Jeff Kinney had a clear template when it came time to adapt his wildly successful "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" children's books to the big screen.

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'Diary of a Wimpy Kid': from stick figures to sweet flick (Erie Times-News)

EVANS KISTLER OCEAN — It is a rare occurrence in softball to go through a game without a hit and still earn a victory.

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Lady Cougars held hitless by Northside, still win 14-0 in a walkaway (Carteret County News-Times)

Copies of "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Amelia Bedelia" and "The Berenstain Bears" are filling donation boxes at Dranesville Elementary School in Herndon as third-grade students part with some of their favorite books and ask their friends to do the same.

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N.Va. couple's quest is to give South African school a library (Washington Post)

Minnesota held No. 6 Purdue to the worst first half in the Boilermakers' record books and rolled to a 69-42 victory in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis.

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Minnesota upsets Purdue, 69-42, in the Big Ten tournament (Washington Post)

Jeff and Beverly Whitley launched a new bookstore in Brainerd with ceremonies on Saturday. Olde Towne Books is located near the Brainerd Tunnels.

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Olde Towne Books Opens In Brained (The Chattanoogan)

"At long last, scientists have developed a 'sniff test' to measure the telltale aroma of old books and irreplaceable historical documents. You know the smell - that 'combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness,' as the authors put it.

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The Smell Test: Using Aroma To Date Rare Books (Arts Journal)

CHATHAM — Tens of thousands of donated books are being sorted into more than 30 categories from Autobiographies to Zen for the Library of the Chathams annual Book Sale. The sale starts on Saturday, March 13, where, for the first...

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Library of the Chathams' annual Book Sale begins March 13 (Independent Press)

Grand Blanc used book store offers readers reduced book prices and book clubs.

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R & B Used Books in Grand Blanc has stories to tell (The Flint Journal)

Get your a.m. dose of celebrity news and gossip from The Plain Dealer's Melodie Smith.

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Angelina Jolie, author Patricia Cornwell ready Scarpetta film; rare 'Star Wars' images; and more: The Morning After (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare

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What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare (Observer-Reporter)