A Time to Kill. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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A Time to Kill
John Grisham, 1989
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Joel Schumacher, 1996

In the town of Clanton, Mississippi, ten-year-old African American Tonya Hailey is abducted, raped, and beaten by two local white men, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard. Carl Lee goes to the county courthouse and opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing both rapists and unintentionally injuring Deputy Dwayne Looney, whose leg is later amputated.


Frida. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Hayden Herrera, 1983
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Julie Taymor, 2002

Frida begins just before the traumatic accident Frida Kahlo suffered at the age of 18 when the wooden-bodied bus she was riding in collided with a streetcar. Throughout the marriage, Rivera has affairs with a wide array of women, while the bisexual Kahlo takes on male and female lovers, including in one case having an affair with the same woman as Rivera.


Ruby in Paradise. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1817 book, Northanger Abbey
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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen, 1817
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Victor Nunez, 1993

Ruby is a young woman in her early 20s. She leaves her small town in Tennessee, landing in Panama City, Florida, a summer resort town she visited as a child. Although she arrives there in fall, at the beginning of the off-season, she gets a job at Chambers Beach Emporium, a souvenir store run by Mildred Chambers.


Simon Birch. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1989 book, A Prayer for Owen Meany
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving, 1989
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Mark Steven Johnson, 1998

Despite being the smallest child in the town, Simon Birch possesses an inner conviction that he is destined for a grand purpose. With unwavering determination, he embarks on an unending quest to uncover his true calling, yet often finds himself entangled in misadventures. In the midst of Simon’s exploits, his steadfast and devoted best friend, Joe, endeavors to unveil the enigmatic identity of his father.


A Dog's Way Home. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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A Dog's Way Home
W. Bruce Cameron, 2017
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Charles Martin Smith, 2019

As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog meets a series of new friends and manages to bring a little bit of comfort and joy to their lives.


Where the Heart Is. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts, 1995
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Matt Williams, 2000

17-year-old and seven-months-pregnant Novalee Nation and her boyfriend Willy Jack Pickens are moving from Tennessee to California. Willy Jack abandons Novalee at the local Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. There, she meets Thelma Husband who presents her with a buckeye tree, and Moses Whitecotton, a local photographer who advises her to give her baby a strong name.


Divergent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011
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Neil Burger, 2014

In the futuristic city of dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions: When children reach the age of 16, they undergo a serum-induced psychological aptitude test which indicates their best-suited faction, but they are allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the subsequent Choosing Ceremony.


Kiss the Girls. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Kiss the Girls
James Patterson, 1995
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Gary Fleder, 1997

Washington, D.C. detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross heads to Durham, North Carolina when his niece Naomi, a college student, is reported missing. When she awakens from a drugged state, Kate discovers that she is being held by a masked man calling himself Casanova, and she is one of several prisoners trapped in his lair.


High Crimes. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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High Crimes
Joseph Finder, 1998
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Carl Franklin, 2002

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he’s being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.


Bug. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Bug
Tracy Letts, 2005
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William Friedkin, 2006

In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.


Someone Like You. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Animal Husbandry
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Animal Husbandry
Laura Zigman, 1997
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Tony Goldwyn, 2001

Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She’s a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show’s dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal, including her womanizing roommate Eddie. Jane puts her studies and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist.


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Little Altars Everywhere
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Little Altars Everywhere
Rebecca Wells, 1992
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Callie Khouri, 2002

Sidda Lee Walker, a playwright from New York, is far from her hometown in Louisiana, but the emotional gap between her and her mother Vivi is even wider. The “Ya-Yas,” Vivi’s lifelong friends, orchestrate an unconventional intervention to reunite the estranged mother and daughter in this heartwarming story.