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Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling writerA seven book series of children’s/young adult novels. The first introduces 11-year-old Harry Potter, who is being raised by his aunt and uncle after the death of his parents in a car crash when Harry was an infant. Harry learns that he has magical abilities and that he is the only survivor of an attack by a powerful evil wizard, Voldemort, who is threatening to return to power and take over the wizarding world. Each book follows Harry through a different year (ages 11-17) at the magical boarding school, Hogwarts, where Harry faces challenges that arise through Voldemort’s various attempts to return to power. At the same time, Harry learns more about his past, the wizarding world, and deals with issues of friendship, fitting in, growing up, and even romance. The books move from whimsical children’s literature with a hint of threat to darker more young adult-themed with the fourth book. Harry’s character also develops as he ages and as the threats around him grow increasingly severe and dire. The final book retains dystopian, wartime themes but ends with hope.
genres fantasy children’s literature young adult dystopia keywords child abuse - major character death - racism - torture - british boarding school content warnings profanity: mild - violence: yes - sex: no languages English length 223 pages to 766 pages source material related works The Harry Potter films availability of fanfiction More than 100,000 entries on Archive of Our Own, FanFiction.Net, fan specific archives notes Fanfiction is available for the entire series and not always based solely upon one of the Harry Potter books or movies. -
Harry Potter film series by Chris Columbus director, Steve Cloves screenplay, Afonso Cuarón director, Mike Newell director, David Yates director, Michael Goldenberg screenplayAn eight-movie series based on the seven-volume Harry Potter children’s/young adultnovels. The first introduces 11-year-old Harry Potter, who is being raised by his aunt and uncle after the death of his parents in a car crash when Harry was an infant. Harry learns that he has magical abilities and that he is the only survivor of an attack by a powerful evil wizard, Voldemort, who is threatening to return to power and take over the wizarding world. Each book follows Harry through a different year (ages 11-17) at the magical boarding school, Hogwarts, where Harry faces challenges that arise through Voldemort’s various attempts to return to power. At the same time, Harry learns more about his past, the wizarding world, and deals with issues of friendship, fitting in, growing up, and even romance. The movies move from whimsical and colorful explorations of the magical world from a child’s perspective to darker young-adult depictions of trying to survive in a society at war.
genres fantasy children’s literature young adult dystopia keywords child abuse - major character death - racism - torture - british boarding school content warnings profanity: mild - violence: yes - sex: no languages English length 2 h 10 min - 2 h 54 min source material related works The Harry Potter books availability of fanfiction More than 100,000 entries on Archive of Our Own, FanFiction.Net, Wattpad, other fan archives notes Fanfiction is available for the entire series and not always based solely upon one of the Harry Potter books or movies. -
Hunger Games by Gary Ross director, Francis Lawrence director, Suzanne Collins writer
This is a young-adult dystopian series of 4 movies set in a post-apocalyptic future in the country of Panem, which is divided into 12 districts. While the Capital city of Panem is wealthy, technologically advanced and known for its citizen’s extravagant dress and lifestyles, the remaining 12 districts deal with varying degrees of poverty. The Capital maintains control of Panem through an annual event called the Hunger Games, in which two children (one boy and one girl) from each district are randomly selected as tributes to compete and fight to the death for public televised amusement. The trilogy follows the protagonist Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from District 12 who competes and wins the 74th Hunger Games along with her fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss finds herself an inadvertent figurehead and then later an active member of the growing rebellion that eventually overthrows the Capital’s control of Panem.
genres young adult dystopia keywords major character death - torture - war content warnings profanity: mild - violence: graphic - sex: no languages English length 137-146 minutes source material related works Hunger Games book series availability of fanfiction Between 50,000 and 100,000 entries on Archive for Our Own, FanFiction.net notes Fanfiction often merges characters and themes from all the books and movies. -
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins writer
This is a young-adult dystopian trilogy set in a post-apocalyptic future in the country of Panem, which is divided into 12 districts. While the Capital city of Panem is wealthy, technologically advanced and known for its citizen’s extravagant dress and lifestyles, the remaining 12 districts deal with varying degrees of poverty. The Capital maintains control of Panem through an annual event called the Hunger Games, in which two children (one boy and one girl) from each district are randomly selected as tributes to compete and fight to the death for public televised amusement. The trilogy follows the protagonist Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from District 12 who competes and wins the 74th Hunger Games along with her fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss finds herself an inadvertent figurehead and then later an active member of the growing rebellion that eventually overthrows the Capital’s control of Panem.
genres young adult dystopia keywords major character death - torture content warnings profanity: mild - violence: graphic - sex: no languages English length 374-391 pages source material related works The Hunger Games Film Series availability of fanfiction Between 50,000 and 100,000 entries on Archive for Our Own, FanFiction.net notes Fanfiction often merges characters and themes from all the books and movies.
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