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Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student....
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"Based on the New York Times bestseller by Andrew Solomon, 'Far from the tree' is an intimate, profoundly human look at families raising children society deems 'abnormal': a mother and son determined to show the world that his Down syndrome does not define him; a couple learning to communicate with their bright but nonverbal autistic son; a young woman dealing with what it means to be the only little person in her family; and parents whose deep love...
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When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!
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Homer thinks he can make a fortune by selling grease, as well as growing jealous of Thomas Edison and seeking to become an inventor. Marge develops road rage. Bart cares for bird eggs. Striking revenge when the kids of Springfield are put on an unjust curfew. Homer chickens out in donating a kidney to Grandpa and goes to Vegas with Flanders, and becomes a renowned artist, well, kind of. The family going to Tokyo.
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Dennis Mitchell is an adorable, blond-haired, freckle-faced boy who had one fault. Dennis has a penchant for mischief, a lot of mischief. All his long-suffering parents, Henry and Alice, can do is shake their heads and try to explain their son to others. Dennis' curiosity, escapades and well-meaning ways usually land him in trouble. His next door neighbor, Mr. Wilson is generally on the receiving end of Dennis' mischief.
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Connected by having a son or daughter who is gay, parents across the country discuss their experiences ... Individuals from such diverse or[i]gins as Japanese, Bolivian, and Cherokee; as well as religions such as Mormon, Catholic, Hindus and others share intimate accounts of how their children revealed that they're homosexual and discuss their responses. The parents also talk about struggling with the pain their sons and daughters have dealt with,...