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CES 2026 Turns Las Vegas Into a Test Ground for the Connected Family
AI, robotics, digital health and mobility moved from futuristic demonstrations toward products designed for homes, schools and daily life.Read on Family Media News →
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The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner
Seventh grader Gianna Zales wants to run in the cross-country sectionals, but first she must finish an overdue science project: collect, identify and creatively display 25 different leaves. With less than a week left, Gianna's habit of postponing work collides with a rival's interference, changing feelings between friends and growing concern about her grandmother. When Nonna disappears, the race and the assignment suddenly look much smaller than the family crisis in front of her.Read on Family Media News →
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YOUNG WASHINGTON
Young Washington looks past the marble monument to introduce George Washington as an ambitious young Virginian still learning how badly pride, social aspiration and military inexperience can mislead him. Set during the events leading to the French and Indian War, the historical drama follows Washington as surveying work and a desire to improve his standing draw him into Britain's contest with France over the Ohio Country. His early confidence eventually meets costly defeat, giving the story a useful center: failure can become a tutor when a person accepts correction instead of protecting an image.Read on Family Media News →
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