Ordinary People. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1976 book
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Ordinary People
Judith Guest, 1976
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Robert Redford, 1980

The Jarretts are an upper-middle-class family in suburban Chicago trying to return to normal life after the accidental death of their older teenage son, Buck, and the attempted suicide of their younger and surviving son, Conrad. Conrad, however, still struggles to communicate and re-establish a normal relationship with his parents and schoolmates, including Stillman, with whom he gets into a fistfight.


Grease. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Grease
Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, 1972
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Randal Kleiser, 1978

In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. The Pink Ladies, a clique of greaser girls, also arrive, consisting of leader Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty, and Jan. After her parents decide not to return to Australia, Sandy enrolls at Rydell and becomes friends with Frenchy, who is considering dropping out of school to become a beautician.


Grease. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Grease
Ron De Christoforo, 1978
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Randal Kleiser, 1978

In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. The Pink Ladies, a clique of greaser girls, also arrive, consisting of leader Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty, and Jan. After her parents decide not to return to Australia, Sandy enrolls at Rydell and becomes friends with Frenchy, who is considering dropping out of school to become a beautician.


A Carol Christmas. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Matthew Irmas, 2003

Talk show host Carol Cartman is egotistical and sensationalistic. She generally handles her employees with icy contempt and is jaded and self-centered. Her late Aunt Marla trained her to act in this manner. Four ghosts teach a her a lesson, and just in time for Christmas, she changes her ways.