The Mysterious Benedict Society. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2007 book
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart, 2007
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James Bobin, 2021-

During a global emergency from a suffering economy and other factors, Mr. Benedict, a very talented and smart individual, recruits four kids for a dangerous mission to infiltrate The Institute. Mr. Benedict sends the 4 kids he has recruited into The Institute to stop this nefariousness and to save the world from Mr. Curtain’s control.


The Terminal. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The Terminal Man
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The Terminal Man
Alfred Mehran, Andrew Donkin, 2004
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Steven Spielberg, 2004

Viktor Navorski, a traveler from the fictional nation of Krakozhia, arrives at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to discover that his passport is suddenly no longer valid. With no other choice, Viktor settles in at the terminal with only his luggage and a Planters peanut can, much to the frustration of Frank Dixon, the temporary customs director of the airport.


The Hunger Games. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, 2008
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Gary Ross, 2012

The nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts, ruled from the Capitol. As punishment for a failed revolt, each district is forced to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games until there is only one survivor.


Julie & Julia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book, My Life in France
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My Life in France
Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme, 2006
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Nora Ephron, 2009

In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.


Julie & Julia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Julie & Julia
Julie Powell, 2005
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Nora Ephron, 2009

In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.


Captain America: The First Avenger. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1941 comic book, Captain America
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Captain America
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, 1941
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Joe Johnston, 2011

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who’s transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler’s ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.


Captain America: The First Avenger. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Captain America: The First Avenger: Junior Novel
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2011
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Joe Johnston, 2011

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who’s transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler’s ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.


The Devil Wears Prada. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger, 2003
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David Frankel, 2006

Andrea Andy Sachs is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University. Despite her ridicule for the shallowness of the fashion industry, she lands a job as junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, a job that millions of girls would kill for.


The Lovely Bones. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, 2002
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Peter Jackson, 2009

In 1973, 14-year-old high school freshman Susie Salmon dreams of becoming a photographer. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into an underground kid’s hideout he has built. In town, Susie sees Jack, who does not respond to her when she calls.


The Children Act. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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The Children Act
Ian McEwan, 2014
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Richard Eyre, 2017

Fiona Maye is a judge in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. A case is brought before her involving a 17-year-old boy, Adam Henry, who is suffering from leukaemia. Adam’s doctors want to perform a blood transfusion, however, Adam and his parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and believe that having a blood transfusion is against biblical principles.


The Hoax. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1972 book, Hoax
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Hoax
Stephen Fay, Lewis Chester, Magnus Linklater, 1972
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Lasse Hallström, 2006

Early in 1971, the publishing company McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving’s new novel. He’s desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon’s reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes’s cooperation to write Hughes’s autobiography. With the help of friend Richard Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed.


Worth. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2005 book, What Is Life Worth
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What Is Life Worth
Kenneth R. Feinberg, 2005
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Sara Colangelo, 2020

Following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.