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Wednesday
Oct242012

Best Movies about School: Yearbook of Characters

What a blast going though your old yearbook! Or even better: your parents’ yearbook. Do you recognize yourself? Did you find your parents? You may recognize these well-known school characters, but can you name the film that they are from? Enjoy checking out the Half Price Books School Movies "Yearbook" below. And don’t forget! If you are an educator, be sure to renew your Educator Discount card by October 31 to keep saving 10% off your in-store purchases year-round.

Quick! Pair the student, teacher or coach to the movie & see how many you got right below:

Answers: (left to right) The Students: Row 1: American Graffiti, American Pie, Mean Girls, The Breakfast Club. Row 2: Super Bad, Sixteen Candles, Teen Wolf, Juno. Row 3: Saved, Back to School, Clueless, Good Will Hunting. Row 4: Harry Potter (series), Rushmore, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Easy A. Row 5: Billy Madison, Animal House, Pretty In Pink, Dazed and Confused. Row 6: Carrie, Rebel Without a Cause, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The Faculty: Row 1: Dead Poets Society, Half Nelson, Music of the Heart, Bad Teacher. Row 2: School of Rock, The Great Debaters, Lean On Me, Dangerous Minds. The Coaches: We Are Marshall, Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, Coach Carter.

How many did you guess correctly? Which is your favorite?

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Jim is Art Director at Half Price Books Corporate.

Reader Comments (1)

this is incredible!

October 29, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterryan

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