Grade Level: 6th–8th
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Nightingale
Synopsis While exploring the halls of their hospital ward, three teens with cancer discover a portal that leads them to NIGHTINGALE, a magical world inhabited by a race of sentient machines. Dani, Rocco and Sarah embark on an epic adventure to save Nightingale from a malevolent force known only as The Darkness before it can…
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Mina and Lucy
Synopsis Best friends, and Halloween enthusiasts Mina and Lucy discover that their strange new classmate Vlad is hiding an unnatural secret. 14-year-old Vlad is actually a centuries-old vampire who only longs to be human again. With the help of Mina’s Grandfather, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, Mina and Lucy try to help Vlad become mortal, even…
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Hidden Island
Synopsis When a family’s decision to gather for Christmas sends them into the heart of a storm in the remote Pacific, they wind up marooned on a fantastic island that tests each of them in ways none could ever have imagined. Loosely based on the classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson, Hidden Island is the story of…
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Left Arm Treasure Society
Synopsis When 13-year-old Jonas moves into his late Grandpa Sam’s house in Chicago, he stumbles upon a cryptic recording hinting at a tale of lost treasure – an extraordinary baseball card collection that could be worth millions. Jonas and his new friends must uncover clues, revealing secrets buried for 60 years, and even find themselves…
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Ice Lions
Synopsis Ninety miles from the equator, on the only rink in East Africa, a group of teenagers play a sport most of their fellow Kenyans have never even seen: ice hockey. They could not be further from the bright lights of international hockey, but led by their captain, John Kitumaini, these players’ dreams go far…
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Discovering Dad
Synopsis Jess and Corey’s dad was not exactly the adventurous type. At least that’s what they thought until his past caught up with him. Turns out, Dan, the anxious and overprotective middle school science teacher used to be a daring archaeologist and adventurer. Now this fractured, but loving family will have to work together to…
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Podcast Title Pending
Synopsis Jess from GZM Shows is learning how to make a podcast, and she’s taking you along for the ride! Join her as she learns from her friends in the industry aspects of planning, pre-production, production and post-production… from picking a good title and theme music to RSS feeds and everything in between! In funny-yet-informative…
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The Hollow
Synopsis Commemorating the recent 200th anniversary of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Hollow is a modern take on the timeless tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman by American author Washington Irving. Among the earliest examples of American fiction, the gothic story was first published in 1819 along with Irving’s famous companion piece Rip Van Winkle. Set…
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Treasure Island 2020
Synopsis James Hawkins, 13, is not looking forward to another boring summer in Montauk, Long Island where he helps his mom run a motel. But all of that changes in a heartbeat when he discovers a mysterious man washed up on the beach, disoriented and in fear for his life from a “one-legged man.” James…
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Iowa Chapman and the Last Dog
Synopsis In a distant future, climate change and overconsumption have made our planet a very different place. The seas have risen, resources are scarce…and animals have disappeared off the face of the earth. Most people believe they never existed at all. But 12-year-old Iowa Chapman is not ‘most people.’ She’s a “collector”, devoted to learning…