20 Best Book To Screen Adaptations (2023 Update)

The spirit of anne is alive and well in mariah marsden's crisp adaptation, and it's a thrill to watch as the beloved orphan rushes headlong through brenna thummler's heavenly landscapes. together marsden and thummler conjure all the magic and beauty of green gables. like anne herself, you won't want to leave. — brian selznick, author/illustrator of "the invention of hugo cabret" and "the marvels" the magic of l.m. montgomery's treasured classic is reimagined in a whimsically-illustrated graphic novel adaptation perfect for newcomers and kindred spirits alike. when matthew and marilla cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. with flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, 11-year-old anne shirley takes green gables by storm. anne's misadventures bring a little romance to the lives of everyone she meets: her bosom friend, diana barry; the town gossip, mrs. lynde; and that infuriating tease, gilbert blythe. from triumphs and thrills to the depths of despair, anne turns each everyday moment into something extraordinary.

Practically perfect in every way, mary poppins is one of the greatest children's characters of all time. with the original disney adaptation starring julie andrews still one of the biggest family films of all time and the 2018 film starring emily blunt introducing the nanny with the parrot-handled umbrella to a whole new generation, now is the perfect time to introduce the entire family to p.l. travers' original books. the banks family need a nanny. when the strict but fair mary poppins and her talking umbrella appear out of the sky, the children michael and jane get set for some extraordinary adventures. as well as the original, enchanting novel, there were many more stories full of magic to enjoy. here, you can read them all for one very special book people price.

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is a science fiction comedy series (created by douglas adams) that debuted as a radio comedy broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 1978. since then it has been adapted to other formats, slowly becoming an international multi-media phenomenon over a span of several years. the title the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is often abbreviated as "hhg", "hhgg", "hhgttg", or "h2g2". the series is also often referred to as "the hitchhiker's guide", "hitchhiker's", or simply "[the] guide." this title can refer to any of the various incarnations of the story, of which the books, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. although the various versions follow the same basic plot, they are in many places mutually contradictory, as adams rewrote the story substantially for each new adaptation. in all versions, the series follows the adventures of arthur dent, a hapless englishman who escapes the demolition of earth by a bureaucratic alien race called the vogons with his friend ford prefect, an alien from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse and researcher for the eponymous guidebook. zaphod beeblebrox, ford's semi-cousin and part-time galactic president, unknowingly saves the pair from certain death. he brings them aboard his stolen spaceship, the heart of gold, whose crew rounds out the main cast of characters: marvin the paranoid android, a severely depressed robot, and trillian, formerly known as tricia mcmillan, a woman arthur once met at a party who he soon realises is the only other survivor of earth's destruction. after this, the characters embark on a quest to find the legendary planet of magrathea and the question to the ultimate answer.

The award-winning, bittersweet sci-fi tale of a mysterious tunnel, time travel, and young summer love that inspired an anime film. don’t miss the manga adaptation and the light novel wait for me yesterday in spring (by the same creators), both also from seven seas! one summer morning before school, kaoru hears an unsettling rumor—of a mysterious tunnel that can grant any wish to those who enter it, but ages them dramatically in exchange. at first, he writes it off as nothing more than an urban legend, but that very night, he happens upon the selfsame passage: the urashima tunnel. as he stands before its gaping maw, a thought occurs to him—if this tunnel truly does have the power to grant any wish, could he use it to bring his younger sister back from her untimely death five years prior? yet when he returns to explore the tunnel the next day, he finds he’s been followed by the new girl in class: a total enigma by the name of anzu. she takes an interest in kaoru, and they agree to work together to investigate the time-twisting tunnel and uncover its mysteries. together, they might achieve their deepest desires…but are they prepared for what it may cost them?

Following up their acclaimed debut, being john malkovich, screenwriter charlie kaufman and director spike jonze are back to metaphysical moviemaking with adaptation. the film stars nicolas cage as both charlie kaufman himself and his fictionalized identical twin brother, donald kaufman. while the boisterous donald freeloads off of his sibling and works on a serial-killer movie script, charlie is tormented by both his own army of neuroses and his new project, adapting the orchid thief by susan orlean into a screenplay. as charlie struggles to shape the nonfiction novel into a film, he begins writing himself into the story of orlean (meryl streep), a sad-eyed journalist, and her subject, renegade florida flower expert john laroche (chris cooper). equally as inventive as being john malkovich, adaptation revels in its gloriously absurd premise. kaufman and jonze skillfully sides.

