Book-to-Screen Books
This novel’s opening line places the narrator in Phoenix, Arizona, a setting chosen specifically because it contradicts the gloomy atmosphere she soon relocates to.
Twilight
This character’s survival depends as much on her ability to read people as her skill with a bow.
Katniss Everdeen
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
This boy wizard with a lightning bolt scar first appeared in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Two "star-crossed" lovers who have to balance their forbidden love, a cause of their families long-live feud; a classic tragedy
Romeo and Juliet
This coming-of-age novel follows the lives of the four March sisters as they each navigate personal growth and relationships. Stars Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Emma Waston
Little Women
Often underestimated because of her age and appearance, this character consistently proves that knowledge can be a form of power even in a different world.
Hermione Granger
A Court of Throns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Mo Willems wrote this series about a very expressive, argumentative elephant and his best friend, a small pig.
Elephant and Piggie
This novel follows a group of British school boys, stranded on an island during a time of war. The boys try to civil themselves, showing a contrast of 'good' and 'evil' instincts.
Lord of the Flies
This series follows a young demigod as he navigates being a child of Poseidon, having to go on quests and fight monsters. This series has 2 (terrible) movie adaptations and recently released the final episode of season 2 on Disney+
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
In a society where women have almost no rights, she quietly tries to survive while remembering her life before.
Offred
Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes?
This story about a clever fox who outwits three farmers was a favorite picture book by Roald Dahl.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Narrated by Nick Carraway, this novel set in the roaring twenties, follows a mysterious millionaire desperate to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
The Great Gatsby
This novel's most iconic line is, "Stay gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold" and stars the Karate Kid.
The Outsiders
She rejects several marriage proposals because they don’t align with her principles, even though society expects her to accept.
Elizabeth Bennet
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
This book series follows a student who writes letters directly to the reader, often detailing ridiculous misunderstandings and over-the-top antics at school.
Junie B. Jones
This novel, set in the 1930s, is through the eyes of young Scout Finch as she watches her father defend a black man falsely accused of a crime he did not commit.
To Kill a Mockingbird
This novel’s title is derived from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, referencing a line that emphasizes fate over personal agency, an idea the author deliberately subverts through Hazel’s narrative voice.
The Fault in Our Stars
In retellings of an ancient legend, this character assumes a false identity to fulfill a duty traditionally denied to her.
Mulan
This author wrote a romance in which two writers with writer’s block swap houses for the summer, only to discover unexpected truths about grief, inspiration, and second chances.
Emily Henry
This series features a mouse editor whose books often mix italicized, colorful words and wacky fonts to emphasize excitement, fear, or humor.
Geronimo Stilton
This novel follows Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for Adultery.
The Scarlet Letter