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One day Milo finds an enormous and mysterious package in his room. A phantom tollbooth, with a map to a weird world beyond! So Milo sets off on a fantastic voyage in which he meets: the not so wicked Witch, Faintly Macabre, Alec Bings who sees through things, and the watchdog, Tock, who ticks.
3) Hotdogger
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Aldo Zelnick comic novels volume 8
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"Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick's life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recurring Hawaii dream has become way more enticing than real life. So humdrum that even unathletic Aldo agrees to downhill ski with his superjock brother, Timothy -- and finds that hotdogging it on the slopes...
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Henry and Mudge books volume 11
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Henry and Mudge the dog's boring weekend becomes interesting when Mom suggests building a castle in the basement.
9) I'm bored
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[2012]
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When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
11) The boring book
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2019.
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A child, bored by his toys, contemplates the emotion and concept of boredom, and whether or not it is boring to be an adult--or a child.
12) The TV kid
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c1976
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To escape failure, boredom, and loneliness, a young boy plunges with all his imagination into the world of television.
13) Such a good boy
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[2020]
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Buzz is a very good boy, who lives in a fancy house, eats well, and has equally well-behaved (boring) friends--but sometimes he would really like to break free, run fast, dig holes, and play with the other dogs.
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Princess tales (Kate Lum) volume 2
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2010.
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Three princesses, each with a particular skill, decide they are bored with what they do and swap jobs.
16) I am so bored!
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2016.
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Feeling dejected and aimless in a woodland where he has no friends, a little bear notices how the world becomes alive around him, awakening his senses and curiosity in ways that inspire his imagination.
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[2021]
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Oh no, the school has lost all its color! In a quiet town, a wave of gray has swept over a little school. Happy kids are now bored, bored, bored. Charming halls and play grounds are now dull, dull, dull. Buzzing teachers are now tired, tired, tired. Something has to be done! On another long, gray afternoon, a student gets a surprise gift that can help save the day: a box of seven special crayons! With the charm, determination, and cleverness of these...
20) How to be bored
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[2017]
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In our hyperactive, over-stimulated age, Eva Hoffman, in How to Be Bored, makes a compelling case for cultivating curiosity and self-knowledge, which rely on being unplugged and away from others. Drawing on psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and a wide range of literature, she shows how we can replenish our inner resources in order to restore a sense of depth and meaning to our lives and sense of self.