2020 Acquisitions & Development for TV/Film Adaptations (Part 1 - Jan. to July)

1.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 3,336,628 ratings
2.
The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl 3.35 avg rating β€” 82,114 ratings
3.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong 4.17 avg rating β€” 78,002 ratings
4.
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,628 ratings
5.
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1 4.41 avg rating β€” 74,547 ratings
6.
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption 3.98 avg rating β€” 7,449 ratings
7.
Snow Blind
Snow Blind 3.34 avg rating β€” 409 ratings
8.
Close to Home (DI Adam Fawley, #1)
Close to Home (DI Adam Fawley, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 47,266 ratings
9.
Rise of Wingtar (Almythea #1)
Rise of Wingtar (Almythea #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
10.
The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)
The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 132,297 ratings
11.
The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3)
The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating β€” 22,549 ratings
12.
Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime
Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime
by: Ben Moon
4.07 avg rating β€” 1,214 ratings
13.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 274,914 ratings
14.
A Treachery of Spies (Capitaine InΓ©s Picaut, #2)
A Treachery of Spies (Capitaine InΓ©s Picaut, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,836 ratings
15.
Stay Close
Stay Close 3.91 avg rating β€” 59,934 ratings
16.
Camp
Camp 3.95 avg rating β€” 7,846 ratings
17.
Red Rose Crew
Red Rose Crew 4.03 avg rating β€” 776 ratings
18.
What Happened That Night (What Happened That Night, #1)
What Happened That Night (What Happened That Night, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,390 ratings
19.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating β€” 857,537 ratings
20.
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods 3.94 avg rating β€” 18,604 ratings
21.
The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country 4.06 avg rating β€” 15,423 ratings
22.
Revival
Revival 3.81 avg rating β€” 137,067 ratings
23.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,072,788 ratings
24.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating β€” 174,606 ratings
25.
Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love 4.51 avg rating β€” 359,758 ratings
26.
Adults
Adults 3.28 avg rating β€” 13,567 ratings
27.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 413,596 ratings
28.
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating β€” 113,350 ratings
29.
The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club 3.62 avg rating β€” 11,289 ratings
30.
Nullaboo Hullabaloo
Nullaboo Hullabaloo really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
31.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,767,667 ratings
32.
Dan and Sam
Dan and Sam 3.45 avg rating β€” 160 ratings
33.
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
by: Bess Kalb
4.23 avg rating β€” 22,922 ratings
34.
Mercy House
Mercy House 3.94 avg rating β€” 5,149 ratings
35.
Harry and the Wrinklies
Harry and the Wrinklies 4.01 avg rating β€” 546 ratings
36.
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in BeyoncΓ©
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in BeyoncΓ© 3.77 avg rating β€” 4,310 ratings
37.
Pretty Things
Pretty Things 3.89 avg rating β€” 86,604 ratings
38.
Call Your Daughter Home
Call Your Daughter Home
by: Deb Spera
4.22 avg rating β€” 42,492 ratings
39.
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 77,953 ratings
40.
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 3.83 avg rating β€” 18,677 ratings
41.
The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning 3.78 avg rating β€” 8,181 ratings
42.
Spies
Spies 3.55 avg rating β€” 6,331 ratings
43.
Mountain Man (Mountain Man #1)
Mountain Man (Mountain Man #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 5,972 ratings
44.
Gracefully Grayson
Gracefully Grayson 4.10 avg rating β€” 7,414 ratings
45.
Hold Back the Stars
Hold Back the Stars 3.44 avg rating β€” 4,493 ratings
46.
In the Clearing
In the Clearing 4.06 avg rating β€” 5,207 ratings
47.
Middle School's a Drag, You Better Werk
Middle School's a Drag, You Better Werk 3.93 avg rating β€” 284 ratings
48.
You Don't Know Me
You Don't Know Me 3.77 avg rating β€” 3,011 ratings
49.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,534 ratings
50.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,424 ratings
51.
