Night World
Author: LJ Smith
The pitch: The series takes place in a world similar to our own but vampires, witches, werewolves and shapeshifters live secretly among us.
The first book 'Secret Vampire' concerns a terminally ill girl whose best friend reveals himself as a vampire, and offers to break the rules to save her life.
The pedigree: The series was originally published in the '90s. The tenth book has been pushed back every year for the last eleven years.
The books were re-released last year, gaining a new audience in the wake of Twilight, and LJ Smith has announced she has nearly finished the final book.
Books in series: Nine so far, with the tenth supposedly out this summer.
Web presence: 96,900 Google hits.
Big-screen potential: It's Twilight Lite, and the producers would be looking to harness the power of those screaming teenage girls again...
Any young-adult books you'd like to see on the big screen? Let us know in the Comments.
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SemiKnockedOut
May 19th 2009, 13:13
No 'Edge Chronicles'? For shame
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maninacan
May 19th 2009, 14:58
maximum ride series by james patterson tho i believe these may be on the way
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dgoodswen
May 19th 2009, 23:50
Both good suggestions, I'll be sure to put them in the next list!
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pimpernel
May 20th 2009, 13:47
I hope they get someone good to direct The Artemis Fowl books! Plus, you should have The Darren Shan Saga on there. Vampires - totally different to Twilight ones though - and witches and DESTINY. Those were huge a few years ago!
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Foreigner09
May 27th 2009, 11:26
the Tally Youngblood series (four in total: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras--although Extras could be left off the list) would make an awesome saga! The heroine is also a female who's strong-willed and adventurous! =)
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Vixabell
Jun 2nd 2009, 15:17
Celia Rees 'Witch Child' and 'The Vanished'!!!
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Elyad
Jun 2nd 2009, 18:20
Nice to see my two favorite series' up there, as most Artemis Fowl fans can say, we've been waiting for aaaages for the film! Right now though, I would have to say Vampirates is my winner, fabulous books, and forget it being the next Twilight, Vampirates would surpass it by a mile! (or 2, or 3...or 10)
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murta101
Jun 3rd 2009, 22:46
what about Muddle Earth?! It's f*****g awesome and would be great for adults as well as little kids thinking it's Lord of the Rings (as I did when I bought it). Dreamworks to make a 3-D version faturing the voices of Will Porter and John Cleese
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TOM37
Jul 7th 2009, 18:32
Definetly Vampirates I mean if you havent read them yet go get the first one at a bookstore and read it. Then you will definetly think Vampirates for the next movie series.
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Dana45
Jul 14th 2009, 18:57
Vampirates is a great book and it would make an amazing movie on the big screen
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KLou17
Sep 19th 2009, 17:08
Would love 'House of Night' series to be made into films, they would be fantastic.
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