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By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1642 GMT (0042 HKT) October 14, 2014

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Fans of Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" may mourn the end of the film franchise with the release of the last film, "Mockingjay -- Part 2." Here are more young adult titles that went from the bookshelf to the box office.
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Fans of Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" may mourn the end of the film franchise with the release of the last film, "Mockingjay -- Part 2." Here are more young adult titles that went from the bookshelf to the box office.
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The hotly anticipated film version of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, reached theaters in summer 2014 and opened at No. 1.
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The hotly anticipated film version of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, reached theaters in summer 2014 and opened at No. 1.
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Alvin Schwartz's book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is legendary for its ability to frighten the daylights out of its readers. Now, with a little help from screenwriter John August, Schwartz's work will come to life on the big screen.
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Alvin Schwartz's book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is legendary for its ability to frighten the daylights out of its readers. Now, with a little help from screenwriter John August, Schwartz's work will come to life on the big screen.
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Author Gayle Forman's novel "If I Stay" came to the big screen in August 2014, with Jamie Blackley as Adam and Chloe Moretz starring as Mia Hall.
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Author Gayle Forman's novel "If I Stay" came to the big screen in August 2014, with Jamie Blackley as Adam and Chloe Moretz starring as Mia Hall.
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An adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling first novel in her "Divergent" trilogy landed in theaters in March 2014, starring Shailene Woodley, right, as protagonist Tris Prior and Zoe Kravitz as Christina. The sequel "Insurgent" arrived in 2015, and "Allegiant" will be released in 2016.
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An adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling first novel in her "Divergent" trilogy landed in theaters in March 2014, starring Shailene Woodley, right, as protagonist Tris Prior and Zoe Kravitz as Christina. The sequel "Insurgent" arrived in 2015, and "Allegiant" will be released in 2016.
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Orson Scott Card's novel "Ender's Game," which began as a short story in 1977, finally made the jump to the big screen in November 2013, starring Asa Butterfield as Ender and Hailee Steinfeld as Petra.
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Orson Scott Card's novel "Ender's Game," which began as a short story in 1977, finally made the jump to the big screen in November 2013, starring Asa Butterfield as Ender and Hailee Steinfeld as Petra.
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After a lackluster August 2013 release for the adaptation of the first book in Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series, production for the second film was initially put on hold. But one thing fans did seem to like about "City of Bones"? The casting, with Jemima West as Isabelle, Robert Sheehan as Simon, Lily Collins as heroine Clary, Kevin Zegers as Alec and Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace.
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After a lackluster August 2013 release for the adaptation of the first book in Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series, production for the second film was initially put on hold. But one thing fans did seem to like about "City of Bones"? The casting, with Jemima West as Isabelle, Robert Sheehan as Simon, Lily Collins as heroine Clary, Kevin Zegers as Alec and Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace.
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Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia's bestselling series opener "Beautiful Creatures," starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert, didn't fare well at the box office, but the books have sold millions of copies, and the fan base continues to grow. A spinoff series of books, "Dangerous Creatures," is also in the works, thanks to 4 million new readers after the movie's debut in February 2013.
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Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia's bestselling series opener "Beautiful Creatures," starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert, didn't fare well at the box office, but the books have sold millions of copies, and the fan base continues to grow. A spinoff series of books, "Dangerous Creatures," is also in the works, thanks to 4 million new readers after the movie's debut in February 2013.
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Stephen Chbosky wrote "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and adapted it into a successful film in 2012 starring Ezra Miller, left, Emma Watson and Logan Lerman.
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Stephen Chbosky wrote "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and adapted it into a successful film in 2012 starring Ezra Miller, left, Emma Watson and Logan Lerman.
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All seven of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books made the leap from page to screen, beginning with the first one in 2001 and wrapping up in 2011. It's been a trend to split the last book in a series into two films, with the "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" franchises following suit. The success of the "Harry Potter" films also led to adaptations of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Inkheart" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles," none of which replicated the success of "Potter. From left are "Potter" stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe.