Last Stand at Saber River. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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Last Stand at Saber River
Elmore Leonard, 1959
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Dick Lowry, 1997

As America recovers from the Civil War, Paul Cable returns home to Texas after being away from his family for years while fighting for the Confederacy. His wife, Martha, is a strong-willed frontier woman whose independence makes her a force in and of herself. Upon her husband’s unexpected return, she once again devotes herself to being his wife, but resents him for having left her and their children behind.


Boxcar Bertha. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Sister of The Road
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Sister of The Road
Ben L. Reitman, 1937
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Martin Scorsese, 1972

The film narrates the tale of Boxcar Bertha Thompson and ‘Big’ Bill Shelly, a pair of train robbers deeply in love, whose lives become intertwined with the struggles of railroad workers in the Southern United States. However, their lives take a dramatic turn when Bertha is accused of being involved in the murder of a wealthy gambler, forcing them to become fugitives on the run from the law.


The Bad Seed. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1954 book
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The Bad Seed
William March, 1954
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Paul Wendkos, 1985

Nine-year-old Rhoda is the only child of Kenneth and Christine Penmark. Kenneth Penmark goes away on business, leaving Christine and Rhoda at home. Christine begins to notice that Rhoda is acting strangely after one of her classmates mysteriously dies, and eventually makes a horrible discovery: Rhoda killed the boy, and will almost certainly kill again.


The Bad Seed. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1956 book, Bad Seed
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Bad Seed
Maxwell Anderson, 1956
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Paul Wendkos, 1985

Nine-year-old Rhoda is the only child of Kenneth and Christine Penmark. Kenneth Penmark goes away on business, leaving Christine and Rhoda at home. Christine begins to notice that Rhoda is acting strangely after one of her classmates mysteriously dies, and eventually makes a horrible discovery: Rhoda killed the boy, and will almost certainly kill again.