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Anne of Green Gables Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely,
middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds
to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Basis for the movie Anne of Green Gables (1987). |
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Beastly A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form. Basis for the movie Beastly (coming 2010). |
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The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL. Basis for the movies The Blind Side (2009). |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. Basis for the movies The Chronicles of Narnia (2005), Prince Caspian (2008). |
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school. Basis for the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004). |
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Coraline Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others. Basis for the movie Coraline (2008). |
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Derby Girl Basis for the movie Whip It (2009). |
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Eragon Basis for the movie Eragon (2006). |
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Ella Enchanted In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Basis for the movie Ella Enchanted (2004).
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Flipped In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. Basis for the movie Flipped (coming 2010). |
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The Freedom Writers Diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing
to change themselves and the world around them As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust - only to be met by uncomprehending looks ... With powerful entries from the students' own diaries and a narrative text by [her, this book] is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students. Basis for the movie Freedom Writers (2007). |
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Friday Night Lights: a town, a team, and a dream Basis for the movie Friday Night Lights (2005). |
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The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1 Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. Basis for the movie The Golden Compass (2007). |
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Harry Potter Series Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect escape from the Earth moments before its destruction and join forces with Zaphod Beeblebrox on board the Heart of Gold and search for the ultimate question. Basis for the movie The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). |
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Holes As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute
to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish
correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend,
a treasure, and a new sense of himself. Basis for the movie Holes (2003). |
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Howl's Moving Castle Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune,
Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch
turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the
greatly feared wizard Howl. |
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Inkheart Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service. |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans explore a volcanic crater in Iceland that leads them to the center of the Earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries. |
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The Lord of the Rings The
Fellowship of the Ring, The
Two Towers, and The
Return of the King |
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Love Com Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Otani, the shortest boy. But when the two of them join forces to pursue their true objects of affection, will their budding friendship turn into something more complex? Basis for the movie Lovely Complex (2006). |
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life. Basis for the movie Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (coming 2010). |
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The Mists of Avalon Basis for the movie The Mists of Avalon (2001).
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit The wandering warrior Balsa is hired to protect Prince Chagum from both a mysterious monster and the prince's father, the Mikado. Sequel: Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness Basis for the movie Moribito, Guardian of the Spirit (2008). |
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My Friend Flicka Through his intense devotion to the colt Flicka, a young boy, living on a Wyoming ranch, begins to learn about responsibility and gain a better understanding of his brusque father. Basis for the movie Flicka (2006). |
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart. Basis for the movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2007). |
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The Outsiders The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's
death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their
adolescent society. Basis for the movie The Outsiders (1983). |
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love
and high adventure, the "good parts" version Basis for the movie The Princess Bride(1987). |
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The Princess Diaries Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage
girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince
of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess
and the heir to the throne. Basis for the movies The Princess Diaries (2002) and The Princess Diaries 2: royal engagement (2004). |
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Queen Bees & Wannabes Basis for the movie Mean Girls (2004). |
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Rocket Boys: a memoir True story of a young boy growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia during the 1950's, who dreams of building rockets. Basis for the movie October Sky (1999). |
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Four best girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted
by a magical pair of pants. Basis for the movies Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008). |
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The Taming of the Shrew Basis for the movie 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). |
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That
Summer and Someone
Like You Both books serve as the basis for the movie How to Deal(2004). That Summer: During the summer of her divorced father's remarriage and her sister's wedding, fifteen-year-old Haven comes into her own by letting go of the myths of the past.
Someone Like You: Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant, and Halley's own first serious relationship. |
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Tuck Everlasting The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover
that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret
about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing old. Basis for the movie Tuck Everlasting (2002). |
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Twilight When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. Basis for the movie Twilight (2008), New Moon (2009). |
List updated June 2010—Joanna Nigrelli
