Young Adult novel (YA novel) adaptations have spawned
some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history
In the new film "THE 5TH WAVE," four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him. Before THE 5TH WAVE hits theaters on January 22, 2016, let's take a look back at some of the best YA Novel adaptations to hit the big screen.
THE 5TH WAVE (2016)
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
DIVERGENT (2014)
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
THE HUNGER GAMES (2012)
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010)
A 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.
TWILIGHT (2008)
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
