Film adaptations of young adult books allow us to linger in our favorite stories a little bit longer. Fans of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games series are waiting with bated breath for the release of "Mockingjay Part 1" in November 2014. They'll get an early glimpse into heroine Katniss Everdeen's world with the trailer released Sept. 15. Here are some of the other titles that went from best-seller to box office. 
Lois Lowry's "The Giver" has been adapted into a movie starring newcomers Brenton Thwaites and Odeya Rush. Thwaites portrays Jonas, the central character, who begins to realize that the utopia he was raised in isn't as perfect as it seems. 
The hotly anticipated film version of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort reached theaters on June 6 and opened at No. 1. 
Stephen Chbosky wrote "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and then adapted it into a successful film in 2012 starring Ezra Miller, Emma Watson and Logan Lerman. 
All seven of J.K. Rowling's books made the leap from page to screen, beginning with the first one in 2001 and wrapping up in 2011. It's been a trend to split the last book in a series into two films, with the "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" franchises following suit. The success of the "Harry Potter" films also led to adaptations of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Inkheart" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles," none of which replicated the success of "Potter." Pictured: Matthew Lewis, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe. 
Author Stephenie Meyer signed on as producer for the last two films of her "Twilight" saga, as well as the adaptation of her novel "The Host." "Twilight" was also the first franchise to spark Summit Entertainment's interest in adapting young adult novels for the screen. Another vampire adaptation, "Cirque de Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," didn't inspire the same viewership, although L.J. Smith's "The Vampire Diaries" has found success on the small screen. Pictured: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Foy, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. 
"The Hunger Games" franchise, starring Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence, has been a hit. Based on Suzanne Collins' politically themed dystopian trilogy, "The Hunger Games" consists of four films: 2012's "The Hunger Games"; 2013's "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay Part I" and "Mockingjay Part II." The first "Mockingjay" film arrives in theaters in November. 
The first "Percy Jackson" adaptation, based on Rick Riordan's popular series, came out in 2010 and fans were struck by serious deviations from the original plot and even the hair color change for a main character, Annabeth. "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" continued the franchise in summer 2013 and gave Annabeth (played by Alexandra Daddario) back her original blond hair. Also pictured: Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson. Meg Cabot's popular "The Princess Diaries" series made the leap to the silver screen in 2001, a year after the first book published. After two films, the second of which deviated sharply from the books, Disney didn't pursue any more of the series. The bestselling books detailing the life of Mia Thermopolis (played by Anne Hathaway in the films), however, grew to include 17 titles. 
The first of Christopher Paolini's successful Inheritance Cycle series, "Eragon" was adapted in 2006 during the fantasy boom, inspired by "Harry Potter." But the film, starring Ed Speleers, didn't reach the expectations of fans who adored the books. None of the other books have been adapted. 
C.S. Lewis' famous series hit the big screen with "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" in 2005. The franchise continued with "Prince Caspian" in 2008 and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (pictured) in 2010. "The Silver Chair" has been announced, but there is no release date yet. Fans had mixed reactions to the films so far. The first movie grossed $291 million, while the third only netted $104 million. Pictured: Will Poulter, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes. 
Also part of the "Narnia" and "Harry Potter" fantasy boom, the first of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series hit the screen in 2007. It was full of star power, with Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards as young Lyra, as well as plenty of CGI. But the series has yet to continue on the big screen. 
This retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" starring Vanessa Hudgens was connected to Alex Flinn's book by name and little else, according to fans. But it allowed actor Alex Pettyfer to continue his string of young adult film projects in 2011. Pettyfer previously starred in "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker." 
Pittacus Lore's (pseudonym of James Frey and Jobie Hughes) science fiction series seemed like the perfect material for a film in 2011. But the sequel was shelved. However, Alex Pettyfer strikes again. 
Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia's bestselling series opener "Beautiful Creatures," starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert, didn't fare well at the box office, but the books have sold millions of copies and the fan base continues to grow. A spinoff series of books, "Dangerous Creatures," is also in the works, thanks to 4 million new readers after the movie's debut in February 2013. 
After a lackluster release for the adaptation of the first book in Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series, production for the second film was initially put on hold. But one thing fans did seem to like? Casting, with Jemima West as Isabelle, Robert Sheehan as Simon, Lily Collins as Clary, Kevin Zegers as Alec and Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace. 
Orson Scott Card's novel "Ender's Game," which began as a short story in 1977, finally made the jump to the big screen in November 2013, starring Asa Butterfield as Ender and Hailee Steinfeld as Petra. 
The film adaptation of Markus Zusak's award-winning novel "The Book Thief" brings to life young Liesel's struggle to steal books and share them with the Jewish refugee in her home against the backdrop of WWII Germany. Sophie Nelisse plays Liesel Meminger in this story, narrated by Death. It reached the big screen in November 2013. 
The beginning of Richelle Mead's popular "Vampire Academy" six-book series debuted in theaters February 2014. The story follows Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), a vampire princess, and her bodyguard Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch, pictured here with Cameron Monaghan as Mason Ashford), at a boarding school for vampires and the half-human teens trained to protect them. 
An adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling first novel in her "Divergent" trilogy landed in theaters in 2014, starring Shailene Woodley as protagonist Tris Prior and Zoe Kravitz as Christina. The first novel in James Dashner's dystopian sci-fi trilogy "The Maze Runner" is also expected to light up the big screen in 2014. Dylan O'Brien plays the young hero Thomas in a post-apocalyptic world.
- The official trailer for "Mockingjay -- Part I" debuted Monday
- The nearly two-minute clip featured Jennifer Lawrence's heroine, Katniss Everdeen
- The movie debuts November 21
(CNN) -- The Mockingjay lives.
On Monday, fans eager for more Katniss Everdeen got a sneak peek of the heroine in action in the first official trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part I."
In the trailer, the "Hunger Games" heroine, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is seen fanning the flames of a rebellion while on a quest to save her Games partner, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). And since this is Katniss, she does it all while toting a bow and arrow and teaming up with childhood friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth).
"I never wanted any of this," Katniss tells her enemy President Snow in the nearly two-minute clip. "I never wanted to be in the Games. I just wanted to save my sister and keep Peeta alive."
"Ms. Everdeen, it's the things we love most that destroy us," Snow, played by Donald Sutherland, ominously replies.
The star-studded cast of "Mockingjay" also includes Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, the leader behind the dark rebellion against the privileged Capitol.
"Mockingjay -- Part 1" is the second to last "Hunger Games" movie based on the popular young adult books by Suzanne Collins.
The new trailer started trending on Twitter on Monday, with fans sharing their excitement about the movie's November 21 debut.
"I should calm myself down first bc the tears in my eyes are not allowing me to watch clearly the trailer," tweeted one fan, while another asked, "Is it November yet?"
Let the countdown to "Mockingjay -- Part I" begin.
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