It is always endearing to see your favorite book coming to life on the big screen. Young Adult (YA) fans around the world are always on the lookout for any news regarding their favorite book getting picked up for an adaptation. You wait for the cast announcement and once it is released, you cannot wait to go and see how the story unfolds and how faith the film remains in its source material.

When it comes to YA novels, it is not exactly an easy task to replicate the book considering how high the hopes of fans are. What’s more, it can be quite difficult to impress young adult readers because they are quite particular in regard to every little detail. Some adaptations might have disappointed you to the point of frustration, however, thankfully so, some have definitely turned out to be quite good, even better than the book they got adapted from.

Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, top YA books have been getting adapted into movies and we must add, these services are doing a commendable job at it. Fans around the world wait eagerly for these movies to come out for them to finally stream.

In this article, we are going to walk you through all those amazing adaptations that truly played their role in impressing fans across the globe. However, you need to make sure your internet connection supports heavy streaming, or else you will have to suffer from lags and buffering. The good thing is, providers like Xfinity deliver the kind of speed that is ideal for heavy streaming and massive downloading. So, if your current connection keeps acting up, then switch to this provider. In order to do so, we recommend calling numero de Xfinity (as a Spanish speaker) and asking about the plans and packages.

Now that this is sorted, let’s get started with our top picks of YA book-to-movie adaptations.

1. To All the Boys I have Loved Before by Jenny Han

There is a pretty good chance you have heard of this adorable novel, if not, then allow us to introduce you to this cute story of a girl and a boy who pretend to be together, only to end up falling hard for each other but things are never as simple as they seem like.

Lara Jean is a sixteen-year-old high school student, who has secrets of her own, she has been keeping love letters she wrote to every boy she ever fell in love with stored securely in her closet. One day, those letters get sent out to all these boys and suddenly her life turns upside down.

The movie is one of the truest adaptations of the book. From the cast to the storyline, everything is practically exactly how you imagine it to be while reading the book.

“Love is scary: it changes; it can go away. That’s part of the risk. I don’t want to be scared anymore.”

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars is one of the most famous novels by John Green. The book had already gained massive popularity even before the movie was in the making. This tragic love story gives you all the butterflies and then makes you ugly and cry.

The book and its movie are centered around two protagonists; Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace. Both teenagers are diagnosed with cancer of different types. Their chance meetup takes place in a cancer support group and from there on, both embark on a journey to make their dreams come true. Along the way, reality starts catching up to them and it begins to shake them to their core.

John Green made sure the movie stayed faithful to the book and it did to every small detail. As much as we cried while reading the book, we cried equally if not more amount while watching the story gets unfold on the screen.

“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world… but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices” 

3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The book was released in 1999, however, its movie adaptation came out years later in 2013. This coming-of-age novel cannot be more relatable to all the teenagers out there, especially the ones who are dealing with a lot of issues and no one can see the struggle behind their tired eyes.

The movie and book follow fifteen-year-old Charlie, who is an introverted, shy, and awkward teenager, and has just started high school. Charlie is super nervous about everything that is happening in his life and amidst all of it, he becomes friends with two of his seniors. Patrick and Sam help him come out of his shell and overcome his fears.

The movie makes you feel all the emotions you experience while reading the book. It masterfully touches upon the serious topics of the book and it captures the whole essence of it quite amazing.

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

Wrapping Up

YA books have their own separate communities dedicated to them on YouTube, Instagram, and other social networking sites. Through these forums, readers inform each other of any book that is in the process of getting adopted. And together they sat down to look at every minute detail.

In such a scenario, it could become a bit difficult to get the movie adapted exactly as the book. But the abovementioned picks do a phenomenal job at it by giving you the movies an exact copy of their source material.