Parola chiave Middle School

Cal Weaver e signora sono sposati da venticinque anni, hanno due figli e pochi problemi. Almeno fino a quando lei non lo informa di averlo tradito con un collega e di desiderare il divorzio. Improvvisamente single, Cal finisce ad ubriacarsi ogni sera di vodka al mirtillo in un bar dove non aveva mai messo piede prima, evitato da tutte tranne che dalla babysitter di suo figlio, una diciassettenne perseguitata dal ragazzino ma cotta del padre. L'autocommiserazione ostentata di Cal, al bancone del bar, infastidisce Jacob Palmer, giovane seduttore seriale, che si ripromette di aiutarlo a dimenticare la moglie e a tornare in pista.

La tredicenne Kayla affronta i problemi legati alla sua vita da adolescente di periferia durante l'ultima settimana dell'ultimo disastroso anno delle scuole medie.

Elizabeth Halsey è un'insegnante di letteratura dai metodi poco ortodossi e dalla condotta sregolata. Dopo aver lavorato per un anno in una piccola scuola media della provincia di Chicago, Elizabeth è prossima ad abbandonare finalmente l'istituto e il mondo dell'istruzione per sistemarsi con un ricco appassionato di opera. Ma quando questi decide di rompere il fidanzamento dopo aver scoperto le spese folli e le venali intenzioni della compagna, Elizabeth si trova costretta a tornare in mezzo a quei colleghi e a quegli alunni che aveva cercato di evitare per un intero anno. Rimasta senza soldi e con molti vizi, l'improvvida prof imposta il suo programma scolastico sulla visione di film in classe e su qualunque stratagemma per ottenere i soldi necessari a rifarsi il seno e conquistare il nuovo giovane supplente di matematica.

Greg, ragazzino di undici anni, racconta le sue avventure giornaliere sul suo "giornale di bordo". Dice che lo scrive perché così da grande quando sarà ricco e famoso, non dovrà passare le giornate a rispondere a domande stupide. Greg frequenta la prima media, e dice che secondo lui la scuola media è la cosa più stupida che sia stata inventata. Greg ha un amico, Rowley Jefferson, che lo accompagnerà in tutte le sue avventure; Rowley è molto infantile, a causa dei suoi genitori, ed è sempre sottomesso al suo amico. Il protagonista inoltre ha due fratelli, Rodrick e Manny. Le vicende del primo anno scolastico di Greg alle medie si raccolgono attorno a particolari nuclei narrativi.

Gregg inizia a frequentare la seconda media. Ormai si è ambientato, si è liberato del "formaggio ammuffito" che lo ha fatto tanto penare, e ora pensa che le cose stiano andando per il verso giusto. C'è solo un problema: suo fratello Rodrick ce la sta mettendo tutta per rovinargli la vita.

In una fredda notte di luna piena Alvin ha uno strano presentimento: un lupo mannaro si aggira per la città. Quando Theodore comincia a trasformarsi e a comportarsi in modo strano è ormai troppo tardi. Alvin e Simon dovranno trovare una cura per salvare il loro fratellino.

Greg Heffley è un ragazzino gracile e ambizioso, con una fervida immaginazione e grandi piani per diventare ricco e famoso, ma prima di tutto deve sopravvivere alla scuola media. A peggiorare le cose, l’adorabile migliore amico di Greg, Rowley, sembra affrontare la vita e riuscire in tutto con estrema facilità! Mentre i dettagli dei suoi esilaranti - e spesso disastrosi - tentativi di sentirsi adeguato riempiono le pagine del suo diario, Greg impara ad apprezzare i veri amici e la soddisfazione che deriva dal lottare per ciò che è giusto.

Traccia i travagliati anni dell'adolescenza degli studenti Yūichi Hasumi e Shūsuke Hoshino, esplorando le mutevoli e complesse dinamiche di potere della loro relazione sullo sfondo dell'amore di Yūichi per la musica sognante e astratta della pop star immaginaria Lily Chou-Chou.

Kyotaro Ichikawa ripercorre il suo rapporto con Anna Yamada: un legame capace di illuminare le sue paure, sciogliere le insicurezze e dare un nuovo significato alla sua vita. Un sentimento così forte da trasformarsi persino in musica, grazie a una canzone dedicata ad Anna che prenderà vita sul palco con Kana e il suo gruppo, le Primary Color.

Le amiche Stacy e Lydia si preparano per indimenticabili bat mitzvah, ma le cose cambiano quando un ragazzino popolare e alcuni drammi scolastici minacciano di rovinare tutto.

Giappone. Attraverso i racconti dei personaggi, si snoda la vendetta di una maestra di scuola che perde la figlia a causa della violenza di alcuni suoi allievi.

Il preadolescente Rafe Khatchadorian ha una fervente immaginazione ma qualche problema con le autorità. Le due cose si scontrano quando si trasferisce in una scuola media dalle folli e opprimenti regole. Tra cose da fare e altre da evitare, Rafe con il migliore amico Leo elabora un piano per infrangere ogni norma del codice di autodisciplina, scontrandosi con il terribile preside Dwight mentre vive i suoi primi tormenti amorosi e a casa affronta la minaccia del nuovo fidanzato della madre.

