Maid. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2019 book
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Maid
Stephanie Land, 2019
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Molly Smith Metzler, 2021-

Maid chronicle a single mother who turns to housekeeping to – barely – make ends meet as she battles against poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Told primarily through her point of view, Maid will be a beautiful, alive, gritty, and inspiring exploration of poverty in America.


Love, Simon. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli, 2015
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Greg Berlanti, 2018

Simon Spier is a closeted gay high school boy living in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He has a close and loving family—parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora—as well as three best friends: One day, Leah informs Simon about an online confession of a closeted gay student at their high school, known only by the pseudonym Blue. Simon begins to suspect that his classmate Bram is Blue.


Jurassic World. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jurassic World: Junior Novelization
David Lewman, 2015
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Colin Trevorrow, 2015

Brothers Zach and Gray Mitchell visit Jurassic World, a dinosaur theme park on Isla Nublar, of which their aunt Claire Dearing is the operations manager. Based on the raptors’ ability to follow commands, head of InGen security Vic Hoskins believes that the animals can be weaponized, an idea Owen and his assistant Barry strongly oppose.


Everything, Everything. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon, 2015
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Stella Meghie, 2017

Eighteen-year-old Maddy is being treated for SCID, an immune disorder that prevents her from leaving her home and interacting with others. Her mother, Pauline Whittier, takes care of her with the help of her nurse Carla, who has taken care of Madeline for 15 years. One day, a new family moves next door, and their son, who is Maddy’s age, catches her eye.


Native Son. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1940 book
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Native Son
Richard Wright, 1940
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Rashid Johnson, 2019

Bigger Thomas is a young African-American man living with his family in Chicago. One day, Bigger receives an opportunity to interview for a job as the live-in chauffeur for the wealthy businessman Henry Dalton and his family. Bigger’s friend Jack wants Bigger to participate in a robbery with him instead, but Bigger’s girlfriend Bessie convinces him to take the interview.


Strange But True. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Strange but True
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Strange but True
John Searles, 2004
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Rowan Athale, 2019

Ronnie Chase died on prom night. Five years later, Melissa Moody, Ronnie’s past girlfriend, arrives at his mother’s house and says she is pregnant with Ronnie’s baby. Melissa states that the only man she has ever had sex with was Ronnie and she plays a recording of a psychic reading she received to Charlene and Philip, Ronnie’s mother and younger brother. Charlene angrily asks her to leave.


The 5th Wave. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, 2013
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J Blakeson, 2016

Ohio high-schooler Cassie Sullivan, armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Ten days later, The Others unleash their 1st Wave, an electromagnetic pulse that disables all electrical power and communications worldwide, and shuts off the engines of moving vehicles, including planes in mid-flight.