Battle O’ the Books
Book Series vs. Book Series
Competitors
 Harry Potter
 Twilight
 Hunger Games
 Percy Jackson
 Narnia
 Inkheart
 A Series of Unfortunate Events
 Matched
Criteria
Criteria 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
vs
Matched
Harry Potter-vs-Matched
Harry Potter
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.
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
vs
ASUE
(A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Twilight-vs-ASUE
Twilight
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.
ASUE
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
vs
Inkheart
The Hunger Games-vs-Inkheart
The Hunger Games
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.
Inkheart
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 Cuatro
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
vs
The Chronicles of Narnia
Percy Jackson-vs-Narnia
Percy Jackson
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.
Narnia
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.
Winner
The 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-Twilight
Harry Potter
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
Twilight
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.
Winner
Harry 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 Games
vs
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Hunger Games-vs-Narnia
The Hunger Games
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.
Narnia
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-Narnia
Harry Potter
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.
Narnia
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
Credits
Slideshow: Kate
Information for said slideshow: Cari
Pie: Coconut appleberry chi chong pie
Inspiration: Brains
Assistance: Tom Felton and Mr. Dr. Prof.
Patrick
Awesomeness: Jack and Finn