Despicable Me. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me: The Junior Novel
Annie Auerbach, 2010
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Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, 2010

A supervillain named Felonius Gru has his pride injured when an unknown rival steals the Great Pyramid of Giza. With the assistance of his scientist sidekick, Dr. Nefario, and his Minions, Gru resolves to one-up this mysterious rival by shrinking and stealing the Moon.


Despicable Me 2. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me 2: The Junior Novel
Annie Auerbach, 2013
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Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, 2013

A mysterious aircraft, using a giant magnet, steals a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41 from a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. Director Silas Ramsbottom of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) sends one of his agents, Lucy Wilde, to recruit Gru, a former supervillain. The pair are stationed at the Paradise Shopping Mall, with a cupcake store as their front.


Trolls. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Trolls: The Junior Novelization
David Lewman, 2016
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Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn, 2016

The Trolls are small, colorful creatures who live in an almost perpetual state of happiness, singing, dancing, hugging, and having fun all day. The Trolls, led by their king, King Peppy, with his infant daughter, Princess Poppy, escape through tunnels on the day of Trollstice when Prince Gristle Jr. was going to eat his first Troll.


Bedtime Stories. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bedtime Stories: The Junior Novel
Helena Mayer, 2008
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Adam Shankman, 2008

As a child, in 1974, Young Skeeter Bronson was promised by his father Martin Marty that he would be the manager of the family motel, the Sunny Vista Motel. Twenty-five years later, in 1999, the motel has been bought and rebuilt into a bigger hotel by the hotel chain Nottingham Hotels, and was renamed the Sunny Vista Nottingham Hotel, due to Marty being in debt and bankruptcy, and Skeeter is stuck as its handyman.


Four Kids and It. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Four Children and It
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Four Children and It
Jacqueline Wilson, 2012
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Andy De Emmony, 2020

While on holiday in Cornwall, the Trent children discover a mysterious creature with magical powers. It doesn’t take long before the kids find out that their wicked uncle plans to use the creature’s wishmaking for his own dastardly deeds.


Four Kids and It. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1902 book, Five Children and It
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Five Children and It
E. Nesbit, 1902
movie vs book
Andy De Emmony, 2020

While on holiday in Cornwall, the Trent children discover a mysterious creature with magical powers. It doesn’t take long before the kids find out that their wicked uncle plans to use the creature’s wishmaking for his own dastardly deeds.