Kubo and the Two Strings. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Kubo and the Two Strings: The Junior Novel
Sadie Chesterfield, 2016
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Travis Knight, 2016

In feudal Japan, a 12-year-old boy with only one eye named Kubo tends to his ill mother Sariatu in a mountain cave near a village. He earns their living by magically manipulating origami with music from his shamisen for the village folk, telling the tale of his missing father Hanzo, a samurai warrior.


Minions: The Rise of Gru. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Sadie Chesterfield, 2020
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val, 2022

Set after the events of the first film in the 1970s, a 12-year-old Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a team of supervillains known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles, Gru interviews to become their newest member.


Despicable Me 3. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me 3: The Junior Novel
Sadie Chesterfield, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon, 2017

Married Anti-Villain League agents Gru and Lucy Wilde are sent to stop Balthazar Brat, a former child actor turned supervillain, from stealing the Dumont diamond. When Gru refuses to return to being a supervillain, and his assistant Dr. Nefario is frozen in carbonite, most of his Minions, led by Mel, abandon him to find new jobs.


Wonder Park. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Wonder Park: The Movie Novel
Sadie Chesterfield, 2019
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Dylan Brown, 2019

June Bailey, a girl with a bright imagination, and her mother come up with the story of Wonderland, a magical amusement park run by a group of animals: Boomer, a big blue bear who greets guests; Greta, a wild boar; Gus and Cooper, beaver brothers; Steve, a porcupine who is the park’s safety manager and is in love with Greta; and Peanut, the leader of the park and a chimpanzee who has the ability to create rides by listening to June’s mother’s voice.