The Fault in Our Stars. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, 2012
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Josh Boone, 2014

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a teenager, living in the suburbs of Indianapolis, who has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother Frannie urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group.


The Consultant. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2015 book
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The Consultant
Bentley Little, 2015
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Tony Basgallop, 2023-

After a major merger deal collapses, CompWare turns to the expertise of a consultant, Mr. Patoff, who, donning a bow-tie, takes charge of the company’s operations.


Paper Towns. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Paper Towns
John Green, 2008
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Jake Schreier, 2015

Quentin Jacobsen lives across the street to Margo Roth Spiegelman in a subdivision, Jefferson Park, at Orlando, Florida. After reaching adolescence, Margo becomes one of the popular girls, with an adventurous reputation, at Jefferson Park High School. In contrast, Quentin is kind and unassertive, but unpopular among his peers.


Palo Alto. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Palo Alto: Stories
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Palo Alto: Stories
James Franco, 2009
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Gia Coppola, 2013

April finds herself torn between two conflicting emotions – an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach and an unreciprocated crush on her classmate Teddy. Meanwhile, Fred, a lively and unrestrained individual, embarks on a relationship with Emily, a promiscuous loner seeking validation through sexual encounters. As the parties in their high school life blur together, April and Teddy grapple with acknowledging their mutual affection, while Fred’s reckless behavior leads to escalating chaos.


In Dubious Battle. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1936 book
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In Dubious Battle
John Steinbeck, 1936
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James Franco, 2016

In Dubious Battle is the story of the working class during the Depression, striking against an increasingly cruel establishment in ways that would lead to the formation of workers’ rights, including a minimum wage. Two men form a union of workers after their wages are cut from $3 a day to $1 a day. The ending is apocalyptic.


Admission. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Admission
Jean Hanff Korelitz, 2009
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Paul Weitz, 2013

Strait-laced Princeton University Admissions Officer Portia Nathan is caught off guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by a former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman. After an awkward romantic attraction to Pressman, she arranges for Jeremiah to visit Princeton, where she and a colleague, Corinne, are rivals to succeed the soon-to-retire Dean of Admissions.


Which Brings Me to You. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Which Brings Me to You
Steve Almond, 2005
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Peter Hutchings, 2024

Two individuals who’ve experienced romantic disappointments cross paths at a wedding and come close to a spontaneous encounter in the coatroom before deciding to take a step back. They make an agreement to openly share their past experiences, hoping that this connection could be genuine.


The Stand. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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The Stand
Stephen King, 1978
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Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell, 2020-

The Stand is described as King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Their worst nightmares are embodied by a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the nefarious’Dark Man.


Behaving Badly. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1997 book, While I'm Dead... Feed the Dog
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While I'm Dead... Feed the Dog
Ric Browde, 1997
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Tim Garrick, 2014

Teenager Rick Stevens, has a crush on Nina Pennington. When Rick realizes that Nina broke up with her boyfriend Kevin Carpenter, he places a bet with Karlis Malinauskas, a mobster’s son, that he will have sex with Nina before Arbor Day, leading to a serious chain of events from having sex with his best friend’s mom, to having almost the whole town in jail, including Nina.