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Language
English
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Description
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
2) Vivo
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of a kinkajou, Vivo, who sets out to deliver a love letter in song from his beloved owner to his old partner with the help of an energetic tween, Gabi.
3) Monster
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
日本語
Description
"Struggling widow Saori was at a loss to understand why her preteen son Minato had grown distant and difficult. Having teased out that his schoolteacher Hori had struck him, her pursuit of the truth would bring her stunning discoveries about her child''s troubles and his relationship with his bullied bestie"--
4) Scrapper
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Follows Georgie, a resourceful twelve-year-old who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working class suburb of London following the death of her beloved mum. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father Jason turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality. Uninterested in this sudden new parental figure, Georgie is...
6) Big
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After a twelve-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him older, he manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult.
8) Robo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mitya is an imaginative twelve-year-old boy, who loves to draw comics of superheroes and dreams of becoming an artist. His parents have built and programmed a Universal Rescue Robot, aka ROBO, to rescue people from dangerous situations. Due to ROBO's alleged malfunction, the director of the research facility deems the fled robot as a menace to society. In his search for a family, ROBO meets Mitya, and the two form a true friendship while on the run....
9) Future TX
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a couple of tweens get their first cell phones, the phones ring at the same time. A Mystery Man (caller display Future TX) says he's from the future and needs the kids' help. But how can they help someone from the future? Is this just an elaborate prank or hoax call? The kids must find out the truth, decide what's right and wrong, and choose their own future"--
11) My best friend
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When changing times force tween girl Kristen to leave the city for the countryside, she struggles to deal with school friends and a handsome young ranch hand. But Kristen finds comfort in a new friend: a horse! By chatting telepathically with her faithful bronco Stanford, Kristen gains the confidence she needs to face the brave new world of adolescence.
13) Abe
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. However, when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family and his passions and whether even the most lovingly...
14) Moonrise kingdom
Series
Criterion collection volume 776
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
On an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, two twelve-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Frankie, and his younger brother Lil' Bill, JR, tomboy Joanne, and brainy Doc are a group of five inner-city pre-teens unwittingly find themselves foiling a jewel heist, a museum robbery, and a child kidnapping. They are often accompanied by their loyal dog, Boomer. The gang leave their trademark red hand print to mark where they have been.
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