Me Before You: Book to Film
Louisa Clark becomes Will Traynor's caregiver and falls in love with him while his decision about his own future remains unresolved.
Me Before You / 2016 filmAdaptations
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Wonder: Book to Film
Auggie Pullman's first year at school becomes a story about kindness, cruelty, family pressure, and learning to see a person clearly.
Wonder / 2017 filmWhere the Crawdads Sing: Book to Film
Kya Clark grows up alone in the marsh, becomes the subject of town suspicion, and is tried after Chase Andrews is found dead.
Where the Crawdads Sing / 2022 filmThe Hate U Give: Book to Film
Starr Carter witnesses the police killing of Khalil and has to decide how to speak when grief, fear, family, and public pressure collide.
The Hate U Give / 2018 filmThe Road: Book to Film
A father and son walk through a destroyed world, trying to survive without losing the idea of goodness.
The Road / 2009 filmThe Giver: Book to Film
Jonas inherits the community's hidden memories and discovers that peace without pain has also removed love, color, choice, and truth.
The Giver / 2014 filmThe Maze Runner: Book to Film
Thomas wakes inside the Glade with no memory and pushes the group toward escape from a deadly maze controlled by unseen experimenters.
The Maze Runner / 2014 filmWater for Elephants: Book to Film
Jacob joins a Depression-era circus after family loss, then finds love, danger, and a second life among performers and animals.
Water for Elephants / 2011 filmThe Secret Life of Bees: Book to Film
Lily runs from home with Rosaleen and finds shelter with the Boatwright sisters while searching for the truth about her mother.
The Secret Life of Bees / 2008 filmAdaptations and their sequels
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