Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst, 1972
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Allen Foster, 1990

Alexander is having quite a day – from getting gum stuck in his hair to tripping on his skateboard, and to top it off, he can’t locate his favorite glow-in-the-dark yo-yo. The whimsical animated musical, inspired by Judith Viorst’s book, unfolds as Alexander’s day goes from bad to worse.


The Invisible. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Invisible
Mats Wahl, 2000
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David S. Goyer, 2007

High school senior Nick Powell plans to skip his graduation and fly to London for a writing program, despite the plan of his controlling mother, Diane. Nick’s best friend, Pete Egan, confides in him that he is bullied by Annie Newton, a troubled teen. Nick attempts to step in on one such occasion, only for it to escalate into a physical confrontation.