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An adventurous 11 year old girl finds a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate world on the other side. This parallel world that she uncovers is hauntingly similar to her real life except much better in some ways. Her new parents actually pay her attention and she yearns for their approval. All of her dreams are coming true. Her new mother adores her and wants to keep her in this new world forever. Little does Coraline know, there is a sinister twist to it all .   Oh. And all the people have buttons for eyes. For Coraline to remain in this world, she must turn in her eyes and sew buttons in their place.  This movie is a stop motion picture, directed by Henry Selick. He is known for his other stop motion films: The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline.  Vocabulary 1. alternate world - another version of same world 2. parallel world - same world  3. hauntingly - spooky, eerie 4. similar - same 5.

Carolyn-Bessette Kennedy Carolyn- Bessette and John Kennedy, Jr. began dating in 1994 and became a popular gossip topic, with papers detailing where they ate, shopped, and even their arguments. Paparazzi often waited outside the couple's Tribeca apartment to snap photographs. Many were impressed with Carolyn's style and grace.  In September of 1996, the couple kept their much anticipated wedding a secret from the press. It was a ca ndlelight ceremony on a remote Georgia island in a tiny wooden chapel where t he groom's sister, Caroline Kennedy , was matron of honor. John's uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy told the press:  "You could tell right away that there was something special between the two of them." After the wedding, the media attention surrounding the couple intensified, and Carolyn often found it difficult to deal with the harassment. When the couple returned from their Honeymoon in Turkey, reporters were waiting for them on their doorstep.