Les Misérables. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1862 book
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Les Misérables
Victor Hugo, 1862
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Tom Hooper, 2012

In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s son. Stealing his silverware, Valjean is captured by police, but the Bishop claims he gave Valjean the silver, telling him to use it to do something worthwhile with his life. Moved, Valjean breaks his parole to start a new life.


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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, 2008
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Simon Curtis, 2019

Enzo is a Golden Retriever with a near-human soul and a philosopher’s mind who believes in the legend that a dog ‘who is prepared’ will be reincarnated in his next life as a human. At the end of his days, he evaluates his life through the lessons learned by Denny, his human owner, a race-car driver.


The Crowded Room. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 1981 book, The Minds of Billy Milligan
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The Minds of Billy Milligan
Daniel Keyes, 1981
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Kornél Mundruczó, Mona Fastvold, 2023-

Tthis anthology series, which is based on the life of Akiva Goldsman and is inspired by Daniel Keyes’ nonfiction book The Minds of Billy Milligan, explores the true and inspirational experiences of people who have fought with mental illness and learnt to live successfully with it.


Epic. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1996 book, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs
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The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs
William Joyce, 1996
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Chris Wedge, 2013

Seventeen-year-old Mary Katherine, or M.K., moves in with her eccentric scientist father Professor Bomba, who has been searching for tiny humanoid soldiers called Leafmen. They protect the forest that Bomba lives near from wicked creatures called Boggans and their malevolent leader Mandrake. An independent young soldier named Nod decides to quit, much to the ire of the no-nonsense Leafmen leader Ronin.


Epic. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Epic: The Junior Novel
Annie Auerbach, 2013
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Chris Wedge, 2013

Seventeen-year-old Mary Katherine, moves in with her eccentric scientist father Professor Bomba, who has been searching for tiny humanoid soldiers. They protect the forest that Bomba lives near from wicked creatures called Boggans and their malevolent leader. An independent young soldier named Nod decides to quit, much to the ire of the no-nonsense Leafmen leader Ronin.


Letters to Juliet. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Letters to Juliet
Lise Friedman, Ceil Friedman, 2006
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Gary Winick, 2010

A young American travels to Verona, Italy, where she joins a group of volunteers who answer letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After responding to a letter from 1951, she inspires the author to travel to Italy to search for their long-lost love, leading to unexpected love for both of them.


Dear John. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, 2006
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Lasse Hallström, 2010

In 2003, while serving in the United States Army Special Forces, Staff Sergeant John Tyree is shot in Afghanistan. Two years earlier in Spring 2001, John is on leave in Charleston, South Carolina. Savannah invites John to a bonfire party where he meets her neighbor, Tim, and his autistic son, Alan.


A Mouthful of Air. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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A Mouthful of Air
Amy Koppelman, 2003
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Amy Koppelman, 2021

Julie Davis writes bestselling children’s books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.


Lovelace. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
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The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace, Carl Wallin, 1974
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Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2013

In 1972 Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high-life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor. She became an international sensation. Fully inhabiting her new identity, Linda became an enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom and uninhibited hedonism.


A Million Ways to Die in the West. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
Seth MacFarlane, 2014
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Seth MacFarlane, 2014

In 1882, in the town of Old Stump, Arizona, timid sheep farmer Albert Stark has broken up with his girlfriend Louise as a result of his refusal to a gunfight. Lewis and Anna arrive in Old Stump under the disguise of two siblings intending to build a farm, but Lewis is arrested after shooting the Pastor’s son in a saloon. Anna then spends the week teaching Albert how to shoot.


Pan. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Joe Wright, 2015

Newborn Peter is left on the steps of a London orphanage with a mysterious pan flute pendant by his mother Mary. Years later during World War II, upon learning that the abusive Mother Barnabas is hoarding food for herself, Peter and his best friend Nibs are caught trying to steal the food for the orphans.


Scoob!. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the book novelization
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SCOOB!
David Lewman, 2020
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Tony Cervone, 2020

A young, lonely Shaggy Rogers befriends and adopts a talking stray Great Dane young dog, whom he names Scooby-Doo. On Halloween night, Scooby and Shaggy meet three young detectives named, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley, before venturing into a haunted house.