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Our Favorite Books Made Into Movies 

Instill a love of reading by introducing students to the books behind some of their favorite hit movies, like the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series.

Spark a classroom debate on books vs. movies with these 25 titles that inspired some of the box office's biggest hits! From classics like Charlotte's Web and Alice in Wonderland to more contemporary successes like The Hunger Games series and Wonder, students may be surprised to learn that some of their favorite movies started out as books. These titles are perfect for encouraging classroom discussion and debate—and for using familiar characters and plot lines to spark a love of reading in students.

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Charlotte's Web

Grades 2 - 4
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American prose stylist E.B. White presents one of the best-loved stories of all time–and a heartwarming portrait of one of the best-loved pigs of all time.

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Grades 3 - 5
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This story will inspire many as it shows how, even in the worst of times, a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Grades 4 - 7
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A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.

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Matilda

Grades 5 - 7
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Little effort is needed to put one over on her obnoxious parents, but can shy little Matilda handle the formidable headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and win the respect of every kid in school? Yes!

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Wonder

Grades 5 - 7
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This brilliant, sensitive story takes an insightful look at how one person's differences can affect the lives of so many others.

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A Wrinkle in Time

Grades 5 - 7
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Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. 

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Grades 5 - 7
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This first installment of C.S. Lewis' renowned series, first published in 1950, has been enchanting the hearts and imaginations of millions for generations with its story of four siblings who, with the help of a lion named Aslan, must overcome their own failings to become heroes of a better world.

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Wonderstruck

Grades 5 - 8
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Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful, with over 460 pages of original artwork, Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.

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Books of Ember: The City of Ember

Grades 6 - 8
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The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. 

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Holes

Grades 6 - 8
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This winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award features Stanley Yelnats, a kid who is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats.

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Hidden Figures

Grades 6 - 9
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The amazing true story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Grades 4 - 6
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The book that started it all... Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Grades 4 - 6
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It's Harry's second year at Hogwarts and someone is turning students into stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects: Harry Potter himself?

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Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. Tragic revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the beloved series.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Grades 4 - 6
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This fourth installment, with a heart-pounding and emotional climax, serves as a turning point in the series, for the reader and for Harry himself.

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Truly dangerous times have arrived in the fifth Harry Potter novel, but it never loses the trademark fun, excitement, and wonder at the possibilities of magic.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Grades 5 - 8
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It's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Harry struggles to uncover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince, the past owner of a potions textbook he now possesses that is filled with ingenious, potentially deadly spells. But Harry's life is suddenly changed forever when someone close to him is heinously murdered right before his eyes.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Grades 6 - 12
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The conclusion of the Harry Potter series reveals the message at the heart of these iconic books: that choice matters much more than destiny, and that love will always triumph over death. 

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Hunger Games: The Hunger Games

Grades 9 - 12
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In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

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Mockingjay

Grades 9 - 12
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe.