Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Kathryn Lasky, 2003
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Zack Snyder, 2010

Soren, a young barn owl, lives in the Tyto Forest in Illinois with his family; his father, Noctus; his mother, Marella; his older brother, Kludd; his younger sister, Eglantine; and Mrs. P, the family’s nest maid, a kind blind snake. At St. Aegolius, the owlets are greeted by the Pure Ones’ queen Nyra, who says that they will be divided into either soldiers or pickers.


The Client. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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The Client
John Grisham, 1993
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Joel Schumacher, 1994

Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his little brother, Ricky, are smoking cigarettes in the woods near their home when they encounter mob lawyer W. Jerome Clifford. Authorities – and the mob – realize that Clifford may have told Mark where a Louisiana senator, murdered by Muldano, is buried.


Underground: The Julian Assange Story. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Underground
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Underground
Suelette Dreyfus, Julian Assange, 1997
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Robert Connolly, 2012

Set in suburban Melbourne in the late 1980s, the movie traces the story of a teenage Julian Assange and his group of friends, the International Subversives, as they attempt to infiltrate the computer systems of the world’s most powerful organizations. Eager to unveil the inner workings of these groups, the boys engage in a battle from their bedrooms, leveraging technology against each other and against the AFP Detective tasked with tracking and dismantling their group.


The Guys. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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The Guys
Anne Nelson, 2002
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Jim Simpson, 2002

The film tells the emotional story of a journalist from New York City who is asked to assist a fire captain in honoring the men he lost during the World Trade Center attacks. Through their interactions, the fireman begins to share his experiences, leading to an unexpected connection and a rediscovery of the heroism and humanity that impacted us all.


A Good Marriage. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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A Good Marriage
Stephen King, 2014
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Peter Askin, 2014

Darcy Anderson has been married to Bob, an accountant from Portland, Maine, for 27 years. One day, while Bob is away on business, Darcy goes into the garage to search for batteries. When she rummages through Bob’s belongings, she stumbles across a pornographic magazine showing sadomasochistic images.