Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2009 comic book, Dog Days
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Dog Days
Jeff Kinney, 2009
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David Bowers, 2012

It’s summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg’s dad has other plans: He’s decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg’s plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2009 comic book, The Last Straw
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The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney, 2009
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David Bowers, 2012

It’s summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg’s dad has other plans: He’s decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg’s plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2004 comic book
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, 2004
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Thor Freudenthal, 2010

Greg Heffley, an 11-year-old who constantly fights with his teenage brother Rodrick and younger brother Manny, is apprehensive about beginning middle school. To his bewilderment, Rowley is suspended from Safety Patrol, but Greg eventually confesses the truth to him, offering it as a joke.


Sahara. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Sahara
Clive Cussler, 1992
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Breck Eisner, 2005

The story begins in 1865, at the end of the American Civil War. The ironclad CSS Texas, captained by Mason Tombs, is loaded with the last of the Confederacy’s treasury gold in a final effort to prevent it from being captured by Union forces.


Hamlet. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1603 book
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
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Michael Almereyda, 2000

A modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love and betrayal. Following the death of the president of the Denmark Corporation, his widow hastily remarries the prime suspect in his murder. Hamlet, the deceased’s son, is deeply troubled by this turn of events. With vengeance looming after this hostile corporate maneuver, tension fills the air.


Chicken Little. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Chicken Little: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2005
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Mark Dindal, 2005

In the small town of Oakey Oaks, which is populated by anthropomorphic animals, Chicken Little rings the school bell and warns everyone to run for their lives. His father, Buck Cluck, who was once a high school baseball star, assumes that this piece of sky was just an acorn that had fallen off the tree and had hit him on the head, making Chicken Little the laughingstock of the town.


Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1993 book, The Night at the Museum
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The Night at the Museum
Milan Trenc, 1993
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Matt Danner, 2022

Nick Daley understands what happens after sundown since he is carrying on his father’s legacy as the night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History. But as Kahmunrah makes her getaway, Nick must act decisively to save the museum.