Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're jumping into the teen sci-fi "phenomenon" based on Stephenie Meyer's 2008 novel, The Host. Join us as we explore the idea of free will, learning to appreciate the body we have and finding something worth fighting for. Based on The Host by Stephenie Meyer, Pub. 2008Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're exploring every high school trope imaginable from mall rats to kids who peaked in high school to social media addiction and ultimately, to the cocky jock with a heart of gold. Join us as we giggle and kick our feet over Wes and Bianca in the film adaptation of Kody Keplinger's debut novel, The DUFF (2015). Based on The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High #1) by Kody Keplinger, Pub. 2010Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving head first into the world of a man who irrevocably shaped our adolescence as we discuss first love, being remembered and finding meaning in this short and fleeting thing called life in the adaptation of John Green's best-selling novel, The Fault in Our Stars (2014). "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars [...] but in ourselves..." - Julius Caesar (Act I, Scene II)Based on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Pub. 2012Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're traveling across the pond and experiencing the cutest meet-cute to ever meet-cute with Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson. Come along with us and we discover stolen glances, butterflies in the stomach and the oh so effervescent "Hi". Based on Heartstopper (Vol. 1-5) by Alice Osman, Pub. 2018Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're finishing up our journey of love with Lara Jean Song Covey as she makes the big (and terrifying) transition into adulthood. That's right, our girl is in her senior year and making the biggest decisions of her life. Snag your love lock and come along with for one last ride with LJ and PK!Based on Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2017Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week, we're continuing our tumultuous journey of love and friendship with Lara Jean & Co. and discovering all the ways in which love can change and rearrange you. Based on P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2015Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving feet first into the world of fake dating, love letters and making out in hot tubs on the school ski trip. Come along with us as we discover how taking a risk might just help you find everything you're looking for!Based on To All the Boys I Loved Before (To All the Boys I Loved Before #1) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2014Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week (after begging and pleading), we're diving head first into the world of romance tropes in Amazon Prime's new hit series, Off Campus (2026). Join us as we discuss workout montages designed for the female gaze, John Logan earning his degree in Yearnalism, the casts incredible hair, and the incomparable Antonio Cipriano (pronounced with an Italian accent).Based on The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle Kennedy, Pub. 2015For the record: We were NOT fighting. Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're dipping our toes in the world of female friendships, body positivity and the wide world of pageantry in the film adaptation of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' (2018). Come along as we learn to wear high heels, shake them hips and discover a deeper love for ourselves than we ever could have imagined! Based on Dumplin' (Dumplin' #1) by Julie Murphy, Pub. 2015Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're traveling to the magical land of Frell and combating the "gift" of obedience in the film adaptation of Gail Caron Levine's Ella Enchanted (2004). Join us and our special guest, Hayley, as we fight for the rights of giants, fall in love with a handsome prince (and his slutty little blouse) and ultimately, fight for the right to our own autonomy. Based on Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted #1) by Gail Carson Levine, Pub. 1997Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! Today, we're branching out from our typical YA novel breakdown to talk about the medical phenomenon taking the world (and our hearts) by storm, The Pitt (2025).Please enjoy our first bonus episode and we may be back in the future with more bonus episodes to simply discuss the things we love!Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're exploring the body swap and discovering the true meaning of love and understanding with Freaky Friday (2003). Join us as we combat annoying little brothers, snag a date with our crush and ultimately put ourselves in someone else's shoes. Film based on Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers, Pub. 1972Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're venturing into our very first TV pilot and what better way to so then with a brand new son of Poseidon in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023). 18 years after the publication of Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief comes a new adaptation of the misadventures of our beloved Demigod as he comes of age with his two best friends.TV pilot based on Percy Jackson and the Olympians (#1-5) by Rick Riordan, Pub. 2005-2009Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week, we're continuing our quest with our favorite demigod himself in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013). And this time, we're heading to the Bermuda Triangle to not only rescue our friendly neighborhood Satyr, but to save all of Camp Half-Blood! Come along with us as we discover unknown siblings, a prophecy greater than ourselves and a golden fleece more powerful than Gods or Titans.Film based on The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2) by Rick Riordan, Pub. 2006Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're taking a splash into our very first book series with the seaweed filled adaptation of Rick Riordan's best-seller, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). Grab your Satyr bestie, the ultimate demigod fighter (and future love interest) and the stolen lighting bolt of Zeus himself as we, and our special guest Kat, go on a quest to save the world as we know it. Based on The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan, Pub. 2005Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving into all things friendship, family, faith and let's not forget...puberty with the long-awaited adaptation of Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023). Take a stroll with us down memory lane as we reminisce about all things middle school. Film based on Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume, Pub. 1970Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week is one for the books as we discuss the movie adaptation of one of the saddest children's books to ever exist, Bridge to Terabithia (2007). Grab your Twinkies, your tissues and your vast imagination as make our way through Jess and Leslie's Kingdom. Film based on Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Pub. 1977Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving into all things life, hope, and the long journey ahead with our first Nicholas Sparks adaptation, A Walk to Remember (2002). Grab your sweater and a box of tissues because you're gonna need them for this teen romance for the ages.Based on A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, Pub. 1999Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! And what better place to start than with the film adaptation of Louis Sachar's best-selling novel, Holes (2003). Grab your shovel and a bushel of onions as we deep dive into a story about friendship, family curses, and finding redemption. Film based on Holes (Holes #1) by Louis Sachar, Pub. 1998Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes

Welcome to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast about our favorite Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! Grab your movie theater popcorn (and maybe some tissues) as we deep dive into the complex waters of friendship and family, explore the fear and excitement that is first love and ultimately, the long journey that is self-discovery. Please like us, rate & review! You can even send us fan mail!And follow us on instagram @teenagedreamsandmoviescenes