Adaptations

An adaptation can be anything from a book based on a movie or the retelling of a classic tale. It is when a story is adapted from another story form or source. Not merely a remake in all cases, some stories are only loosely adapted from original sources or legends.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
The Fault in Our Stars
Pride and Prejudice
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Daisy Jones & The Six
Gone Girl
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
The Great Gatsby
The Handmaid's Tale
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)

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