Movie Alert: 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'

It's boy vs. middle school. The live-action adaptation of James Patterson's bestselling novel 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life' opens on October 7. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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[ BBC News | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference, Year Two

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