War for the Planet of the Apes. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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War for the Planet of the Apes
Greg Cox, 2017
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Matt Reeves, 2017

In 2028, two years after the bonobo Koba attacked the human survivors in San Francisco, Caesar and his tribe of intelligent apes have been forced to fight against a rogue U.S. military faction known as Alpha-Omega led by a ruthless colonel. Red escapes by injuring the albino gorilla Winter.


George & Tammy. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2011 book, The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
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The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
Georgette Jones, 2011
TV series vs book
Abe Sylvia, 2022-

A mini series on Tammy Wynette and George Jones, two legendary figures in country music. Wynette and Jones married in 1969, each marking their respective third marriages. The duo later divorced, but remained friends until Wynette’s death in 1998 at age 55.


Speak. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson, 1999
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Jessica Sharzer, 2004

Fourteen-year-old Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year in high school and struggles on the first day. She doesn’t have any friends to hang out with, and appears awkward and uncomfortable when speaking to others. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.


Lean on Pete. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Lean On Pete
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Lean On Pete
Willy Vlautin, 2010
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Andrew Haigh, 2017

At the age of 15, Charley resides with his lone parent, his father, and takes up occasional tasks looking after an elderly racehorse named Lean On Pete. After the passing of his father, Charley’s prospects of entering foster care increase. Simultaneously, he discovers that Pete is slated for slaughter. This discovery compels Charley and the racehorse to embark on an adventurous journey across the unexplored expanses of the American frontier, all in pursuit of his aunt.


Comanche Moon. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1997 book
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Comanche Moon
Larry McMurtry, 1997
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Simon Wincer, 2008

The exploits and romantic entanglements of youthful Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McRae unfold as they approach their eventual retirement in the city of Lonesome Dove.


Out of Sight. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Out of Sight
Elmore Leonard, 1996
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Steven Soderbergh, 1998

A career bank robber, Jack Foley, and a U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco, are forced to share a car trunk during Foley’s escape from a Florida prison. Before the robbery, a romantic interlude between Foley and Sisco takes place in a Detroit hotel, but the question of whether she is really pursuing Foley to arrest him or for love ends in a showdown during the robbery at Ripley’s home and adds to the fun Foley claims they are having.


8-Bit Christmas. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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8-Bit Christmas
Kevin Jakubowski, 2013
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Michael Dowse, 2021

Set in the late 1980s, a young boy named John Doyle plans to get a Nintendo Entertainment System, the Christmas gift of his generation and the latest and greatest video game system, before everyone else.


You've Got Mail. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Parfumerie
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Parfumerie
Miklós László, 1937
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Nora Ephron, 1998

Kathleen Kelly is in a relationship with Frank Navasky, a left-leaning newspaper writer for The New York Observer who is always in search of an opportunity to root for the underdog. Using the screen name Shopgirl, she reads an email from NY152, the screen name of Joe Fox, whom she first met in an over-30s chatroom.


The Good Dinosaur. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Good Dinosaur: The Junior Novelization
Suzanne Francis, 2015
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Peter Sohn, 2015

In an alternate history, the asteroid that would have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago passes safely over Earth. The caveboy then leads Arlo to a berry tree, where the caveboy fends off a large snake, amazing Arlo, and impressing Forrest Woodbush, a nearby eccentric Styracosaurus who wants to keep the boy.


Blaze. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley
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Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley
Sybil Rosen, 2008
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Ethan Hawke, 2018

He was a brilliant yet troubled soul, battling his demons while showcasing unparalleled musical talent. This is the remarkable story of Blaze Foley, a legendary country artist whose life unfolded amidst genius, addiction, and the echoes of greatness.


Riding in Cars with Boys. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Riding in Cars with Boys
Beverly Donofrio, 1990
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Penny Marshall, 2001

Born in 1950, Beverly grew up bright and ambitious in a working-class neighborhood in Connecticut. From an early age, Beverly displays a keen intelligence and an interest in literature, and dreams of going to college in New York and becoming a writer. However, she also develops an early interest in boys, and at 15 finds herself madly in love with a boy from her high school.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2008 comic book, Rodrick Rules
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Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, 2008
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David Bowers, 2011

Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, is itching to cut him down to size. He gets the perfect opportunity when their mother tries to force the boys to bond.