Books made into movies
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Desperate to uncover the truth about his Grandfather's death, sixteen-year-old Jacob sets out on a life altering quest. Arriving on a remote island off the coast of Whales, he hopes to revisit the past his Grandfather left far behind, at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. (From book cover)
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Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that know (from Wheelers site)
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When Ricky's beloved Aunt Bella dies and Social Welfare threatens to put him into care, the overweight Maori boy and cantankerous Uncle Hec flee into the remote and rugged Ureweras. The impassable bush serves up perilous adventures, forcing the pair of misfits to use all their skills to survive hunger, wild pigs and the vicissitudes of the weather. Worse still are the authorities, determined to bring Ricky and Uncle Hec to justice. But despite the difficulties of life on the run, a bond of trust and love blossoms between the world-weary man and his withdrawn side-kick.(Publisher)
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