On The Big Screen
This bestselling YA novel by Angie Thomas was adapted to film in 2018. It was awarded the 2019 BET Award for Best Film.
The Hate U Give
“Humans can survive three weeks with no food, three days with no water, three hours with no shelter if it’s cold, three minutes with no hope.”
Will Dean, The Last One
One is bold and ambitious. The other is family oriented but homely. Neither of them know what the word "friend" actually means.
Tully and Kate, Firefly Lane
This Nairobian author has written over 40 books with her most popular being The Other Boelyn released in 2001.
Philippa Gregory
The Pacific Ocean - May 27, 1943
Unbroken
This Kristin Hannah book was adapted into a television series that ended after its second season. There are no plans to adapt it's sequel.
Firefly Lane
"Such a big majority of book critics and authors have begun to teach, whether they really believe it or not, that no book is true to life unless it is true to the worst in life.”
Gene Stratton Porter
A smart, resourceful, and resilient teenager who unexpectedly inherits a billionaire’s fortune. Thrown into a world of riddles, wealth, and secrets, she relies on her intelligence and adaptability to survive the dangerous games surrounding the inheritance.
Avery Kylie Grambs, The Inheritance Games
This author is an American-British journalist who has penned just over 20 works. While he emphasizes travel in his nonfiction, he also penned The short History of Nearly Everything in 2003 and The Body: A Guide For Occupants in 2019.
Bill Bryson
Atlanta, Georgia, starting September 2017
The Hate U Give
This collection of gruesome recountings has not been fully adapted, though PBS released a documentary called "The Lobotomist" in 2008 that told the tale of Dr. Freeman.
The Icepick Surgeon
"I was heading to Nebraska. Now there's a sentence you don't want to say too often if you can possibly help it.”
Bill Bryson, The Lost Continent
A thoughtful, courageous Black teenager who witnesses the police shooting of her childhood friend. As she navigates two very different worlds—her poor neighborhood and her wealthy, mostly white private school—she finds her voice and learns to stand up for justice and her own identity.
Starr Carter, The Hate U Give
This author is also a veterinary surgeon who works at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. When they aren't saving pets, they are busy writing books like The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs and Tell Me Where It Hurts.
Nick Trout
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2019
The Wonder of Lost Causes
This popular YA mystery series was just picked up for adaptation by Lionsgate. While no release date has been given, it promises puzzles, secrets, and romance as Avery Grambs inherits a fortune from a stranger.
The Inheritance Games
“The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when their tormentors suffer.”
Lauren Hillenbrand, Unbroken
A single mom, a chronically ill child, and a dog.
Kate, Jasper, and Whistle, The Wonder of Lost Causes
This YA author won 14 awards on her debut novel and was nominated for many, many more. Her other books include Concrete Roses and Nic Blake and the Remarkables.
Angie Thomas
Texas, Late 2020
The Inheritance Games
This American war story was adapted to film in 2014, starring Jack O'Connell as Army officer Louis "Louie" Zamperini.
Unbroken
“Dogs choose us, not the other way around.”
Nick Trout, The Wonder of Lost Causes
A smart, cautious, and independent woman traveling alone on a luxury cruise. When she wakes up to find the ship mysteriously empty, she must rely on her intelligence, resilience, and instincts to survive and uncover what happened.
Riley, The Last One
This author has published 25 books with one of her most popular, The Nightingale, slated for a theatrical release in 2027. Her other works include books such as "The Women" and "Home Front".
Kristin Hannah
Wabash County, IN, 1863 - 1924
Gene Stratton Porter