The Morning Show. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2013 book, Top of the Morning
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Top of the Morning
Brian Stelter, 2013
TV series vs book
Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin, 2019

Alex Levy anchors The Morning Show, a popular breakfast news program broadcast from Manhattan on the UBA network that has excellent viewership ratings and is perceived to have changed the face of American television. After her on-air partner of 15 years, Mitch Kessler, is fired amidst a sexual misconduct scandal.


The Big Short. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis, 2010
movie vs book
Adam McKay, 2015

In 2005, eccentric hedge fund manager Michael Burry discovers that the United States housing market, based on high-risk subprime loans, is extremely unstable. Anticipating the market’s collapse in the second quarter of 2007, as interest rates would rise from adjustable-rate mortgages, he proposes to create a credit default swap market, allowing him to bet against market-based mortgage-backed securities, for profit.


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
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
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
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
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.


Beautiful Boy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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Beautiful Boy
David Sheff, 2007
movie vs book
Felix van Groeningen, 2018

New York Times writer David Sheff’s teenage son Nicholas goes missing, reappearing in their home two days later. David flies there to retrieve him, and after talking to his ex-wife and Nic’s mother Vicki, he decides Nic should be sent to live with her in Los Angeles.


Beautiful Boy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
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Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff, 2008
movie vs book
Felix van Groeningen, 2018

New York Times writer David Sheff’s teenage son Nicholas goes missing, reappearing in their home two days later. David flies there to retrieve him, and after talking to his ex-wife and Nic’s mother Vicki, he decides Nic should be sent to live with her in Los Angeles.


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.


Last Flag Flying. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Last Flag Flying
Darryl Ponicsan, 2005
movie vs book
Richard Linklater, 2017

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire.


Horton Hears a Who!. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1954 book
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Horton Hears a Who!
Dr. Seuss, 1954
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Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino, 2008

A dust speck is dislodged from its obscure place and sent adrift through the Jungle of Nool. Once Horton begins carrying the speck with him, the city starts experiencing strange phenomena (earthquakes and changes in the weather), and the Mayor finds his attempts to caution Whoville challenged by the Town Council, led by the opportunistic yet condescending Chairman.


Over the Hedge. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Over The Hedge
Louise Gikow, 2006
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick, 2006

RJ the raccoon fails to get a stuck bag of Doritos to fall from a vending machine. He decides to raid the food stash of Vincent, a hibernating bear. However, Vincent awakens and the food is accidentally destroyed during the ensuing chase. RJ promises, on pain of death, to replace it in a week’s time. The bag of chips falls moments later, to RJ’s intense frustration.


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.


Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst, 1972
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Miguel Arteta, 2014

Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister – who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.