Antz. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Antz
Ellen Weiss, 1998
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Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, 1998

Z is an anxious worker ant who chafes at conformity, and the fact that everyone, even his psychiatrist, reminds him he is insignificant. While at the colony’s bar one night, Z falls in love with Princess Bala, when she visits the bar to escape her suffocating royal life. The ant colony declares war on an encroaching termite colony, and soldiers are sent to engage the invaders.


The Christmas Train. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Christmas Train
David Baldacci, 2001
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Ron Oliver, 2017

A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.


Predator 2. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Predator 2
Simon Hawke, 1990
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Stephen Hopkins, 1990

In 1997, Los Angeles is suffering from both a heat wave and a turf war between heavily armed Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels. A Predator watches a shootout between the police, Jamaicans and Colombians, observing as Lieutenant Michael R. Harrigan charges into the firefight to rescue two wounded officers and drive the Colombians back into their hideout. At the station, Harrigan is reprimanded by his superiors for his disobedience.


Waffle Street. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Waffle Street
James Adams, 2010
movie vs book
Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms, 2015

the real-life tale of Jimmy Adams, a former Vice President of a $30 Billion hedge fund who, after losing his job, finds himself working as a waiter at Papa’s Chicken and Waffles. Amidst the chaotic ambiance of the bustling diner, Jimmy forms an unlikely friendship with Edward, an ex-convict grill master.