Movie's Better? YA Write!

From tessering lessons to astral travelers, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Madeleine L'Engle's' “A Wrinkle in Time” to the 2018 movie of the same name. Keep in mind, this blast from the past episode was recorded as practice before Movie's Better? YA Write! launched. Enjoy the throwback! And thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From corn maze killers to haunting hazings, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Stephanie Perkins' “There's Someone Inside Your House” to the Netflix movie of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From magic mirrors to subway scares, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Alex Flinn’s “Beastly” to the movie of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From stupid, shiny Volvo-owning vampires to clumsy Forks, Washington transplants, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" to the 2008 movie of the same name as part of our spooky October picks. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From midnight pastries to mystery diaries, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Jenna Evans Welch's "Love & Gelato" to the Netflix movie of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From Buckingham Palace to the White House, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Casey McQuiston's "Red, White & Royal Blue" to the Prime movie of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From Paris to prom, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing the third volume of Alice Oseman's "Heartstopper" graphic novels to the TV show's second season. (Trigger warning - this episode contains discussions of eating disorders and self-harm.) Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate." Read along at bookshop.org/shop/moviesbetteryawrite

From colicky baby sisters to the Clementine crew, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Sarah Dessen's "Along for the Ride" to the Netflix movie of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From mockingjays to murder, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" to the movie adaptation of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate." Read along at bookshop.org/shop/moviesbetteryawrite

From crushing to kissing, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing the first two volumes of Alice Oseman's "Heartstopper" graphic novels to the TV show of the same name in the swooniest episode yet. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate." Read along at bookshop.org/shop/moviesbetteryawrite

From Tentacles to Anchors, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Ned Vizzini's "It's Kind of a Funny Story" book to the movie of the same name. (Trigger warning - this episode contains discussions of suicidal ideation, eating disorders and sexual abuse.) Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate." Read along at bookshop.org/shop/moviesbetteryawrite

From reluctant reunions to rampant rumors, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing the first book of Cecily von Ziegesar's "Gossip Girl" series to the pilot episode of the CW show of the same name. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From forbidden love to fistfights, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Beth Reekles' "The Kissing Booth" to the book's Netflix movie adaptation. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

From olive costumes to English slang, hosts Hailey and Riley are comparing Louise Rennison's "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" to the book's Nickelodeon movie adaptation, "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging." Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."

Welcome to Movie's Better? YA Write with your hosts Hailey and Riley! In this minisode, we introduce ourselves and the books-turned-movies we'll be reading and watching to get this podcast started. We hope you'll join us  for future episodes- and in the meantime, you can find us on Instagram @moviesbetteryawrite. Thanks to John Francis Jorgensen, as always, for our theme music, "Celebrate."