The Game Plan. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Game Plan
Beth Beechwood, 2007
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Andy Fickman, 2007

In the last game of the American Football Federation regular season between the Boston Rebels and the New York Dukes, Rebels quarterback Joe Kingman scores a touchdown after ignoring an open wide receiver, Travis Sanders. His agent, Stella Peck, thinks this will be bad for his image and distracts him with the upcoming playoffs.


Mostly Ghostly. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?
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Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?
R.L. Stine, 2004
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Rich Correll, 2008

Max, far from the ordinary 11-year-old, possesses an affinity for magic, a disdain for sports, and an inability to utter a single word to his crush, Traci – the school’s most popular girl. However, when he becomes the sole individual capable of perceiving the apparitions haunting his residence, two youthful spirits offer him an extraordinary proposition: in exchange for his assistance in uncovering the enigma behind their parents’ vanishing and confronting a malevolent specter, they pledge to aid him in transitioning from an unnoticed presence to the most noteworthy figure at school!


Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
R.L. Stine, 2004
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Peter Hewitt, 2014

Max Doyle’s attention is solely captured by Cammie Cahill, a popular and intelligent redhead at school. After finally securing a Halloween date with Cammie, Max’s plans are disrupted by Phears, an evil ghost intent on world domination, who releases his ghoulish forces. With the support of his friends Tara and Nicky, who have transformed into ghosts, Max strives to thwart Phears’ plans before he gains control over the world.


He's All That. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1956 book, Pygmalion
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Pygmalion
George Bernard Shaw, 1956
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Mark Waters, 2021

Padgett Sawyer is an Instagram influencer in her final year of high school who lives with her divorced mother, a local nurse, although she pretends to live in a wealthy condo in order to hide her actual living conditions from her followers and sponsors. One day, Padgett discovers that her boyfriend, fellow influencer and aspiring hip hop artist, ditched her for a backup dancer, and finds herself being totally humiliated when a live stream of her outburst results in her loss of followers and sponsorship deals.