Patriots Day. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book, Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
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Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, 2014
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Peter Berg, 2016

On April 14, 2013, Sergeant Tommy Saunders captures a suspect and fails to convince Commissioner Davis to let him off from a punishment duty the next day, working the Boston Marathon. After Dzhokhar enters the Shell Gas station convenience store, Meng escapes from the vehicle and takes refuge at the Mobil gas station across the street, where he alerts the police.


Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Jumanji
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Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg, 1981
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Jake Kasdan, 2017

In 1996, in Brantford, New Hampshire, teenager Alex Vreeke receives a board game called Jumanji from his father who discovered it half buried in sand at the coast while jogging. Fridge discovers Alex’s discarded video game system, which he and Spencer decide to play and encourage the girls to join them.


Jungle. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Jungle
Yossi Ghinsberg, 1996
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Greg McLean, 2017

In early 1980s, an Israeli adventurer named Yossi Ghinsberg travels to Bolivia planning to journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. During conversation the Austrian stranger, Karl Ruprechter, claims the existence of an Indigenous tribe in the jungle that they should go see.


Jumanji: The Next Level. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Jumanji
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Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg, 1981
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Jake Kasdan, 2019

Two years after their adventure in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Spencer Gilpin, Anthony Johnson, Martha Kaply, and Bethany Walker have separated for college, but plan a reunion over Christmas break. When he doesn’t show up at the reunion, his friends visit his home, greeted by Spencer’s grandfather Eddie and Eddie’s former friend and business partner Milo Walker, who is visiting him.


The Key to Rebecca. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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The Key to Rebecca
Ken Follett, 1980
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David Hemmings, 1985

North Africa, Summer of 1942. Master spy, Alex Wolff is on a mission to send General Erwin Rommel’s advancing army the secrets that would unlock the doors to Cairo… and the ultimate Nazi triumph in the war. Wolff’s pursuer, Major Vandarn, engages the seductive charm of Elene Fontana to lure him into range for what is to be a startling and explosive confrontation.


My Friend Dahmer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 comic book
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My Friend Dahmer
John 'Derf' Backderf, 2002
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Marc Meyers, 2017

Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the Midwest United States between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. He would become one of America’s most infamous serial killers. This is the story before that story. Jeff Dahmer is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins.


The House of Tomorrow. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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The House of Tomorrow
Peter Bognanni, 2009
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Peter Livolsi, 2017

The movie narrates the remarkable tale of futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller, as seen through the experiences of two teenagers aiming to find love, achieve fame in the punk scene, and navigate the challenges of high school.


Human Capital. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Human Capital
Stephen Amidon, 2004
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Marc Meyers, 2019

As perspectives shift between parents and children, an impulsive business deal brings together two families from across the social divide, with tragic consequences. A real estate agent puts his livelihood at stake with a desperate gamble, a wealthy housewife is confronted with the profound void in her life, and a teenage girl falls deeply in love for the first time.


Old. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2010 comic book, Sand Castle
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Sand Castle
Frederik Peeters, Pierre Oscar Lévy, 2010
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M. Night Shyamalan, 2021

A a chilling, mysterious thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.