Slumdog Millionaire. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Q & A
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Q & A
Vikas Swarup, 2005
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Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan, 2008

Eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, an Indian Muslim from the Dharavi slum, is a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, and is one question away from the grand prize. However, before the $20 million question,he is detained and tortured by the police, who suspect him of cheating.


Life of Pi. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Life of Pi
Yann Martel, 2001
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Ang Lee, 2012

Pi Patel tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger.


The Namesake. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri, 2003
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Mira Nair, 2006

Gogol, an American-born child of Indian immigrants, desires to assimilate into the New York culture, although his family remains attached to their conventional customs.


Jurassic World. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jurassic World: Junior Novelization
David Lewman, 2015
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Colin Trevorrow, 2015

Brothers Zach and Gray Mitchell visit Jurassic World, a dinosaur theme park on Isla Nublar, of which their aunt Claire Dearing is the operations manager. Based on the raptors’ ability to follow commands, head of InGen security Vic Hoskins believes that the animals can be weaponized, an idea Owen and his assistant Barry strongly oppose.


The Amazing Spider-Man. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
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Marc Webb, 2012

A young Peter Parker discovers that his father Richard Parker’s study has been burglarized. At home, Peter finds his father’s papers, and learns his father worked with fellow scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp in the field of cross-species genetics.


A Mighty Heart. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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A Mighty Heart
Mariane Pearl, 2003
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Michael Winterbottom, 2007

Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi by supporters of Omar Sheikh. The movie also covers efforts by Pakistan’s Security Forces, Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service to track the kidnappers and bring them to justice. Sheikh claimed responsibility for kidnapping and beheading Pearl in 2002. He was captured and convicted but is appealing the ruling.


Inferno. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Inferno
Dan Brown, 2013
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Ron Howard, 2016

Harvard University professor Robert Langdon awakens in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with no memory of what has transpired over the last few days, but being plagued with hellish visions. They soon realize this is the first clue in a trail left by Bertrand Zobrist, a dangerously unstable villain who believed that rigorous measures were necessary to reduce the Earth’s growing population, and who committed suicide three days earlier after being chased by armed government agents.