Toy Story. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Toy Story: The Junior Novelization
Cathy East Dubowski, 1995
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John Lasseter, 1995

In a world where toys are living things but pretend to be lifeless when humans are present, a group of toys, owned by young Andy Davis, are caught off-guard when Andy’s birthday party is moved up a week, as his family are preparing to move the following week. Sheriff Woody – the toys’ leader and Andy’s favorite toy – sends out army men, led by Sarge, to spy on the party and report the gift results to the others with baby monitors.


Toy Story 2. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Toy Story 2: The Junior Novelization
Leslie Goldman, 2011
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John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich, 1999

Andy prepares to go to cowboy camp with Woody, but accidentally tears Woody’s arm during playtime. When Andy’s mother puts Wheezy in a yard sale, Woody rescues him from being sold, but is stolen in the process by a greedy toy collector named Al McWhiggin. Prospector explains the museum is only interested in the collection if it is complete, and without Woody, they will be returned to storage, which triggers Jessie’s claustrophobia.


Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Matt Stone, Preston Lerner, 2009
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Adam Carolla, Nate Adams, 2015

Documentary chronicling the 35 year racing career of Paul Newman. Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career, was one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man’s makeup.


A Bug's Life. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Bug's Life
Justine Korman Fontes, 1999
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John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, 1998

Ant Island is a colony of ants led by the retiring Queen and her daughter, Princess Atta. One day, when individualist and inventor Flik, one of the ants, inadvertently knocks the offering into a stream with his latest invention, a grain harvesting device, Hopper demands twice as much food as compensation.


Cars. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars: The Junior Novelization
Lisa Papademetriou, 2006
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John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, 2006

In a world populated by anthropomorphic talking vehicles, the final race of the Piston Cup season ends in a three-way tie for first place between retiring veteran Strip The King Weathers, frequent runner-up Chick Hicks, and brash rookie sensation Lightning McQueen; McQueen finishes repaving the road, reinvigorating the town’s residents, and decides to spend an extra day in Radiator Springs with his new friends, but his time there is cut short when Mack and the media descend on the town.


Cars 2. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars 2: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2011
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John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis, 2011

British spy Finn McMissile infiltrates an oil rig owned by a group of lemon cars to rescue a fellow spy. After finding out the agent he came to rescue is dead, he flees and fakes his death. However, Italian formula race car, Francesco Bernoulli, challenges McQueen to race in the newly created World Grand Prix, led by its creator Sir Miles Axlerod, who intends to promote his new environmentally friendly fuel, Allinol.