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Tag: middle school

Posted on August 10, 2018August 21, 2018

Eighth Grade (2018)

Although Kayla writes an advice column on YouTube, she has no friends at school, nor YT followers, her dad being her best friend.

Posted on November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

Wonder (2017)

10-year-old Auggie with a disfigured face is supported by his loving family but must cope with stares & bullying when he enters a public school.

Posted on November 4, 2016November 4, 2016

Middle School Years: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

A troubled boy artist rebels against his rule-obsessed principal by vowing to break every rule in the book with ingenious pranks while stopping a bad suitor after his mom.

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