The Blind Side. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Blind Side
Michael Lewis, 2006
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John Lee Hancock, 2009

Michael has been in foster care with different families in Oslo, Tennessee, due to his mother’s drug addiction. Every time he is placed in a new home, he runs away. His friend’s father, on whose couch Mike had been sleeping, asks Burt Cotton, the coach of Wingate Christian School, to help enroll his son and Mike.


A Time to Kill. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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A Time to Kill
John Grisham, 1989
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Joel Schumacher, 1996

In the town of Clanton, Mississippi, ten-year-old African American Tonya Hailey is abducted, raped, and beaten by two local white men, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard. Carl Lee goes to the county courthouse and opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing both rapists and unintentionally injuring Deputy Dwayne Looney, whose leg is later amputated.


Bullet Train. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Bullet Train
Kōtarō Isaka, 2010
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David Leitch, 2022

Trained killer Ladybug wants to give up the life but is pulled back in by his handler Maria Beetle in order to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka. Once onboard, he and the other competing assassins onboard discover that their objectives are all connected.


Infamous. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Truman Capote
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Truman Capote
George Plimpton, 1997
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Douglas McGrath, 2006

Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles, reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas. Curious as to how the residents would react to a brutal massacre in their midst, the author and his friend, Nelle Harper Lee, travel to the rural Midwestern town, so Capote can interview people for a magazine article.


Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, 2005
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Stephen Daldry, 2011

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell, who has Asperger syndrome, lives in New York City with his parents Linda and Thomas Schell. He is close to his father, who stimulates him with missions to hunt for clues to New York City’s ‘lost Sixth Borough’. Oskar hides under his bed, where his grandmother finds him and stays until Linda returns home.


Bird Box. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Bird Box
Josh Malerman, 2014
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Susanne Bier, 2018

In a post-apocalyptic world, Malorie Hayes advises two young, unnamed children that they will be going downstream on a river in a rowboat. From this point, the film alternates between two stages of Malorie’s story, separated by five years, until they conjoin: An injured Malorie then watches Jessica walk into the path of an oncoming truck, killing herself.


Practical Magic. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Practical Magic
Alice Hoffman, 1995
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Griffin Dunne, 1998

Maria Owens, a young witch, is exiled to Maria’s Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution. The spell becomes a curse for several generations. After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love, Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself.


The Vanishing. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1984 book
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The Vanishing
Tim Krabbé, 1984
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George Sluizer, 1993

A young woman mysteriously disappears, sending her boyfriend Jeff on a years-long quest to find her. Not even a new love can keep him from his obsessive search. All the while, the calculating psychopath who kidnapped his girlfriend stalks Jeff, ultimately taking him through the exact same steps that led to the crime.


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Little Altars Everywhere
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Little Altars Everywhere
Rebecca Wells, 1992
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Callie Khouri, 2002

Sidda Lee Walker, a playwright from New York, is far from her hometown in Louisiana, but the emotional gap between her and her mother Vivi is even wider. The “Ya-Yas,” Vivi’s lifelong friends, orchestrate an unconventional intervention to reunite the estranged mother and daughter in this heartwarming story.


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells, 1996
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Callie Khouri, 2002

Sidda Lee Walker, a playwright from New York, is far from her hometown in Louisiana, but the emotional gap between her and her mother Vivi is even wider. The “Ya-Yas,” Vivi’s lifelong friends, orchestrate an unconventional intervention to reunite the estranged mother and daughter in this heartwarming story.