Language Arts. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Language Arts
Stephanie Kallos, 2015
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Cornelia Duryée, 2020

Charles, a withdrawn high school English teacher, and his student Romy start documenting collaborations between autistic youth and senior dementia patients, causing Charles to tailspin into his past and confront the errors of his youth.


Childhood's End. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1953 book
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Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke, 1953
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Matthew Graham, 2015

Childhood’s End follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia, at the cost of human identity and culture. The true implications of the Overlords’ arrival may be far more dangerous, however.


Fear Street Part Two: 1978. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1989 book, The New Girl
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The New Girl
R.L. Stine, 1989
movie vs book
Leigh Janiak, 2021

In 1978, Camp Nightwing is divided by the campers and counselors who hail from the prosperous town of Sunnyvale and the campers and maintenance staffers from the downtrodden town of Shadyside, but when horrors from their towns’ shared history come alive, they must band together to solve a terrifying mystery before it is too late.


Fear Street Part Three: 1666. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1989 book, The New Girl
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The New Girl
R.L. Stine, 1989
movie vs book
Leigh Janiak, 2021

In 1666, a colony is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come. Meanwhile, the teenagers in 1994 and 1978 try to finally put an end to the town’s curse, before it is too late.


Fear Street Part One: 1994. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1989 book, The New Girl
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The New Girl
R.L. Stine, 1989
movie vs book
Leigh Janiak, 2021

In 1994, a group of teenagers accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. They may be the next targets. Welcome to Shadyside.


City on Fire. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2015 book
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City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg, 2015
TV series vs book
Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, 2023-

After a college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003, the investigation reveals a link between a string of puzzling citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a well-off uptown real estate family on the verge of breaking apart due to the multitude of secrets they harbor.