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To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which,...
2) Eighth grade
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Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school (the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year) before she begins high school.
4) Spellbound
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Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
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When Greg Heffley's dad threatens to send him to military school if he doesn't stay out of trouble, Greg finds all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse! For starters, Greg's in over his head when he pretends to work at the swanky country club where Rowley's family has a membership. Things don't go much better on a father-son camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, and then there's the Heffley's new dog, Sweetie, who fetches even more trouble...
6) Spy school
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When Thomas, a class clown who is infamous for telling tall tales, discovers a secret plot to kidnap the President's daughter, no one believes him. Realizing that he must take matters into his own hands, Thomas relies on courage and his friend Jackie to help save the day.
7) The teacher
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Film Movement volume year 15, film 12
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Slovak
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In 1983, students and parents at a suburban Bratislava middle school must decide whether to go against new teacher Miss Drazdechova, a high-ranking official of the Communist Party who is tying pupils' grades to how helpful their families can be with favors.
8) Air Bud
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Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. Being the new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he practices alone on an abandoned court. There, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves to play basketball and is good at it. Josh eventually...
9) PollyWorld
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Join Polly Pocket and her friends as they travel to the world's most fabulicious amusement park full of monster good rides, the ultimate shopping experience and awesome music. Polly and her classmates compete in a charity version of their favorite reality show. The only thing holding them back from winning is Polly's scheming future stepmom and her jealous classmate, Beth.
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Max, a seventh grader, is mercilessly picked on by his school's bullies and by his principal. When his parents inform Max that they're moving at the end of the week, he takes the opportunity to exact several forms of creative revenge on his many tormenters. When it subsequently turns out that the Keebles aren't leaving town after all, little Max is left to the mercy of those he's just humiliated.
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This is all about growing up, about buying first bras, going on first dates, and learning to say goodby to middle school. Matt is Lizzie's little brother and he loves to make Lizzie's life miserable. Luckily, Lizzie has best friends Gordo and Miranda to keep things on the bright side.
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日本語
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Inari is a sweet and shy middle school girl with a huge crush on Tanbabashi, one of the cutest guys in her grade. But she's not smooth enough to tell him how she feels, and every time she tries, things just keep getting worse! That is, until one day she saves an injured fox struggling on a riverbank. To Inari's surprise, the fox turns out to be the familiar of Uka, the beautiful goddess of the Inari shrine. As thanks, Uka grants Inari the power to...
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Cory is your average guy. He has a best friend from the other side of the tracks, a teacher that constantly keeps him on his toes, and a friend named Topanga whom he has trouble understanding. With the support of his parents and his brother Eric, Cory learns to cope with the roller coaster called growing up. Includes 22 episodes.
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Luke and his best friends A.J. and Riley are enjoying the last day of summer before they start middle school. They camp out and prepare for the live debut of their band "Steel Monkey" at the town fair, Luke wishes that the last day of summer would never end and his wish comes true. Now Luke gets to experience the highs and lows of the last day of summer, over and over again. He has to decide who he wants to be and how he can make his never-ending...
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Ginger wins a scholarship to a fellowship program for an entire semester to the arts academy. Her friends are sad at the thought of Ginger being gone for so long. Courtney is, too. And that's making Miranda look for a way to make sure Ginger stays away for good! Meanwhile, it take Ginger's absence for Darren to realize his true feelings for her.