. Despite the odd behavior of the townsfolk and being the first visitors in several years of one house in particular, the Wellwoods can’t resist the lovely charms of the old colonial house and quickly make it their new home - that is, all except for their 12-year-old daughter, Samantha, who senses a malevolent presence in the house and wants nothing more than for her family to escape it!

When the parents of 21-year-old Angelo Russo are tragically killed in a car accident, he is left in the care of his older sister, Carina Russo, who seduces him. Both Angelo and Carina fall deeply in love with one another, but Carina fears that her professional modeling career will be in jeopardy should the salacious secrets of her life be exposed. After she has a fight with Angelo, she disappears into the night, never to be seen alive again.