Don’t Judge a Book by its
Movie!
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (2004 film stars Kristen Stewart rated PG-13)
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A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year
in high school.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (2005 film stars America Ferrera rated PG)
YA FIC BRA
During summer break, longtime friends Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget each embark on
adventures that they share with each other through a pair of jeans that they have decided will
be worn by all and so will absorb all of their stories.
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (2001 film stars Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews rated G)
YA FIC CAB
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.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (2008 film stars Kat Dennings
and Michael Cera rated PG-13)
YA FIC COH
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.
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (2007 film “The Seeker: The Dark is Rising” rated PG)
YA FIC COO
On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six
magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan (1997 film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt rated R)
YA FIC DUN
Four teenagers try to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident while being pursued by a mystery
figure seeking revenge.
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (2008 film stars Bill Murray rated PG)
YA FIC DUP
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run
to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (2008 film stars Brendan Fraser rated PG)
YA FIC FUN
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.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2009 animated film stars Dakota Fanning rated PG)
YA FIC GAI
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.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (2007 film stars Claire Danes and Michelle Pfeiffer rated PG-13)
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A half-faerie, yet unaware of it, Tristran promises to bring his sweetheart a fallen star in exchange
for her hand in marriage. He crosses the mysterious Wall near his village into Faerie to find the star.
He there discovers that the star is a being who refuses to accompany him to Wall, and that there
are others who also covet the star in order to achieve their purposes by her death. Tristran and the
star, called Yvaine, travel across Faerie, evading numerous attempts to capture Yvaine and setting
off a chain of events which lead to some surprising revelations.
The Clique by Lisi Harrison (2008 film stars Elizabeth McLaughlin rated PG (direct to DVD film))
YA FIC HAR
Wealthy Massie is determined to exclude middle class Claire, the daughter of her father's old
friend, from her seventh-grade clique at a very exclusive private school in Westchester, New
York, but after Massie steals her only friend, Claire strikes back.
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (2006 film stars Luke Wilson rated PG)
YA FIC HIA
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a
colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (1983 film stars Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise rated
YA FIC HIN
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and
for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
PG-13)
their quest
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (2006 film stars Ewan McGregor rated PG)
YA FIC HOR
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue
his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (2004 animated film stars Christian Bale rated
PG)
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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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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (2007 film stars Hugh Dancy rated PG-13)
YA FIC KLA
Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the
fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (2005 film rated PG)
YA FIC LEW
Four English school children 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.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2008 film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson rated PG-13)
YA FIC MEY
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.
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola (2004 film “Hellboy” stars Ron Perlman and Selma
Blair rated PG-13)
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A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to
become a defender against the forces of darkness.
300 by Frank Miller (2006 film stars Gerard Butler rated R)
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Tells a fictionalized account of the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective
of King Leonidas of Sparta. Despite overwhelming odds, he and a force of 300 men fight the advancing
Persians in 480 B.C.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (1985 miniseries stars Megan Follows is not rated)
YA FIC MON
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.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore (2003 film “LXG” stars Sean Connery rated PG-13)
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In the aftermath of the events of the novel Dracula, a now disgraced and divorced Mina Harker (née Murray),
is recruited by Campion Bond on behalf of British Intelligence and tasked to assemble a league of other
extraordinary individuals to protect the interests of the Empire. Together with Captain Nemo, Mina travels to
Cairo to locate Allan Quatermain, then on to Paris in search of Dr. Jekyll; finally in London she forcibly recruits
Hawley Griffin, The Invisible Man, who completes this incarnation of the League.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (2005 film stars Natalie Portman rated R)
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In an alternate future in which Germany wins World War II and Britain becomes a fascist state,
a vigilante named “V” tries to free England of its ideological chains.
Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson (2008 film stars Gabe Nevins rated R)
ON ORDER
A sixteen-year-old Portland, Oregon, skateboarder, whose parents are going through a difficult
divorce, is engulfed by guilt and confusion when he accidentally kills a security guard at a train yard.
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2006 film stars Ed Speleers rated PG)
YA FIC PAO
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious
stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with
dragons, elves, and monsters.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (2007 film stars Nicole Kidman rated PG-13)
YA FIC PUL
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.
Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (2008 film “Angus, Thongs, and
Perfect Snogging” stars Georgia Groome rated PG-13)
YA FIC REN
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen- year-old British girl who tries to
reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win
the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (2009 film stars Daniel
Radcliffe rated PG)
YA FIC ROW
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once
was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance
from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.
Holes by Louis Sachar (2003 film stars Shia LaBeouf rated PG)
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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.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2007 animated film rated PG-13)
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A wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran
from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of
the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of the war with Iraq.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon (2004 film stars Lindsay Lohan rated PG)
YA FIC SHE
In her first year at a suburban New Jersy 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.
The Lord of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (Films from 2001, 2002, and 2003 star Elijah Wood, Viggo
Mortensen, and Orlando Bloom all rated PG-13)
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The story tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins, to journey across Middle earth with
the One Ring and destroy it by casting it into the Cracks of Doom to keep it from the clutches of the
Dark Lord Sauron.
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