Title Recommendations based on Tim Lake
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as everything unravels with the survivors—veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie.
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Everyone's favorite novice wizard, Harry Potter, continues his high-flying adventures at Hogwarts. This time around, Harry ignores warnings not to return to school—that is, if he values his life—to investigate a mysterious series of attacks with Ron and Hermione.
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive—but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Adele's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who helps her discover her sexuality and independence. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
After her mother died, Tohru Honda didn't have a place to live. Another family invited her to stay with them in exchange for doing household chores. She finds the Sohma family most unusual. When family members are hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals from the Chinese zodiac. Tohru also has to tread carefully to avoid the wrath of the mysterious Akito, the head of the Sohma family who doesn't seem to appreciate Tohru digging into his family's secrets.
One Tree Hill tells the story of Lucas Scott, who reluctantly joins his high school basketball team, at the encouragement of the coach. Lucas is not exactly welcome with open arms by the team's star, his estranged half-brother Nathan. And Nathan has another reason to dislike him: Lucas is attracted to Nathan's girlfriend Peyton Sawyer.
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new drama.
When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance.But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
M*A*S*H tells the story of the doctors and nurses who work in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. They're all just getting through each day and on to the next. The causalities never stop coming; they can't save every wounded soul they find. And the army's micromanaging and red tape is unbearable. So, in their off time, they drink, carouse, and play pranks to create a feeling of normalcy in that crazy war zone.
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn't as always as awesome as she thought it would be.
Bojack Horseman starred as The Horse on the family comedy Horsin' Around from 1987-1996 , and since then he's struggled to land another hit due to his notoriously difficult attitude. Now he spends his time sharing his opinions with anyone who will listen. Oh, and drinking. A lot.
One of the most enduring stories of our time, The Book Thief is just a small story really, about, among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.
Psych chronicles the exploits of Shawn Spencer, who claims to use psychic powers to solve mysteries. He enjoys fooling his colleagues into believing in his "gift." Gus is an excellent partner in crime for Shawn, because he's generally up for an adventure (after a little convincing) but level-headed enough to keep things from getting too out of hand.