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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Julia Hart

Julia Hart is known for adapting Stargirl, the book by Jerry Spinelli published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Stargirl. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli, 2001
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Stargirl
Julia Hart, 2020

One decade after nearly all of the Justice Society of America were killed in a battle against the Injustice Society of America during the Christmas season, high school student Courtney Whitmore discovers the Cosmic Staff of Starman and, upon learning that her stepfather Pat Dugan used to be Starman’s sidekick, becomes the inspiration for a whole new generation of superheroes.

Hollywood Stargirl. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Stargirl
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Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli, 2001
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Hollywood Stargirl
Julia Hart, 2022

A sequel to the 2020 Disney+ film about free spirit Stargirl Caraway, a silver-voiced teenager whose simple acts of kindness work magic in the lives of others. The upcoming film follows Stargirl’s journey out of Mica, Arizona and into a bigger world of music, dreams and possibilities. When her mother Ana is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A.