Kids & YA Book Adaptations of the 2010s
Kid and YA book adaptations released in the 2010s
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- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsLogan LermanKevin McKiddSteve CooganA teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.Release Date: 2/12/10
Author: Rick Riodan - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.Release Date: 3/5/10
Book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll - DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsZachary GordonRobert CapronRachael HarrisGreg Heffley is a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.Release Date: 3/19/10
Author: Jeff Kinney - DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-PlasseA hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.Release Date: 3/26/10
Author: Cressida Cowell - DirectorMichael DamianStarsPatrick WarburtonTammin SursokClint BlackA big-city teenage girl is forced to live on a ranch in Wyoming and bonds with a wild horse.Release Date: 5/4/10
Book: My Friend Flicka
Author: Mary O'Hara - CreatorI. Marlene KingStarsTroian BellisarioAshley BensonLucy HaleFour friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.TV Series
Release Date: 6/8/10
Author: Sara Shepard - DirectorDavid SladeStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerAs a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.Release Date: 6/30/10
Author: Stephenie Meyer - DirectorElizabeth Allen RosenbaumStarsJoey KingSelena GomezBridget MoynahanAn adventurous young girl uses her imagination to escape her reality, that is quickly spinning out of reach.Release Date: 7/23/10
Series: Ramona Quimby
Book 1: Beezus and Ramona
Author: Beverly Cleary - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinIn a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.Release Date: 8/13/10
Book 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Author: Bryan Lee O'Malley - DirectorRob ReinerStarsMadeline CarrollCallan McAuliffeRebecca De MornayTwo eighth-graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites.Release Date: 9/10/10
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen - DirectorZack SnyderStarsJim SturgessHugo WeavingDavid WenhamSoren, a young owl, is kidnapped by the evil owls of St Aegolious and want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil plan.Release Date: 9/24/10
Series: The Guardians of Ga'hoole
Book 1: The Capture
Author: Kathryn Lasky - DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsKeir GilchristZach GalifianakisEmma RobertsA clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.Release Date: 10/8/10
Author: Ned Vizzini - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintAs Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.Release Date: 11/19/10
Author: J.K. Rowling - DirectorMichael AptedStarsBen BarnesSkandar KeynesGeorgie HenleyLucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.Release Date: 12/10/10
Author: C.S. Lewis - DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsAlex PettyferTimothy OlyphantDianna AgronAliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.Release Date: 2/18/11
Author: Pittacus Lore - DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsAlex PettyferVanessa HudgensMary-Kate OlsenA modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.Release Date: 3/4/11
Author: Alex Finn - DirectorSimon WellsStarsSeth GreenJoan CusackDan FoglerA young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.Release Date: 3/11/11
Book: Mars Needs Moms!
Author: Berkely Breathed - DirectorDavid BowersStarsZachary GordonDevon BostickRobert CapronBack in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.Release Date: 3/25/11
Book 2: Rodrick Rules
Author: Jeff Kinney - DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsBridgit MendlerAdam HicksHayley KiyokoFive high school kids, Olivia, Wendall, Stella, Charlie, and Mo, meet in detention and start a band based on the lemonade vending machine outside the detention room.Release Date: 4/15/11
Author: Mark Peter Hughes - DirectorJohn SchultzStarsJordana BeattyHeather GrahamParris MostellerThird grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.Release Date: 6/10/11
Series: Judy Moody
Book 10: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer
Author: Megan McDonald - CreatorDan BerendsenStarsSkyler SamuelsGracie GillamKi Hong LeeA girl with special cat-like powers is being hunted by an assassin.TV Series
Release Date: 6/14/11
Book 1: The Fallen
Author: Celia Thompson - DirectorMark WatersStarsJim CarreyCarla GuginoAngela LansburyThe life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.Release Date: 6/17/11
Author: Richard Atwater - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.Release Date: 7/15/11
Author: J.K. Rowling - CreatorCharles Pratt Jr.StarsAlexandra ChandoAndy BuckleyAllie GoninoIdentical twins meet as teenagers after Sutton was adopted by a rich couple and Emma grew up a foster kid. Sutton investigates their bio mom etc., while Emma takes her place/identity.TV Series
Release Date: 8/15/11
Author: Sara Shepard - CreatorAndrew MillerStarsBritt RobertsonThomas DekkerPhoebe Tonkin16 year old Cassie Blake moves to Chance Harbor, Washington to live with her grandmother after her mother mysteriously dies. She discovers she's a witch along with 5 other teens.TV Series
Release Date: 9/15/11
Book 1: The Initiation
Author: L.J. Smith