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Help kids through the second semester of the school year with
tw o education-related movies th a t are ripe for fam ily
discussions—and some giggles, too. Want a big screen and a
bucket of popcorn? Laugh together at teen Greg Heffley’s
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It may inspire your family to sign an
online petition or take action.
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are filled w ith sm a rt, fra n k advice ab o u t bein g a positive a u n t for kids. A nd w ith g u id e-
lines for gift-giving, clo th in g and size c h a rts, and fu n b u t h ealth fu l foods (w ontons,
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