This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!


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In the #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s first book, the troublemaking team of Bruno and Boots wages war—and school will never be the same. The basis for the movie now streaming on TubiTV Bruno and Boots are always in trouble. So the Headmaster, aka “The Fish” decides it would be best to separate them. Bruno must now room with ghoulish Elmer Dimsdale, plus his plants, goldfish, and ants. And Boots is stuck with nerdy, preppy, paranoid George Wexford-Smyth III. Of course, this means war. Because Bruno and Boots are determined to get their old room back, no matter what it takes. Praise for the Bruno & Boots series “Korman has a unique talent for creating genuinely funny, roll-on-the-floor, laugh-out-loud books. All of his many books are bestsellers, a testament to his popularity with kids.” —Quill & Quire “A hilarious series.” —Booklist “Korman’s vibrant dialogue and breakneck action are the highlights of this merry romp . . . Laughs are as plentiful as [Bruno and Boots’s] misadventures.” —Publishers Weekly




Ghoul Trouble


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Something wicked has been preying on Sunnydale students -- and whatever it is, its methods are pretty gruesome. Buffy locates some human bones that have been picked clean, and knows that she's dealing with an unearthly evil. Some help from the Scooby Gang would be ideal, but they've run into trouble of their own. Oz and Xander are literally (perhaps unnaturally) mesmerized by a hottie new chick band headlining at the Bronze, and Willow has been captured by Sunnydale's latest resident carnivores. What they need is the Slayer. But in order to help her friends, Buffy must first dust a vampire -- one that has an urgent interest in Joyce Summers, the unique ability to resist sunlight, and an open invitation to the Summers' house...




What's A Ghoul to Do?


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M.J., her partner Gilley, and their client, the wealthy, de-lish Dr. Steven Sable, are at his family's lodge, where his grandfather allegedly jumped to his death from the roof-although Sable says it was foul play. But the patriarch's isn't the only ghost around. The place is lousy with souls, all with something to get off their ghoulish chests. Now M.J. will have to to quell the clamor-and listen for a voice with the answers...




Ghoul Friend


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Time to take this show on the road. The dark, creepy road with the haunted house at the end. It’s not that Julian minds his new job. It’d just be nice if it didn’t come with so many murders. Especially when those murders end up with his not-quite-boyfriend talking to ghosts. Or, in this case, a ghoul. Their road trip to Colorado in the name of bonding for the new show Bump in the Night takes an unexpected side trip to Budding, Texas: Home of the Wandering Ghoul and a half-dozen missing person cases in the last ten years. Not exactly the best slogan for the tourism board. Just another day at work. Oscar takes it in stride, even as he’s juggling some strange shifts in his abilities and Ezra’s increasingly distant behavior, but when the Wandering Ghoul makes an up close and personal appearance one afternoon, it might be too much even for Oscar to handle. Between trying to understand the sudden changes in his abilities and whether or not a relationship with dedicated skeptic Julian is worth the possible heartache, Oscar has an undead fanboy who won't take no for an answer. They really should have just taken a plane.




The Picture of Dorian Gray


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"The picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's classic tale set in modern times and told as he would have done-- had he dared. ... Dorian Gray is a young, college freshman, attending his first semester at Indiana University. There he meets Caleb Black, who becomes his obsession. While pursuing Caleb, Dorian acts on the advice of an older acquaintance, Seth, who encourages him to indulge in all life has to offer. Dorian's world is filled with delights; it is a buffet of sexy, young college boys all Dorian's for the taking. While Dorian satisfies his desires and lust, he grows ever closer to his destiny and the truth of the portrait that calls to him from the darkness."--P. [4] of cover.




How Filming Technique Helped Tim Burton to Realize his Vision of "Alice in Wonderland"


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Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Film Science, grade: 2,0, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Institute of English Studies), course: English Linguistics and Literature: Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Movieland, language: English, abstract: This term paper focuses on the application of film making techniques in Tim Burton's adaption of Alice in Wonderland and how they helped him to realize his vision of Alice in Wonderland. In order to introduce the techniques in the movie this paper gives background information on the director Tim Burton and an overview of the plot. The technical part starts with an introduction of film making and leads to green screen filming and how it works. To show how Burton realized his vision these techniques are explained and analysed on certain scenes of Alice in Wonderland. Finally all the impacts are concluded in the last part of this term paper.




The Borderline Child


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Borderline is a particularly difficult diagnostic category - by definition something marginal, something in-between, something that changes but remains approximately and recognizably the same, in the words of one contributor to these pages. Offering solid support to their fellow practitioners, a group of clinicians share a wide range of approaches to the population of seriously disturbed children labelled borderline. Editor and child psychiatrist Kenneth S. Robson, citing the inherent instability of the diagnostic process in childhood, cements the case for gathering the array of authoritative perspectives represented here - among which are descriptive, biochemical, neurological and psychodynamic.




Poor Things


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One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter--a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.




The Boy's Own Paper


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When I Was A Ghoul


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Forty years ago, an ancient Tomb of the Warring States was washed out of the waters. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather once again brought me to the grave. Deep Mountain Ghost Village, Black Haired Zongzi, Yin-Yang Boy, my comrades and I will most likely die here, but we will still be unable to escape this cursed land! What exactly was it that caused two groups of grave robbers to all die tragically? What was it that scared Grandpa out of his wits? There was no shoveling at all, and the lights were out and the gold was not touched. The moment I opened the coffin, I knew that there was something more terrifying than ghosts ...