Blackwater
Blackwater 3.65 avg rating β€” 5,482 ratings
52.
Summer Sisters
Summer Sisters 3.86 avg rating β€” 126,042 ratings
53.
Conversations with Friends
Conversations with Friends 3.74 avg rating β€” 573,982 ratings
54.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 23,724 ratings
55.
The Man of Bronze (Doc Savage #1)
The Man of Bronze (Doc Savage #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,965 ratings
56.
All This Time
All This Time 3.89 avg rating β€” 49,085 ratings
57.
More Happy Than Not
More Happy Than Not 3.95 avg rating β€” 67,486 ratings
58.
You
You 3.74 avg rating β€” 775 ratings
59.
Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 18,776 ratings
60.
29 Dates
29 Dates 3.47 avg rating β€” 1,744 ratings
61.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,544,144 ratings
62.
The Fear Index
The Fear Index 3.54 avg rating β€” 16,375 ratings
63.
A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares
A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares 4.01 avg rating β€” 8,636 ratings
64.
Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad 3.81 avg rating β€” 4,247 ratings
65.
Watching You
Watching You 3.83 avg rating β€” 4,102 ratings
66.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,163 ratings
67.
The Distant Echo (Karen Pirie, #1)
The Distant Echo (Karen Pirie, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 21,980 ratings
68.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 3.79 avg rating β€” 279,203 ratings
69.
The Wild Oats Project
The Wild Oats Project 3.30 avg rating β€” 1,375 ratings
70.
The Black Kids
The Black Kids 4.03 avg rating β€” 10,983 ratings
71.
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement 3.69 avg rating β€” 5,643 ratings
72.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating β€” 146,420 ratings
73.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,485 ratings
74.
Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt For Putin’s Spies
Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt For Putin’s Spies 4.26 avg rating β€” 2,527 ratings
75.
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3) 4.26 avg rating β€” 120,944 ratings
76.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 53,366 ratings
77.
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 34,841 ratings
78.
The New World
The New World 3.66 avg rating β€” 548 ratings
79.
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music 3.76 avg rating β€” 11,508 ratings
80.
Willa of the Wood (Willa, #1)
Willa of the Wood (Willa, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 7,511 ratings
81.
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
by: Adam Kay
4.40 avg rating β€” 316,910 ratings
82.
Dressed For War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue editor extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties
Dressed For War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue editor extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties 3.99 avg rating β€” 146 ratings
83.
HorrorstΓΆr
HorrorstΓΆr 3.65 avg rating β€” 115,482 ratings
84.
The Mechanic
The Mechanic 3.06 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
85.
You Can't Catch Me
You Can't Catch Me 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,505 ratings
86.
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree 3.77 avg rating β€” 36,319 ratings
87.
She Died Famous
She Died Famous 3.58 avg rating β€” 477 ratings
88.
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire 4.20 avg rating β€” 17,364 ratings
89.
Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls 4.06 avg rating β€” 15,656 ratings
90.
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight 3.68 avg rating β€” 21,753 ratings
91.
DeadEndia: The Complete Season One
DeadEndia: The Complete Season One 4.38 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
92.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating β€” 28,432 ratings
93.
Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons #1)
Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,037 ratings
94.
Mrs. Everything
Mrs. Everything 3.85 avg rating β€” 93,349 ratings
95.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 49,456 ratings
96.
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
The Tender Bar: A Memoir 3.99 avg rating β€” 44,606 ratings
97.
Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates and Chippendales
Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates and Chippendales 3.86 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
98.
Song of the Sun God
Song of the Sun God 4.35 avg rating β€” 1,523 ratings
99.
The Girls I've Been
The Girls I've Been 4.04 avg rating β€” 52,171 ratings
100.
Echo Boy
Echo Boy
by: Matt Haig
3.76 avg rating β€” 2,944 ratings