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1) Blackout
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
2) Yesterday
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
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Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. And he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
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Mysterious Benedict Society volume 3
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When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
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Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2015].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
The puppies of PAW Patrol attempt to plan a surprise birthday party for Chase while dealing with the aftermath of a storm that has left much of Adventure Bay in a blackout.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Apocalyptic thriller: When an unexplained blackout leaves Detroit in darkness, most of the population vanishes. As the sun rises, a handful of survivors realizes the few light sources are all that protects them from impending terror.
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"A former hacker and activist, Piero investigates a possible cause of the disaster. The authorities don't believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. With the United States now also at risk, Piero goes on the run with Lauren Shannon, a young American CNN reporter based in Paris, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks. After all, the power doesn't just keep the lights on-it keeps us alive."--Amazon.com.
8) Going home
Author
Series
Survivalist (A. American) volume 1
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2015?], c2012
Physical Desc
451 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
When Morgan Carter's car breaks down 250 miles from his home, he figures his weekend plans are ruined. But things are about to get much, much worse: the country's power grid has collapsed. There is no electricity, no running water, no Internet, and no way to know when normalcy will be restored -- if it ever will be. An avid survivalist, Morgan takes to the road with his prepper pack on his back. During the grueling trek from Tallahassee to his home...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The gripping story of a mysterious power failure that leads to the social breakdown of a major city. All forms of communication are wiped out--no electricity, no cash machines, no telecommunication. The system and the rules of society begin to crumble.
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Publisher
Poppy/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
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"Sparks fly when sixteen-year-old Lucy Patterson and seventeen-year-old Owen Buckley meet on an elevator rendered useless by a New York City blackout. Soon after, the two teenagers leave the city, but as they travel farther away from each other geographically, they stay connected emotionally, in this story set over the course of one year"--
12) The switch
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"Four months after the power went out and his father went missing, Henry travels alone to find his father through the lawless world of the Switch, where he learns just how far people will go to survive"--
13) Into the forest
Publisher
Lionsgate Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a worldwide power outage, two sisters must work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world while fighting intruders, disease, loneliness, and starvation.
14) The power
Publisher
Shudder
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift in the empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face her own traumatic past in order to confront the malevolent force thats intent on destroying...
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Boxcar children volume 153
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The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?
16) Aurora: a novel
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then the lights go out, not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood. Across the country lives Aubrey's estranged brother, Thom....
17) Cosmic blackout!
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Series
Galaxy Zack volume 16
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
124 pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
Zack loves everything about his new planet, Nebulon, until there is a complete cosmic blackout and he must try to function without his Indoor Robotic Assistant and hyperphone.
18) The silence
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
117 pages ; 22 cm
Description
It is Super Bowl Sunday in the year 2022. Five people, dinner, an apartment on the east side of Manhattan. The retired physics professor and her husband and her former student waiting for the couple who will join them from what becomes a dramatic flight from Paris. The conversation ranges from a survey telescope in North-central Chile to a favorite brand of bourbon to Einstein's 1912 Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity. Then something happens...
19) Dot. unplugged
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Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
When the power goes out, it sparks an idea for Dot, Hal, Mom, and Dad. But stepping away from gadgets and devices isn't as easy as it seems. No video games, no laptaps or tablet, no drone. A trip to the basement turns up some interesting materials, none of which require electricity, software, or Internet access. What Dot and her family will need to plug into are their imaginations, creativity, and sense of adventure. They sing, play games, make art,...
20) Scare me
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Two strangers, Fred and Fanny, are stuck in their Catskills cabin during a power outage. Looking to pass the time, they decide to tell each other scary stories. But the more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life. As the horrors of reality manifest, Fred confronts his ultimate fear that Fanny may be the better storyteller, forcing him to craft the most horrific tale imaginable and put an end to the competition for...
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