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100

Mr. and Mrs. [...] of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?

100

This 2024 movie adaptation was the center of significant controversy after misguided promotion by the work’s star, Blake Lively.

What is It Ends With Us?

100

A young girl is caught in a love triangle between two opposing supernatural beings in this bestselling series set in Washington.

What is the Twilight saga?

100

This city was the location of an epic war in the 2011 mythological romance book Song of Achilles.

What is Troy, Greece?

100

This character from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before writes secret love letters to her crushes until they get mailed.

Who is Lara Jean/ Lara Jean Covey?

200

Look, I didn’t want to be a halfblood.

What is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?

200

A 2024 television British murder mystery series follows a school girl played by Emma Meyers trying to uncover a secret.

What is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder?

200

This popular dystopian novel takes place in a post-apocalyptic land where individuals choose their lives based on one trait.

What is the Divergent series?

200

This island hosts what safe haven for demigods in a popular series first released in 2005. (Must give both parts for full credit.)

What is Long Island, Camp Half Blood?

200

This character is the child of a supernatural love affair, possesses magical powers, and is nicknamed for the Loch Ness Monster.

Who is Renesmee?

300

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

What is Pride and Prejudice?

300

This movie adaptation of a classic novel features Eliza Scanlen and Meryl Streep playing family members.

What is Little Women, 2023?

300

This fantasy series follows a young woman who becomes tangled in the politics of fae courts and her own romantic pursuits.

What is A Court of Thorns and Roses?

300

This nation inspired by Tsarist Russia is the homeland of Alina Starkov.

What is Ravka?

300

In a YA trilogy this orphaned teen with a ‘risky’ name inherits a billionaire’s fortune and must navigate deadly puzzles.

Who is Avery Kylie Grambs/ Avery Grambs?

400

When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.

What is The Hunger Games?

400

This 2017 film based on André Aciman's coming-of-age novel is often categorized as crossover YA for mature teen readers.

What is Call Me By Your Name?

400

This duology is the companion to a bestselling trilogy set in the same fantastical world and follows a gang of six criminals.

What is Six of Crows?

400

In this 2015 novel by Victoria Aveyard, this kingdom is ruled by Silver-blood elites and divided by class and power.

What is Norta?

400

This gruff goblin works for Gringotts and helps Harry break into Bellatrix’s vault.

Who is Griphook?

500

On a drowsy Sunday afternoon, a man in a long dark coat hesitated in front of a house on a tree-lined street.

What is The Cruel Prince?

500

This 1987 adaptation of a novel by William Goldman features Billy Crystal and Mandy Patinkin.

What is The Princess Bride?

500

This best selling series of twelve books is described as lyrical science fiction and begins with the main character in a cell.

What is the Shatter Me series?

500

In Children of Blood and Bone, Zélie’s journey takes place in this richly imagined, West African–inspired land.

What is Orïsha?

500

In the dystopian novel Scythe this character is the mentor for the two main characters Rowan and Citra, working to ‘glean’ humans in a world beyond death. 300 extra points for the character’s real name.

Who is Scythe Faraday, also known as Gerald Van Der Gans?