The Express. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express
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Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express
Robert C. Gallagher, 1983
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Gary Fleder, 2008

Based on the incredible true story, “The Express” follows the inspirational life of college football player Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL, tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field. But his tale would forever change the face of professional sports.


The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Walter Mosley, 2009
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Ramin Bahrani, 2022-

Ptolemy Grey is a 93-year-old man forgotten by his family, by his friends, by even himself. On the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Ptolemy experiences a seismic shift when he’s given the tremendous opportunity to briefly regain his memories, and uses this precious and fleeting lucidity to solve his nephew’s death and come to terms with his past.


Homefront. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Homefront
Chuck Logan, 2005
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Gary Fleder, 2013

Two years after the raids of a gang’s methamphetamine laboratory where his cover was blown, retired DEA Agent and U.S. war veteran, Phil Broker and his daughter Maddy have moved to a small Louisiana town where Maddy’s deceased mother grew up. Maddy gets into a schoolyard fight with a bully named Teddy Klum; when Broker comes to the school, Teddy’s hostile father, Jimmy, picks a fight with him and loses.


The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1797 book
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1797
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Jon Turteltaub, 2010

In 740 AD, in England, the mighty magician Merlin has three apprentices; Balthazar Blake, Veronica Gorloisen and Maxim Horvath. As Morgana attempts to kill Veronica by possessing her from within, Balthazar stops her by imprisoning Morgana and Veronica in the Grimhold, a magic prison in the shape of a nesting doll.


Miracle at St. Anna. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Miracle at St. Anna
James McBride, 2001
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Spike Lee, 2008

Negron tells of his war experiences as a young corporal of the segregated 92nd Infantry Division in Italy, late 1944 during the Gothic line phase of the Italian campaign. A disastrous attack ensues on German positions across the Serchio River. Many American soldiers are killed, leaving Negron stranded on the wrong side of the river with three men.


Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1984 comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, 1984
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Andy Suriano, Ant Ward, 2022

Set two years after the series finale, the Ninja Turtles are faced with their greatest challenge yet when a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning. Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species … the Krang!