Jasper Jones. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Jasper Jones
Craig Silvey, 2009
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Rachel Perkins, 2017

An engaging and poignant Australian coming-of-age tale unfolds around Charlie Bucktin, a 14-year-old boy with a penchant for books. When Jasper Jones, the town’s mixed-race outcast, reveals the lifeless body of young Laura Wishheart to him one night, Charlie’s world takes an irreversible turn. Entrusted with this grave secret and steadfast in his belief in Jasper’s innocence, Charlie embarks on a perilous journey to unveil the true culprit.


In Her Shoes. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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In Her Shoes
Jennifer Weiner, 2002
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Curtis Hanson, 2005

Maggie and Rose Feller are very different sisters, raised by their father Michael and stepmother Sydelle after their mother Caroline died in a car accident. Rose is the elder; an ostensibly plain and serious lawyer who is protective of Maggie despite her flaws. Maggie is a free spirit who is unable to hold a steady job and turns to alcohol and men for emotional and financial support.


A Long Way Down. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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A Long Way Down
Nick Hornby, 2005
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Pascal Chaumeil, 2014

Martin Sharp is contemplating suicide on New Year’s Eve on the roof of the Toppers Building, high above London’s streets. He is interrupted by a woman, Maureen, who has the same fate in mind. She shyly offers to wait her turn, until two other strangers, a young woman named Jess and a pizza deliverer called J.J., also turn up.


The Power. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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The Power
Naomi Alderman, 2016
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Reed Morano, Shannon Murphy, Neasa Hardiman, Ugla Hauksdóttir, Lisa Gunning, 2023-

The setting of The Power is our real world, with the exception of a single natural anomaly. In this world, teenage girls suddenly possess the ability to electrocute others at will. The story follows a diverse cast of characters from different parts of the world, such as London, Seattle, Nigeria, and Eastern Europe, as they navigate the evolution of this power from a mere tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of power dynamics.


Shaft. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Shaft
Ernest Tidyman, 1970
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John Singleton, 2000

In 1998, NYPD Detective John Shaft II, nephew of private investigator John Shaft I, is called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside of a restaurant. Later, Wade phones Shaft to taunt him that because of the punch, he was granted bail on the homicide charge and has fled to Switzerland.


The Night Listener. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Night Listener
Armistead Maupin, 2000
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Patrick Stettner, 2006

Famous author and late-night talk show host Gabriel Noone is enthralled by the tragic tale of a young listener and his adoptive mother. But when worrying doubts about the boy’s identity start to surface, Noone finds himself sucked into a growing mystery that conceals a terrible secret!


The Yellow Birds. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, 2012
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Alexandre Moors, 2017

Two young U.S. soldiers, Bartle (aged 21) and Murph (aged 18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq War under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph’s mother before their deployment.


xXx: Return of Xander Cage. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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XXX: Return of Xander Cage
Tim Waggoner, 2017
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D.J. Caruso, 2017

NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons attempts to recruit footballer Neymar for the Triple-X program when a satellite crashes, apparently killing them both. Shortly afterwards, a team of four skilled individuals led by Xiang infiltrate a highly guarded CIA office in New York City and retrieve ‘Pandora’s Box’, a device which is capable of controlling satellites to crash at specific locations as warheads.