Book Titles
On his 11th birthday, an orphan living under the stairs discovers he is a wizard.
Harry Potter
This 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster about a theme park gone wrong was based on a bestselling novel by Michael Crichton.
Jurassic Park
A narrator whose credibility is compromised, forcing the reader to question the truth of the narrative.
Unreliable narrator
The fierce tribute from District 12 with a bow and arrow at her side.
Katniss Everdeen
The king of horror and suspense. He wrote It.
Stephen King
A group of schoolboys are stranded on an island.
The Lord of the Flies
Rosamund Pike earned an Oscar nomination for playing Amy Dunne in the 2014 adaptation of this Gillian Flynn bestseller.
Gone Girl
When an author builds up massive anticipation for a highly anticipated scene, only to cut away right before the payoff.
Anti-climax
A morally gray wingleader at a dragon academy.
Xaden Riorson
He is primarily a romance author whose most successful book was turned into an adaptation starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
Nicholas Sparks
Guy Montag is a "fireman" whose job is to burn books in this Ray Bradbury classic.
Fahrenheit 451
Based on a 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, this Hulu series stars Elisabeth Moss as Offred in a totalitarian regime.
The Handmaid's Tale
A piece of false information or a misleading clue deliberately left by the author to throw readers off the scent.
A red herring
A brilliant, bookish witch whose intelligence, loyalty, and courage constantly save her friends.
Hermionie Granger
Paving the way in the romantasy genre is this author of the Throne of Glass series, which she began writing as a teenager.
Sarah J. Maas
“He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
Wuthering Heights
This 1999 teen rom-com starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles adapted a famous Shakespearean play.
The Taming of the Shrew
A sudden, unexpected object or event that drops in out of nowhere to instantly save characters from a hopeless situation.
Deus ex machina
A quiet loner who drinks blood and sparkles in the sun.
Edward Cullen
Dubbed "the first great millennial author," she wrote the novels Normal People and Conversations with Friends.
Sally Rooney
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
A Tale of Two Cities
Roderick Thorp's thriller novel Nothing Lasts Forever was adapted into this 1988 explosive action film, launching Bruce Willis into superstardom.
Die Hard
An opening style where a book throws the reader straight into the middle of the action without prior introduction or backstory.
In media res
Short, grumpy, and an environmental activist.
She wrote a classic Gothic novel that has had many adaptations through the years and takes place in Switzerland.
Mary Shelley