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1) Goosebumps
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Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine, the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine...
2) Colossal
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Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
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The Black family is getting out of Detroit in hopes of a better life. Carl Black takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Turns out, Carl couldn't have picked a worst time to move. They arrive right around the time of the annual purge, when all crime is legal for twelve hours.
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Tuck, Munch, and Alex are a trio of inseparable friends whose lives are about to change. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones. They discover something beyond their wildest imaginations: a small alien has become stranded on Earth.
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The Black family is getting out Chicago in hopes of a better life. Carl Black takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Turns out, Carl couldn't have picked a worst time to move. They arrive in Beverly Hills right around the time of the annual purge, when all crime is legal for twelve hours.
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Teaches children how to adapt to change and look at it as a good thing. Whether moving into a new home, having friends move away or learning from a substitute teacher at school, change is positive and allows for children to grow as individuals. These light-hearted, engaging and playful situations allow children to embrace change and feel good about it in the process.
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Ben Wagner and his family are on the move. In his new town, twelve-year-old Ben tries to fit in, but his family gets stretched thin and Ben struggles to hang on. On the shores of Lake Ontario, he meets his first new friend, Regina. Amazing things happen whenever she is around, and Ben thinks it is her. Townsfolk say Regina comes from a family of witches, but Ben is determined to make his friendship with Regina work while trying to figure out the truth....
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Even in Care-A-Lot, life has its ups and downs. Cheer Bear wants to throw a surprise party for Surprise Bear, but how do you surprise Surprise? Who will cheer up Cheer Bear when she gets frustrated trying to hide the party plans? Jake moved to a new town and is missing his old friends. Can Funshine Bear show him how to find some fun and make new friends in his new neighborhood?
15) All at once
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James Maxwell was a young up-and-coming artist in the hip New York City art world. But after the tragic events of 9/11 take the lives of his best friends, Alexander and Beth, his life and dreams forever change when he accepts guardianship of the couple₂s two young daughters, Alexis and Nicole.
16) New Hope
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High school senior Michael is not thrilled about his family's move to New Hope, a small southern town. He is even more put off when he joins his new school's basketball team and butts heads with star player Lucas. Lucas believes Michael is benefiting from all that his deceased brother Chase--who committed suicide--left behind. Tension between Michael and Lucas builds further when Michael becomes fascinated with Chase's girlfriend.
18) Totally awesome
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"Totally awesome takes all your favorite '80s-flick mainstays and weaves them into the biggest and baddest plotline ever conceived."--Container.
20) Within
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A family is ready to start a new life, but as strange things begin to happen in their neighborhood, it becomes clear that something about their seemingly perfect home isn't right.