The Sixth Sense. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
Peter Lerangis, 2000
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M. Night Shyamalan, 1999

An eight year old boy named Cole Sear believes he can see into the world of the dead. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, begins working with Cole to help him deal with his problem. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts the boy.


Oasis. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Book of Strange New Things
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The Book of Strange New Things
Michel Faber, 2014
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Kevin Macdonald, 2017

In London, in 2032, society and public order have largely collapsed and there is a shortage of food and supplies. After the death of his wife Bea, chaplain Peter Leigh is contacted by USIC executive Vivian Hades and shown a video call by David Morgan, USIC co-owner and founder of the colony on the desert-like exoplanet, begging Peter to come to the colony.


A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1969 book, Supertoys Last All Summer Long
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Supertoys Last All Summer Long
Brian Aldiss, 1969
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Steven Spielberg, 2001

In the 22nd century, rising sea levels from global warming have wiped out coastal cities, reducing the world’s population. In Madison, New Jersey, David, a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing love, is given to Henry Swinton and his wife Monica, whose son Martin contracted a rare disease and has been placed in suspended animation. On the way there, Monica has a change of heart and spares David from destruction by leaving him in the woods.


Pay It Forward. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Pay It Forward
Catherine Ryan Hyde, 1999
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Mimi Leder, 2000

Trevor begins 7th grade in Las Vegas, Nevada. His social studies, teacher Eugene Simonet, gives the class an assignment to devise and put into action a plan that will change the world for the better. His first good deed is to let a homeless man named Jerry live in his garage, and Jerry pays the favor forward by doing car repairs for Trevor’s mother.


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.


Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1984 comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, 1984
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Andy Suriano, Ant Ward, 2022

Set two years after the series finale, the Ninja Turtles are faced with their greatest challenge yet when a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning. Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species … the Krang!


The World Made Straight. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The World Made Straight
Ron Rash, 2006
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David Burris, 2015

Within a rural Appalachian community burdened by the haunting remnants of a Civil War massacre, a defiant and spirited young man grapples with the relentless struggle to break free from the cycles of violence that threaten to ensnare him in a web of historical legacy.