Sleepers. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Sleepers
Lorenzo Carcaterra, 1995
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Barry Levinson, 1996

Lorenzo Carcaterra, Tommy Marcano, Michael Sullivan, and John Reilly are childhood friends in Hell’s Kitchen in the mid-1960s. However, they start running small errands for a local gangster, King Benny. There, the boys are physically and sexually abused by guards Sean Nokes, Henry Addison, Ralph Ferguson, and Adam Styler.


About a Boy. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1998 book
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About a Boy
Nick Hornby, 1998
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Jason Katims, 2014-2015

Successful songwriter and bachelor Will Freeman lives a carefree life in San Francisco as the ultimate man-child. His perfect world is turned upside down when single mother Fiona and her 11-year-old son Marcus move in next door. Will provides an escape for Marcus from his vegan, hippie, uncool, depressed mom.


Tarzan. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1912 book, Tarzan of the Apes
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Tarzan of the Apes
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912
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Chris Buck, Kevin Lima, 1999

In the mid-1860s, an English couple and their infant son are shipwrecked off the Congolese coast. Kala, a female gorilla who recently lost her own child to Sabor, finds the human infant and takes him back to the jungle to raise as her own, despite the disapproval of her mate, Kerchak, who is also their group’s leader.


The Phantom of the Opera. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1909 book, Le fantôme de l'Opéra
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Le fantôme de l'Opéra
Gaston Leroux, 1909
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Joel Schumacher, 2004

In 1919, a public auction is held to clear an abandoned opera theatre’s vaults in Paris. Viscount Raoul de Chagny bids against the elderly Madame Giry for a papier-mâché music box shaped like a barrel organ with the figure of a cymbal-playing monkey attached to it. The auctioneer presents a shattered chandelier, relating it to ‘the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera’. As it is hoisted up to the roof, the story moves back to 1870.


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.


Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1595 book, Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1595
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Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.


Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2012 book, When You Were Mine
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When You Were Mine
Rebecca Serle, 2012
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Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.


Ella Enchanted. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine, 1997
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Tommy O'Haver, 2004

In the kingdom of Lamia, baby Ella of Frell is given the gift of obedience by misguided and obnoxious fairy godmother, Lucinda Perriweather; Ella is magically compelled to instantly obey any command she is given. On her deathbed, Ella’s mother, Lady Eleanor, warns her not to tell anyone about the gift, for fear someone might use it to exploit Ella.


Spinning Man. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The Spinning Man
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The Spinning Man
George Harrar, 2003
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Simon Kaijser, 2018

Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor of philosophy at a distinguished college. When Joyce Bonner, a high school student, goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus dalliances cause his wife to question his alibi. Meticulous police detective Robert Malloy has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in Joyce’s disappearance.


Cinderella. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1812 book
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Cinderella
Charles Perrault, 1812
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Kay Cannon, 2021

Cinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with. Our heroine is an ambitious young woman, whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow, but with the help of her Fab G, she is able to persevere and make her dreams come true.