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The Goonies). Despite their differences, our two boys come to be friends n such (every other movie ever), Shadowy creature under the bridge (look it's No Face), Helpful forest animal (Totoro!), Moving through the sky on a cable car (My Ghibli could use a refresher course but Castle in the sky? Howl's MC?), Old woman who values work and won't help lost children, It's Spirited Away! She even has Ghost.

Goodreads author strikes again! Grrrr Somewhere I read that this was *Japanese inspired* mm-hm. Shout out to that first review here on GD that suggests Studio Ghibli acquire the rights to this. I think they'd just say that they already have those stories lol. Not close enough to be anywhere near illegal but so many recycled material here: kids on bikes in dramatically lighted landscape (Spielberg), Going on a quest (