Bolt. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bolt: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2008
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Byron Howard, Chris Williams, 2008

A White Shepherd puppy named Bolt is adopted by a seven-year-old girl named Penny. After a cliffhanger episode causes Bolt to believe Penny has been kidnapped, he escapes from his on-set trailer in Hollywood but knocks himself unconscious in the process and is trapped inside a box of foam peanuts which is shipped to New York City.


Hillbilly Elegy. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, 2016
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Ron Howard, 2020

In Jackson, Kentucky, in 1997 J.D. is looking back to this time, his teenage years. He is visiting his family with his grandparents and Mom, Bev. Fourteen years later, J.D. is attending Yale and working three jobs. He is dating a young woman, Usha. He gets a call from his sister, Lindsay because his mom is in the hospital after overdosing on heroin.


Angels & Demons. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2000 book, Angels and Demons
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Angels and Demons
Dan Brown, 2000
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Ron Howard, 2009

At CERN, Father Silvano and Dr. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) create three canisters of antimatter. McKenna gives Langdon access to the Vatican Secret Archives to research the altars, against the wishes of Commander Richter (Stellan Skarsgård), head of the Swiss Guard.


The Da Vinci Code. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown, 2003
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Ron Howard, 2006

Jacques Saunière, a Louvre curator, is pursued through the Grand Gallery by an albino Catholic monk named Silas, who demands the location of the Priory’s keystone to find and destroy the Holy Grail. Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer and Saunière’s granddaughter, tells Langdon that Fache planted a tracker on him after finding the words, P.S.


The Missing. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The Last Ride
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The Last Ride
Thomas Eidson, 1995
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Ron Howard, 2003

In late 19th-century New Mexico, Samuel Jones reappears hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Magdalena Maggie Gilkeson. She is unable to forgive him for abandoning the family and leaving her mother to a hard life and early death. This situation changes when renegade Apache Pesh-Chidin and a dozen of his followers pass through the area, ritualistically killing settlers and taking their daughters to be sold into sex slavery in Mexico.


Splash. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Splash
Ian Don, 1984
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Ron Howard, 1984

In 1964, eight-year-old Allen Bauer is vacationing with his family near Cape Cod. Underwater, he encounters a mermaid girand inexplicably finds himself able to breathe under water. However, Allen is pulled back to the surface, and the two are separated. Twenty years later, Allen returns to Cape Cod, where he encounters eccentric scientist Dr. Walter Kornbluth, who is determined to discover legendary sea creatures.


How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, 1957
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Ron Howard, 2000

All the Whos of Whoville enjoy celebrating Christmas. Bully Augustus MayWho, however, was jealous that Martha liked the Grinch more than him and began to mock him for having a beard. He fled to the top of Mount Crumpit, north of Whoville, where he then took up residence.


Inferno. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Inferno
Dan Brown, 2013
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Ron Howard, 2016

Harvard University professor Robert Langdon awakens in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with no memory of what has transpired over the last few days, but being plagued with hellish visions. They soon realize this is the first clue in a trail left by Bertrand Zobrist, a dangerously unstable villain who believed that rigorous measures were necessary to reduce the Earth’s growing population, and who committed suicide three days earlier after being chased by armed government agents.


Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Trump: The Art of the Deal
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Donald J. Trump, 1987
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Jeremy Konner, 2016

Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn’t come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass.