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Young Adult Page to Screen

Enjoy this selection of books that are part of the pop culture conversation, such as books from #BookTok or titles turning into movies and TV.

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  • The final season (based on book 3 in the series) is airing this summer, so now's the perfect time to jump into the story with Belly at her family friends' beach house. Catch some sun and some feelings, but are you Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah?…
    Book, 2009New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
  • A student project investigating a local murder gets dangerous when secrets in their small town start coming to light. Season 1 of the adaptation came out on Netflix last year and reviews are mixed. Some people think it perfectly captured the action…
    Book, 2020New York : Delacorte Press, [2020]
  • Netflix cancelled this show way too soon! Rich magical fantasy world, epic and lovable characters fighting against dark magic, and thriller heist vibes. You'll want to read these and other books in the Grishaverse to catch all the adventures you…
    Book, 2012New York : Henry Holt, 2012.
  • Streaming on HBO now, people are saying the movie adaptation is just as powerful as the book. A story about friendship, school, and the challenges of moving through life with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and anxiety, it's definitely worth…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Dutton Books, [2017]
  • The newest book in the series just came out and the movie cast has already been announced. Revisit Panem or check out the books for the first time and prepare for heart-racing high stakes and characters that will rip your heart out.
    Book, 2008New York : Scholastic Press, 2008.
  • Powerful, with fantastic characters and family dynamics, both the book and the movie adaptation will give you all the emotions! Amandla Stenberg is incredible as Starr, and the book is an award winner for a reason. This title is basically a classic…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
  • This book was perfection! Dumplin' decides to enter a beauty pageant to get her pageant queen mom's attention. It has a super sweet romance, great friendship, and was so much fun. The movie adaptation on Netflix was pretty good too, but for this one…
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015].
  • The movie adaptation "Love Simon" was sweet, and if you like good friends, emotional angst, and some LGBTQ+ romance, you won't want to miss this book or the others in the series featuring Simon's friends who haven't gotten their own movie…
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
  • Adapted by HBO, if you like fantasy novels then the book trilogy and the three seasons are both worth getting into. Lyra is always getting into trouble, but when kids start going missing around London, she and her daemon Pan are determined to get to…
    Book, 1996New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
  • Another one with a movie so good it's basically a classic now! When letters Lara Jean wrote to her crushes get sent out to them, she starts a fake dating situation with popular jock Peter Kavinsky to avoid the consequences. Romantic sparks fly in…
    Book, 2014New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2014]
  • If you like science fiction, this one will have you on the edge of your seat! On an alien world of all men where everyone can hear each other's thoughts, danger arises when a teenage girl appears. I heard the movie adaptation "Chaos Walking" was way…
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2018]
  • Set in Chicago, this dystopic series has a lot of action, adventure, and romance! If you want all the drama and the wrap up you'll need to read the series. The movie studios never made the final movie and fans need to know how it all ends!
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]