Tre ragazzini inventano una formula per il computer, la realizzano e costruiscono artigianalmente un veicolo spaziale che, una volta in viaggio, viene chiamato nelle profondità galattiche da un'astronave extraterrestre. Giocata sul versante comico-burlesco e sostenuta da un'efficace tecnologia di trucchi ed effetti speciali, la 1ª parte è piuttosto godibile. Nella 2ª il racconto perde colpi: l'incontro con gli alieni è fiacco e dolciastro.

Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team in Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to join the team.

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.

Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.

Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro couldn't be more different. Nagisa is sporty and Honoka bookish, and while they attend the same school, they have very little in common - until one day, a shower of shooting stars brings two very unlikely visitors into their lives: Mepple and Mipple, refugees from the Garden of Light, which has been conquered by Darkness. Endowed with new and startling powers, Nagisa and Honoka become Cure Black and Cure White, the legendary warriors of light - together, they are Pretty Cure.

Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy teenage girl who becomes a Magical Girl named Sailor Moon after meeting a cat named Luna, who tells her she is a destined warrior who must find the reincarnated princess of a lost kingdom. Along the way, she meets other reincarnated warriors who join her group known as the Sailor Senshi who fight the forces of the evil mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom.

The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.

Nozomi Yumehara, a regular student, finds a magical book called the Dream Collet in the library and meets Coco and Nuts, two creatures from the Palmier Kingdom. They plead with Nozomi to restore their world, which has been destroyed by an organization called the Nightmares, by completing the Dream Collet and finding the 55 Pinkies to make any wish come true. Meanwhile, the Nightmares are moving into the real world. Once Nozomi agrees to help, Coco and Nuts transform her into the legendary warrior Cure Dream and turn four fellow students into her Pretty Cure team.

Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed. This show follows the story of Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido, along with their childhood friends Chisaki Hiradaira and Kaname Isaki, who are forced to leave the sea and attend a school on the surface. There, the group also meets Tsumugu Kihara, a fellow student and fisherman who loves the sea. Hikari and his friends' lives are bound to change as they have to deal with the deep-seated hatred and discrimination between the people of sea and of the surface, the storms in their personal lives, as well as an impending tempest which may spell doom for all who dwell on the surface.

Tsubomi Hanasaki is a girl in the second grade of middle school who likes flowers and plants. One day she experiences a weird dream. In that dream, a large blooming tree appears. Suddenly, it loses all of its flowers and 2 fairies appear. A few days later after Tsubomi has transferred to Myoudou Academy, suddenly the fairies from the dream appear before her and plead to Tsubomi to become the legendary warrior Pretty Cure, and protect the Heart Tree. However, Tsubomi declines as she doesn't think that she would be able to do that. However, a mysterious enemy suddenly strikes and steals the Heart Flower of her classmate, Erika Kurumi. Now she doesn't have a choice. To retrieve Erika's Heart Flower, she has to transform into a Pretty Cure and fight. Working up the courage, Tsubomi turns into Cure Blossom and a new chapter of Pretty Cure begins!

Andi is contemplative and artistic and sheltered by overprotective parents. But on the eve of her 13th birthday, Andi's free-spirited older sister Bex returns home with a revelation that changes everything and sends Andi on an uncharted course of self-discovery.

Thanks to Sharuru, a fairy from the Trump Kingdom, and the power of mysterious accessories called Cure Lovies, Mana transforms into Cure Heart! Mana, her close friend Rikka, her high-class childhood friend Alice, and the enigmatic, cool super idol singer Makoto all become legendary saviors. Together, they purify the Jikochu, who have forgotten about love!

Thanks to a dousing in a top-secret chemical from an overturned truck, teenager Alex Mack is given amazing powers that make her the envy of her sister and best friend... and the target of a search by the chemical company, which wants to find her at all costs.

Middle school student Uta Sakura loves to sing any chance she gets. But music becomes more than a hobby when she meets Purirun, a fairy whose hometown has plunged into darkness. The Chokkiri Gang took over her land and began stealing her people's sparkle. Determined to help, Uta is transformed into the legendary protector Cure Idol and vows to return their sparkle through song.

Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura—his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi—about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger himself, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight!

Former delinquent Cornelius Fillmore saw the light, and now fights on the side of justice at X Middle School. Joining him is Ingrid Third, who has a photographic memory. Together, Fillmore and Third fight all those who attempt to break the rules at X, all while keeping Jr. Commissioner Vallejo off their backs and trying to please the school's overly-image-conscious Principal Folsom. Fillmore! is an American animated television series which was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series was created by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Christian Roman. It was the last series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation alone, without association with Disney Channel.

The slime created by the boy Kotarou can transform into a super beautiful girl! Kotarou is constantly getting pushed around by Puniru's freewheeling antics. It's a joyful and exciting life every day!

Shunsuke Aoba has just transferred to a new school and can’t wait to attend. Excitedly, he sprints to the school but, upon arrival, finds that no one is there. Unfortunately, Shunsuke didn’t know that his first day was a holiday, of all things. However, it seems that he is not the only one on campus. As he is about to eat his lunch, he meets a student named Natsumi. Shunsuke gives her some of his food, and the two strike up a conversation. Natsumi was born as a so-called SL girl, a particularly tall girl. She herself accepts her specialness but is rejected by many of her classmates. How will Shunsuke react to this? Will their initial friendship continue?