The simpsons meets the walking dead in this hilarious post-apocalyptic graphic novel for middle-grade readers. ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old jack sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of oreos and mountain dew scavenged from abandoned stores. but jack alone is no match for the hoards of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as blarg.

Director spike jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter john laroche (cooper), new yorker journalist susan orlean (streep), hollywood screenwriter charlie kaufman (cage), and his twin brother, donald (also cage). as charlie struggles to adapt orlean's best-selling book "the orchid thief," he writes himself into his own movie. the various stories crash into one another exploding into a wildly imaginative film. adaptation, the year's most talked about movie, is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy.

Director spike jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter john laroche (cooper), new yorker journalist susan orlean (streep), hollywood screenwriter charlie kaufman (cage), and his twin brother, donald (also cage). as charlie struggles to adapt orlean's best-selling book "the orchid thief," he writes himself into his own movie. the various stories crash into one another exploding into a wildly imaginative film. adaptation, the year's most talked about movie, is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy.

A thrilling graphic novel adaptation of lauren tarshis's bestselling i survived the shark attacks of 1916, with text adapted by georgia ball and art by haus studio! chet roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little new jersey town. he has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. but then comes shocking news: a massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the jersey shore, not far from where chet is staying. fear is in the air. so when chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. it's impossible he's about to come face-to-face with a killer shark… right? based on the real life events of the jersey shore shark attacks of 1916, this graphic novel brings lauren tarshis's new york times bestselling i survived series to vivid life. perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the i survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. includes a nonfiction section at the back with historical photos and facts about the real-life shark attacks.

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of lauren tarshis's bestselling i survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by georgia ball. – no grizzly has ever killed a human in glacier national park before… until tonight. eleven-year-old melody vega and her family come to glacier every year. mel loves it here the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. but this year is different. with mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. – then mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. she knows basic bear safety: don't turn your back. don't make any sudden movements. and most importantly: don't run. – that last one is the hardest. mel's been running from her problems all her life. can she find the courage to stay put this time, and face her fear? based on the real-life grizzly attacks of 1967, this bold graphic novel tells the story of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of america's national parks a summer of terror that forever changed ideas about how grizzlies and humans can exist together in the wild. – lauren tarshis's new york times bestselling i survived series comes to vivid life in graphic novel editions. perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the i survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life event.

“phelan’s noir-esque adaptation of the classic fairy tale is atmospheric, clever, and touching. . . . a stunning, genre-bending graphic novel.” — school library journal (starred review)the curtain rises on new york city. the dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the roaring twenties screeches to a halt. enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, samantha white, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the queen of the follies, years earlier; her father, the king of wall street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins, brave protectors for a girl as pure as snow; and a mysterious stock ticker that holds the stepmother in its thrall, churning out ticker tape imprinted with the wicked words: “another . . . more beautiful . . . kill.”

Relive the fun and excitement of jurassic park with this amazing little golden book adaptation—just in time for jurassic world dominion, roaring into theaters june 10, 2022! in 1993 academy award-winning director steven spielberg introduced audiences everywhere to jurassic park, which instantly became a worldwide phenomenon that is still regarded as one of the greatest blockbuster films of all time. now, the movie's youngest fans and dinosaur enthusiasts can relive the movie in this fun, action-packed–and age-appropriate–little golden book adaptation of jurassic park!

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of lauren tarshis's bestselling i survived the attacks of september 11, 2001, in time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. the only thing lucas loves more than football is his uncle benny, his dad's best friend at the firehouse where they both work. benny taught lucas everything about football. so when lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, lucas has to talk to his biggest fan.the next morning, lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. it's a bright, beautiful day in new york as he heads to the firehouse. but just as he arrives, everything changes — and nothing will ever be the same again.lauren tarshis's new york times bestselling i survived series comes to vivid life in bold graphic novels. perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the i survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life event.

The #1 new york times bestseller, which is also a major motion picture directed by angelina jolie, has now been adapted by the author for young adults. beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos, as well as exclusive content, "in conversation," with laura hillenbrand and louie zamperini.“ every young person should have the chance to read this book. it's easy to think, growing up, that bravery is for other people, who are simply born heroic. but nothing about louis marked him out for greatness. he started out as a misfit and troublemaker, but became a great man because of his choices. his story shows that everyone has the potential to rise above obstacles. it is not where you start out in life that counts the most, it is how you choose to face it."—angelina jolie – on a may afternoon in 1943, an american military plane crashed into the pacific ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. it was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. so began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the second world war. – the lieutenant's name was louis zamperini. as a boy, he had been a clever delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and stealing. as a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the berlin olympics. but when war came, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. – ahead of zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. driven to the limits of endurance, zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. his fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will. – in this captivating young adult edition of her award-winning #1 new york times bestseller, laura hillenbrand tells the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred photographs and featuring an exclusive interview with zamperini,unbroken will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics. – praise for unbroken"this adaptation of hillenbrand's adult bestseller is highly dramatic and exciting, as well as painful to read as it lays bare man's hellish inhumanity to man."–booklist, starred"this captivating book emphasizes the importance of determination, the will to survive against impossible odds, and support from family and friends. a strong, well-written work."–school library journal"this fine adaptation ably brings an inspiring tale to young readers."–kirkus reviews

