The Book of Life. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Book of Life: Movie Novelization
Stacia Deutsch, 2014
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Jorge R. Gutiérrez, 2014

Mary Beth, a museum tour guide, takes a group of school detention students on a secret museum tour, telling them, with wooden figures, the story of a Mexican town called San Angel from the Book of Life, holding every story in the world. They strike a wager: if María marries Manolo, Xibalba will no longer interfere in mortal affairs, but if she marries Joaquín, La Muerte and Xibalba will swap realms.


Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
James Patterson, 2001
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Richard Friedenberg, 2005

Kate Wilkinson, a book editor in New York City, thinks she has found the perfect man in Matt Harrison, a handsome author. But on a significant night in their relationship, Matt suddenly ends things without offering an explanation.


Bad Moms. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bad Moms: The Novel
Nora McInerny Purmort, 2020
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Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, 2016

Amy Mitchell is a married woman living in the Chicago suburbs with two children, Jane and Dylan, who feels overworked and overcommitted. At a nearby bar, Amy meets Carla, a laid-back, sexually active single mom, and Kiki, a stay-at-home mom of four who adores Amy’s dissent from Gwendolyn.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Deadwood
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Deadwood
Pete Dexter, 1986
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1980 book, Fathers and Sons
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Fathers and Sons
Thomas Babe, 1980
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.