Dumplin'. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Dumplin'
Julie Murphy, 2015
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Anne Fletcher, 2018

Willowdean Will Dickson grows up in a small Texas town, raised primarily by her Aunt Lucy. Her mother Rosie – who calls her Dumplin’, much to Will’s chagrin – is a former beauty queen, too committed to various pageants to spend time with her daughter, and remains the planner of the town’s annual Miss Teen Bluebonnet Pageant.


The Giver. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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The Giver
Lois Lowry, 1993
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Phillip Noyce, 2014

Following a calamity referred to as The Ruin, society has been reorganized. Conflict, pain, and suffering have been mostly removed from human experience. The Receiver of Memory and their protégé are the only people able to see in color, which is otherwise eliminated from the community to prevent envy. The community is ruled by elders, including the Chief Elder.


Goosebumps. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Welcome to Dead House
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Welcome to Dead House
R.L. Stine, 1992
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Rob Letterman, 2015

Upon relocating to a small town, Zach Cooper discovers a silver lining when he encounters his next-door neighbor, Hannah, who happens to be the daughter of R.L. Stine, the bestselling author behind the Goosebumps series. Stine possesses an air of peculiarity and enigma, which proves to be with good cause. He’s trapped within the confines of his own imagination, as the monsters that his books brought to life are real.


Goosebumps. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Goosebumps: Movie Novel
R.L. Stine, 2015
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Rob Letterman, 2015

Upon relocating to a small town, Zach Cooper discovers a silver lining when he encounters his next-door neighbor, Hannah, who happens to be the daughter of R.L. Stine, the bestselling author behind the Goosebumps series. Stine possesses an air of peculiarity and enigma, which proves to be with good cause. He’s trapped within the confines of his own imagination, as the monsters that his books brought to life are real.


Let It Snow. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Let It Snow
John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle, 2008
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Luke Snellin, 2019

On Christmas Eve in Laurel, Illinois, Julie Reyes runs into rising pop star, Stuart Bale, on a train. She reveals to Stuart she got accepted to Columbia University in New York and her mom is also deathly sick, but if she delays leaving, she will lose the scholarship. The pair goes sledding and meet Julie’s mom, Debbie.


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.


The Hunter's Prayer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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The Hunter's Prayer
Kevin Wignall, 2004
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Jonathan Mostow, 2017

A deadly assassin is marked for death when he can’t bring himself to kill a young woman. Now, protecting the woman he was sent to kill, the two flee from the powerful forces that will stop at nothing to kill them both.