From literary classics to young-adult romances, countless books have been turned into movies and television shows.
Explore the books that have been adapted to the screen, and visit the display in the library to check out a book and its adaptation.
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Visit the McGovern Library and check-out both the book and the screen adaptation of these stories.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland
2010 Film
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
2006 Film
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
Divergent
2014 Film
The Fellowship of the Ring
by JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 Film
The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue
by Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman
The Finest Hours
2016 Film
Flags of Our Fathers
by James Bradley
Flags of Our Fathers
2007 Film
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo's The Godfather
1972 Film
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl
2015 Film
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
2013 Film
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 Film
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
The Help
2011 Film
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games
2012 Film
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild
2008 Film
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
2011 Film
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park
2000 Film
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 Film
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by CS Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006 Film
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell & Patrick Robinson
Lone Survivor
2014 Film
The Death Cure
by James Dashner
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018 Film
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
by Robert M Edsel & Bret Witter
The Monuments Men
2014 Film
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
1997 Film
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock
2010 TV Series
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
by Truman Capote
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood
2003 Film
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken
2015 Film
From Page to Screen
in 2019 & 2020
2020
Artemis Fowl (2020)
Read the Book
IMDB the Movie
The Call of the Wild (2020)
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IMDB the Movie
Dolittle (2020)
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IMDB the Movie
Emma (2020)
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Enola Holmes (2020)
InterLibrary Loan the Book
Read Sherlock Holmes
IMDB the Movie
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
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IMDB the Movie
Lincoln Rhyme:
Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
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The One and Only Ivan (2020)
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IMDB the Movie
Rebecca (2020)
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Tiny Pretty Things (2020)
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The Witches (2020)
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2019
Breakthrough (2019)
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Catch-22 (2019)
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Five Feet Apart (2019)
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The Goldfinch (2019)
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Good Omens (2019)
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Little Women (2019)
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Looking for Alaska (2019)
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Pet Sematary (2019)
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IMDB the Movie
The Sun is Also a Star (2019)
Read the Book
IMDB the Movie
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