Owning Mahowny. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1988 book, Stung: The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony
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Stung: The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony
Gary Stephen Ross, 1988
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Richard Kwietniowski, 2003

Between 1980 and 1982, Toronto bank employee Dan Mahowny is given access to bigger and bigger accounts with his promotion to assistant branch manager. Mahowny is soon skimming larger and larger amounts for his own use and making weekly trips to Atlantic City, where he is treated like a king by a competent casino manager.


Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Harriet the Spy
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Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh, 1964
movie vs book
Ron Oliver, 2010

Young spy Harriet M. Welsch crosses paths with popular student Marion Hawthorne, as the two girls compete to become the official blogger of their high school class. After Marion has started blogging, Harriet lags behind because she reports what she finds interesting. Unfortunately for Harriet, her classmates do not share her views and state that her blog is boring.