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All the books by Alice Sebold adapted to cinema and television

Alice Sebold is known for being the author of the book The Lovely Bones, first published in 2002, which was adapted to cinema by Peter Jackson in 2009.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
The Lovely Bones. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, 2002
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The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson, 2009

In 1973, 14-year-old high school freshman Susie Salmon dreams of becoming a photographer. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into an underground kid’s hideout he has built. In town, Susie sees Jack, who does not respond to her when she calls.