Battle O’ the Books

Book Series vs. Book Series

CompetitorsHarry PotterTwilightHunger GamesPercy JacksonNarniaInkheartA Series of Unfortunate EventsMatched

CriteriaCriteria One: How much experience does this author have? Has he/she written other things before this

series?Criteria Two: The number of books in this series made into movies. Criteria Three: Does this have

more general popularity than the opponent?

Round Uno:Harry Potter

vsMatched

Harry Potter-vs-MatchedHarry Potter Matched

Criteria One: Joanne Rowling has written and published no other books before the Harry Potter series. These books were her first works, and they were surprisingly successful for a first-timer. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books written, eight movies were made. Like Twilight, the last book was split into two movies. So there were eight total movies. Criteria Three: Out of all of the books/movies/merchandise sold, $24,751,000,000 was made. On an Internet poll, 82% of voters said they prefer Harry Potter to Matched.

Criteria One: Ally Condie had not written any books before Matched. Even though she had no prior experience, the books were a success and were rated four stars. Criteria Two: There have been no movies made based on any of the books. However, a movie of the first book is being produced and is scheduled for release in the next couple of years. Criteria Three: This series was rated four stars. On an Internet poll, 18% of voters said they prefer Matched to Harry Potter. We couldn’t find the total amount of money made from the books/merchandise.

Winner:Harry Potter:

Criteria One: Both books’ authors had no prior experience.

Criteria Two: More movies were made for Harry Potter.

Criteria Three: Harry Potter had a higher rating. (82% is a bit bigger than

18%)

Round Dos: Twilight

vsASUE

(A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Twilight-vs-ASUETwilight ASUE

Criteria One: Twilight was Stephanie Meyer’s first series. Like J.K.Rowling and Ally Condie. It was incredible how someone with no prior writing experience wrote a series that may have become one of the most popular series ever. Criteria Two: Out of the four books in the series, five movies were made. Like Harry Potter, the last book was split into two films. All of the books were accounted for, and there was one more movie. Criteria Three: The total amount of money from the books/movies/merchandise was $5,736,100,000. On an Internet poll, 65% of voters said they prefer Twilight.

Criteria One: Daniel Handler had written other books before A Series of Unfortunate Events. He wrote The Basic Eight (his first book) and Watch Your Mouth (his second). Criteria Two: In The Series of Unfortunate Events, there are thirteen books. Out of the thirteen books, there is one movie. The one movie combines the first three books in the series, and rumors of a sequel. No official statement has been made, but Handler is still considering. Criteria Three: The total amount of money made from the books and movies and merchandise was $209,073,645 . On an Internet poll, 35% of voters prefer ASUE.

Winner Twilight

Criteria One: Other author had more experience. Criteria Two: More movies were made from Twilight than from ASUE. Criteria Three: More money was made and Twilight had a higher percentage of preference than ASUE.

Round Tres:The Hunger Games

vsInkheart

The Hunger Games-vs-Inkheart

The Hunger Games Inkheart

Criteria One: The author of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, did have writing experience before she wrote the Hunger Games. She was first a children’s television writer, and wrote articles for Scholastic Entertainment. Her first book was Gregor the Overlander. Criteria Two: The first book in the Hunger Games trilogy (The Hunger Games) was made into one movie. Catching Fire is scheduled for release in 2013. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 80% of voters say they prefer The Hunger Games to Inkheart. The film franchise totaled $408,010,962.

Criteria One: The author of the Inkheart series already had experience with writing. Cornelia Funke wrote Dragon Rider and The Thief Lord before the Inkheart trilogy. Criteria Two: The first book in the series (Inkheart) was made into a movie. There has been speculation about a second movie (Inkspell), but no confirmed plans. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 20% of voters said they prefer the Inkheart series to the Hunger Games. The total amount of money earned for the film was $62,450,361.

Winner:The Hunger Games

Criteria One: Both authors had experience with writing.

