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Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
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Based on the book series DEAR DUMB DIARIES, the film follows the exploits of middle schooler Jamie Kelly as she vents and comments on her life. Eleven-year old Jamie fills her diary with daydreams of her crush Hudson, and of banishing Angeline, the pretty, popular girl in school. Jamie hopes to win a contest at school, thinking she will impress Hudson and feel better about herself by beating Angeline. In the meantime, she somehow loses her diary.
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"Newly divorced Dana Stellgarten has always been unfailingly nice--even to telemarketers--but now her temper is wearing thin. Money is tight, her kids are reeling from their dad's departure, and her Goth teenage niece has just landed on her doorstep. As she enters the slipstream of post-divorce romance and is befriended by the town queen bee, Dana finds that the tension between being true to yourself and being liked doesn't end in middle school...and...
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Criterion collection volume 776
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On an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, two twelve-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
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Whitney Brown, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.
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Join Mia and be transported to the magical world of Centopia, filled with flying elves, unicorns, dragons, and other amazing creatures. Mia and her friends must work together to help the unicorns of Centopia, including Lyria and her winged son Onchao. Featuring three stories.
9) Abe
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"Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. But when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family, his background, and his passions and whether even...
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"Life in the big city is one big adventure for Arnold. Living with his grandparents, who run the Sunset Arms boarding house, Arnold shares a roof with a diverse and unusual menagerie of characters. But as any fourth grader knows, some of the most memorable people you'll ever meet are in school."-- Container.
11) My best friend
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When changing times force tween girl Kristen to leave the city for the countryside, she struggles to deal with school friends and a handsome young ranch hand. But Kristen finds comfort in a new friend: a horse! By chatting telepathically with her faithful bronco Stanford, Kristen gains the confidence she needs to face the brave new world of adolescence.
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Mia is an awkward twelve-year-old who recently arrived at a new boarding school, where she is given a book and bracelet that are more than they appear to be on the surface. The items have the power to transport Mia to a magical storybook world, Centopia, where she becomes a flying elf who has the ability to talk to unicorns. In Centopia, Mia is given the task of saving the land's unicorns from an evil queen.
13) The hedgehog
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Inspired by the beloved New York Times bestseller, the timely story of a girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father's old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renee Michel. When Paloma's camera reveals the extensive secret library in Renee's back room, and that the often gruff matron reads Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to...
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It's life in the big city, with Grandpa, Grandma, Abner the pig, and a host of other friends and neighbors, the likes of which couldn't be found anywhere else but here, on Hey Arnold! Kick back and enjoy the full Season 1 collection of the cult favorite that made football-headed 4th graders all the rage! Includes all 20 episodes of Season 1.
16) Wah-wah
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Based on the life of actor/director Richard E. Grant's life during the 1960s, when Swaziland was becoming independent of Great Britain. Told through the eyes of a 12-year-old child.
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"Day of the Dot": Big Pete battles with the marching band. "Nightcrawlers": Little Pete tries to extend his bedtime. "King of the road": The family goes on a road trip. "Tool and die": Big Pete goes through shop class. "Rangeboy": Big Pete gets a job at Dad's driving range. "When Petes collide": The Petes battle for Dad's bowling ball. "Don't tread on Pete": Big Pete learns about the Revoloutionary War. "Hard day's Pete": Little Pete searches for...
18) I declare war
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A group of thirteen-year-old friends play an innocent game of Capture the Flag in the neighborhood woods, arming themselves with sticks, their imagination, and a simple set of rules. One afternoon the game takes on a more serious tone and the quest for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship, giving the would-be warriors a glimpse of the darker side of human nature as their imaginations take them beyond the rules of the game and into an adventure...
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The adventures continue in the Season Two collection of Hey Arnold! Spend more time in the hood with Arnold and his best buddy Gerald as they endure playground bullies, secret crushes, and everything else that comes with big-city life. So don a cap, unbuttoned flannel, and head for the TV, because it's the only collection that answers the age-old question: How many people does it take to save a runaway pig from becoming bacon?
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The adventures of a daydreaming, jazz-loving, football-headed 9-year-old, who lives in a boarding house with his grandparents and some eccentric boarders, encounters life in the city with his best friend Gerald, a loofah-haired kid, who is the keeper of the urban tales and coolest kid in class; and Helga, who torments him, but loves him secretly.
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