Books to Movies

This is a page for posting information about YA books made into movies. Dates and links are to IMDB and aren’t necessarily up to date.

Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (David Fickling 2006) Heyday Films, June 2008 UK.
Cabot, Meg. Teen Idol (HarperCollins 2004) No studio listed, 2008.
Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game (T. Doherty 1985) Chartoff Productions, 2008.
Cohn, Rachel & Levithan, David. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Knopf 2006) Depth of Field, October 2008.
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness (Delacorte 1997) GreeneStreet, 2008.
DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles (Field Guide, Simon & Schuster 2003) Kennedy/Marshall, February 2008. Movie trailer. Review at Horn Book.
DuPrau, Jeanne. City of Ember (Random House 2003) Playtone, October 2008.
Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart (Scholastic 2003) New Line Cinema, April 2008. Movie trailer.
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline (HarperCollins 2002) Laika Entertainment, 2009. Movie trailer from Cineplex.
Gaiman, Neil. Stardust (DC Comics 1997) Di Bonaventura Pictures, 2007. Movie trailer from Screenplay, Inc. Note: Did anyone see this?
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Amulet 2007) Color Force, 2010.  Greg Heffly to be played by Zachary Gordon.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight (Little Brown 2005) Maverick Films, November 28, 2008. The cast.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn (EOS 2004) Ruddy Morgan 2008.
Orr, Wendy. Nim’s Island (Knopf 2001) Film Farm, April 2008. Movie trailer.
Patterson, James. Maximum Ride (Little, Brown 2005) Warner Brothers, 2008. Trailer.
Paul, Dominique. The Possibility of Fireflies (Simon Pulse 2007) Junction Films. Starts filming in September.
Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men (HarperCollins 2003) 2010.
Pullman, Philip. Golden Compass (Knopf 1996) New Line Cinema, December 2007. Movie trailers.
Pullman, Philip. Subtle Knife (Knopf 1997) New Line Cinema, 2009.
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief (Hyperion 2005) 2009.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Scholastic 2005) Warner Brothers, November 21, 2008.
Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones (Little, Brown 2002) December, 2009.
Shan, Darren. Cirque du Freak (Little Brown 2001) Donners Company, 2008.
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl (Knopf 2007) Gotham Group, 2008.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped (Knopf 2001) East of Doheny, 2008.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies (Simon Pulse 2005) Davis Entertainment, 2008.