Recs if you like About a Boy...
📚 Book to movie adaptations 🎥
Books that were adapted into movies (not tv shows). Let's make this list as long as possible!
(going to only add the first book in a series)
coming of age (lit/contemporary fiction specific)
bildungsroman if ya nasty
Books that Hugh Grant has starred in
These are all books that have been turned into films, what they all have in common is that Hugh Grant has starred in them. Disclaimer: some films have been loosely based on the books.
Librarian recommends (full list)
A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).
Mentioned in Ted Lasso
Books brought up by a character, fleeting or otherwise, in the Apple TV show Ted Lasso.
it’s a movie and a book!
all books that have been adapted to another medium. mostly film and TV but other adaptations might get mixed in.
Taste the RAINBOW (of covers)
5 books of each color, for color themed challenges and games
London reading guide
A comprehensive list of books set in London. From romance to lit fics and more!
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