Boys don't keep diaries–or do they? the launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to it's a new school year, and greg heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. the hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as greg records them in his diary. in book one of this debut series, greg is happy to have rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. but when rowley's star starts to rise, greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. author/illustrator jeff kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. as greg says in his diary, "just don't expect me to be all 'dear diary' this and 'dear diary' that." luckily for us, what greg heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are two very different things. this year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day. f&p level: t

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is a science fiction comedy series (created by douglas adams) that debuted as a radio comedy broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 1978. since then it has been adapted to other formats, slowly becoming an international multi-media phenomenon over a span of several years. the title the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is often abbreviated as "hhg", "hhgg", "hhgttg", or "h2g2". the series is also often referred to as "the hitchhiker's guide", "hitchhiker's", or simply "[the] guide." this title can refer to any of the various incarnations of the story, of which the books, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. although the various versions follow the same basic plot, they are in many places mutually contradictory, as adams rewrote the story substantially for each new adaptation. in all versions, the series follows the adventures of arthur dent, a hapless englishman who escapes the demolition of earth by a bureaucratic alien race called the vogons with his friend ford prefect, an alien from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse and researcher for the eponymous guidebook. zaphod beeblebrox, ford's semi-cousin and part-time galactic president, unknowingly saves the pair from certain death. he brings them aboard his stolen spaceship, the heart of gold, whose crew rounds out the main cast of characters: marvin the paranoid android, a severely depressed robot, and trillian, formerly known as tricia mcmillan, a woman arthur once met at a party who he soon realises is the only other survivor of earth's destruction. after this, the characters embark on a quest to find the legendary planet of magrathea and the question to the ultimate answer.

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is a science fiction comedy series (created by douglas adams) that debuted as a radio comedy broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 1978. since then it has been adapted to other formats, slowly becoming an international multi-media phenomenon over a span of several years. the title the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is often abbreviated as "hhg", "hhgg", "hhgttg", or "h2g2". the series is also often referred to as "the hitchhiker's guide", "hitchhiker's", or simply "[the] guide." this title can refer to any of the various incarnations of the story, of which the books, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. although the various versions follow the same basic plot, they are in many places mutually contradictory, as adams rewrote the story substantially for each new adaptation. in all versions, the series follows the adventures of arthur dent, a hapless englishman who escapes the demolition of earth by a bureaucratic alien race called the vogons with his friend ford prefect, an alien from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse and researcher for the eponymous guidebook. zaphod beeblebrox, ford's semi-cousin and part-time galactic president, unknowingly saves the pair from certain death. he brings them aboard his stolen spaceship, the heart of gold, whose crew rounds out the main cast of characters: marvin the paranoid android, a severely depressed robot, and trillian, formerly known as tricia mcmillan, a woman arthur once met at a party who he soon realises is the only other survivor of earth's destruction. after this, the characters embark on a quest to find the legendary planet of magrathea and the question to the ultimate answer.

The comics adaptation of neil gaiman's novel follows the adventures of an ordinary londoner who stops to help an enigmatic girl and is drawn into a battle to save a strange underworld kingdom–london below–from destruction.

The comics adaptation of neil gaiman's novel follows the adventures of an ordinary londoner who stops to help an enigmatic girl and is drawn into a battle to save a strange underworld kingdom–london below–from destruction.

Stephen king revisits five of his favorite short stories that have been turned into films: the shawshank redemption (based on the novella "rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption") was nominated for seven academy awards, including best picture and best actor for morgan freeman. 1408 starred john cusack and samuel l. jackson and was a huge box office success in 2007. the short story "children of the corn" was adapted into the popular children of the corn. the mangler was inspired by king's loathing for laundry machines from his own experience working in a laundromat. hearts in atlantis (based on "low men in yellow coats," the first part of the novel hearts in atlantis) starred anthony hopkins. this collection features new commentary and introductions to all of these stories in a treasure-trove of movie trivia.