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Young Adult Page to Screen

By Amanda Toledo

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.

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty

    2009 by Han, Jenny

    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? There's only one correct answer!

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  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    2020 by Jackson, Holly

    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 and tension of the book, some felt it fell flat, you decide which.

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  • Shadow and Bone

    2012 by Bardugo, Leigh

    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 won't catch on screen.

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  • Turtles All the Way Down

    2017 by Green, John

    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 engaging with both book and movie.

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  • The Hunger Games

    2008 by Collins, Suzanne

    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.

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  • The Hate U Give

    2017 by Thomas, Angie

    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 by now and totally worth both reading and watching!

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  • Dumplin'

    2015 by Murphy, Julie

    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 you don't want to miss the book.

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  • Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

    2015 by Albertalli, Becky

    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 adaptations yet.

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  • The Golden Compass

    1996 by Pullman, Philip

    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 the bottom of it, and end up on a world-ripping adventure!

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  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    2014 by Han, Jenny

    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 both the book and the movie adaptation on Netflix.

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  • The Knife of Never Letting Go

    2018 by Ness, Patrick

    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 different from the book and people were not happy with it, but it does have Tom Holland, so how bad could it be, really?

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  • Divergent

    2014 by Roth, Veronica

    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!

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