Inside Out. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Inside Out: The Junior Novelization
Suzanne Francis, 2015
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Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015

Within the mind of a girl named Riley are the basic emotions that control her actions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger. On Riley’s first day at her new school, Sadness retroactively turns joyous memories sad, which causes Riley to cry in front of her class and creates a sad core memory.


Mean Girls. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes
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Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman, 2002
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Mark Waters, 2004

Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron and her zoologist parents, Betsy and Chip Heron, return to the United States after a twelve-year research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois. Cady becomes attracted to Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, and purposely fails math, a subject she is gifted at, in order to have an excuse to talk to him.


Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2017 book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Margareta Magnusson, 2017
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Amy Poehler, 2023

The TV show focuses on people who want to reorganize their homes, lives, and relationships before it’s too late. In this transformational series, a group of experts known as the Death Cleaners, comprising an organizer, a designer, and a psychologist, are brought in from Sweden to help eight individuals confront their mortality, discuss death candidly, and deal with long-standing clutter.


Horton Hears a Who!. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1954 book
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Horton Hears a Who!
Dr. Seuss, 1954
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Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino, 2008

A dust speck is dislodged from its obscure place and sent adrift through the Jungle of Nool. Once Horton begins carrying the speck with him, the city starts experiencing strange phenomena (earthquakes and changes in the weather), and the Mayor finds his attempts to caution Whoville challenged by the Town Council, led by the opportunistic yet condescending Chairman.


Moxie. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Moxie
Jennifer Mathieu, 2017
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Amy Poehler, 2021

Fed up with the sexist and toxic status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old finds inspiration from her mother’s rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide, coming-of-rage revolution.