The Tale of Despereaux. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Tale of Despereaux: Junior Novelization
Jamie Michalak, Kate DiCamillo, 2008
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Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen, 2008

The sailor Pietro and his rat companion Roscuro dock in the kingdom of Dor, famous around the world for its delicious soups, during the Royal Soup Day. Roscuro sneaks into the royal banquet hall and falls into the Queen’s soup, giving her such a fright that she has a heart attack and dies.


Dick Tracy. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dick Tracy
Max Allan Collins, 1990
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Warren Beatty, 1990

At an illegal card game, a young street urchin witnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters at the hands of Flattop and Itchy, two of the hoods on the payroll of Alphonse Big Boy Caprice. After Lips is reported missing, Tracy interrogates his three hired guns Flattop, Itchy, and Mumbles, then goes to the club to arrest Big Boy for Lips’ murder.


Dick Tracy. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1931 book
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Dick Tracy
Chester Gould, 1931
movie vs comic book
Warren Beatty, 1990

At an illegal card game, a young street urchin witnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters at the hands of Flattop and Itchy, two of the hoods on the payroll of Alphonse Big Boy Caprice. After Lips is reported missing, Tracy interrogates his three hired guns Flattop, Itchy, and Mumbles, then goes to the club to arrest Big Boy for Lips’ murder.


Billy Bathgate. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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Billy Bathgate
E.L. Doctorow, 1989
movie vs book
Robert Benton, 1991

The ascent and downfall of the infamous mobster Dutch Schultz unfold through the perspective of his young protégé. Will the allure of power, wealth, and criminal glamour prove to be an irresistible temptation?


Family Business. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1985 book
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Family Business
Vincent Patrick, 1985
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Sidney Lumet, 1989

Jessie McMullen is a Scottish American widower who emigrated with his Sicilian wife to New York in 1946. A lovable rogue, incorrigible womaniser and tough guy, Jessie is proud of his criminal past and lifestyle. He raised son Vito to follow in his footsteps, but Vito went straight at 21 when his son Adam was born. Vito now runs a thriving wholesale Twelfth Avenue meat-packing warehouse and has left his criminal life behind.