Chicago. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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Chicago
Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse, 1981
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Rob Marshall, 2002

In 1924, Roxie Hart watches lead role Velma Kelly perform Overture/All That Jazz at a Chicago theater. Wanting stardom for herself, she begins an affair with Fred Casely, who claims to know the manager. Roxie furiously admits what really happened and is arrested. Ambitious District Attorney Harrison announces he will seek the death penalty.


The Secret Life of Bees. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd, 2001
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Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2008

Lily Owens lives on a peach orchard in South Carolina in 1964. On Lily’s fourteenth birthday, as the harvest is beginning, societal and personal unrest consumes her life, and a string of events, a mix of mystical, terrifying, and unjust, pushes her to run away to find a better life.


Miracles from Heaven. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Miracles from Heaven
Christy Wilson Beam, 2015
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Patricia Riggen, 2016

When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.


The Bone Collector. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Bone Collector
Jeffery Deaver, 1997
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Phillip Noyce, 1999

In 1998 New York City, quadriplegic forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is bed-bound after an accident that left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. Due to clue-like objects found at the crime scene, Rhyme concludes that the scene was staged and subsequently teams up with an initially hesitant Amelia, impressed by her natural forensic instincts.


Hairspray. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Hairspray: The Novel
Tracey West, 2007
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Adam Shankman, 2007

In 1962, Tracy Turnblad is a 16-year-old heavyset high school student living in Baltimore. Along with her best friend, Tracy regularly watches The Corny Collins Show, a local teen dance television show. The teenagers who dance on the show attend Tracy and Penny’s high school, including Amber von Tussle and her boyfriend Link Larkin, the lead dancers.


Sphere. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Sphere
Michael Crichton, 1987
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Barry Levinson, 1998

A spacecraft, presumed to be of alien origin, is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, estimated to have been there for nearly 300 years. The ship’s computer logs cryptically suggest a mission that originated either in the distant past or future, but the team manages to deduce that the long dead crew were tasked with collecting an item of scientific importance.


The Tiger Rising. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo, 2001
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Ray Giarratana, 2022

When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in school, he must navigate through childhood memories, heartache, and wondrous adventures.