Criteria Two: Both book series had only one movie made, both movies being based

on the first book.Criteria Three: 80% of voters say they prefer The Hunger Games to Inkheart, and

more money was made during the film franchise ($408,010,962

> $62,450,361)

Round CuatroPercy Jackson and the

Olympiansvs

The Chronicles of Narnia

Percy Jackson-vs-NarniaPercy Jackson Narnia

Criteria One: The author of the Percy Jackson series (Rick Riordan) had prior experience writing. He wrote Big Red Tequila (1997) and The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001). Criteria Two: Out of the five books in the Percy Jackson series (not including the sequel series, the Heroes of Olympus), one movie was made. Another movie is scheduled for release in 2013 (see Kate’s Rant on other flashdrive). Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 5/8 voters say they prefer Percy Jackson to Narnia (62.5%). The films and books made $226,497,209.

Criteria One: Clive Staples Lewis (author) had experience with writing. He wrote eleven other books before the Chronicles of Narnia. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books in the series, three movies were made. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian (book three); and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll. 3/8 voters say they prefer Narnia (37.5%). The books and films made $1,580,364,900.

WinnerThe Chronicles of Narnia

Criteria One: C.S.Lewis had more writing experience than Riordan.

Criteria Two: More books were made into movies in this series (three in this

series – one in Percy Jackson)Criteria Three: More people prefer Percy

Jackson on an Internet poll. Narnia beat Percy Jackson in 2/3

criterias.

Round Cinco:

Harry Potter vs

Twilight

Harry Potter-vs-TwilightHarry Potter Twilight

Criteria One: Joanne Rowling has written and published no other books before the Harry Potter series. These books were her first works, and they were surprisingly successful for a first-timer. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books written, eight movies were made. Like Twilight, the last book was split into two movies. So there were eight total movies. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 72% of voters say they prefer Harry Potter to Twilight. The total money for the film/books/merchandise was $24,751,000,000

Criteria One: Twilight was Stephanie Meyer’s first series. Like J.K.Rowling and Ally Condie. It was incredible how someone with no prior writing experience wrote a series that may have become one of the most popular series ever. Criteria Two: Out of the four books in the series, five movies were made. Like Harry Potter, the last book was split into two films. All of the books were accounted for, and there was one more movie. Criteria Three: The total amount of money from the books/movies/merchandise was $5,736,100,000.

WinnerHarry Potter

Criteria One: Both authors had no prior experience. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books, eight movies were made. Out of the Twilight books, five movies were made. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, more people prefer Harry Potter than Twilight. Also, the total money from the Twilight movies was millions of dollars fewer than the Harry Potter ones.

Round Seis:

The Hunger Gamesvs

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Hunger Games-vs-NarniaThe Hunger Games Narnia

Criteria One: The author of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, did have writing experience before she wrote the Hunger Games. She was first a children’s television writer, and wrote articles for Scholastic Entertainment. Her first book was Gregor the Overlander. Criteria Two: The first book in the Hunger Games trilogy (The Hunger Games) was made into one movie. Catching Fire is scheduled for release in 2013. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 24% of voters say they prefer the Hunger Games.

Criteria One: Clive Staples Lewis (author) had experience with writing. He wrote eleven other books before the Chronicles of Narnia. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books in the series, three movies were made. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian (book three); and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 15% of voters say they prefer Narnia. The rest of the voters say they don’t read, the gits!

Winner: The Chronicles of Narnia

Criteria One: C.S.Lewis had more experience, having published eleven books prior to that series. Criteria Two: Three movies were made from the Narnia series, which is two more than in The Hunger Games series. Criteria Three: More people prefer the Hunger Games. Narnia beat the Hunger Games in 2/3 criteria’s

Final Round

Harry Potter vs

The Chronicles of Narnia

Harry Potter-vs-NarniaHarry Potter Narnia

Criteria One: Joanne Rowling has written and published no other books before the Harry Potter series. These books were her first works, and they were surprisingly successful for a first-timer. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books written, eight movies were made. Like Twilight, the last book was split into two movies. So there were eight total movies. On an Internet poll, 80% of voters say they prefer Harry Potter to Narnia. The total amount of money made from films/books/merchandise was $24,751,000,000.

Criteria One: Clive Staples Lewis (author) had experience with writing. He wrote eleven other books before the Chronicles of Narnia. Criteria Two: Out of the seven books in the series, three movies were made. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian (book three); and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Criteria Three: On an Internet poll, 20% of voters say they prefer Narnia to Harry Potter. The total amount of money made was $1,580,364,900.

Official best book series on the planet is…

HARRY POTTER

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