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Based on the Books service being discontinued

Mid-Continent Public Library announced that this service will no longer be provided after October 2, 2023. If you are from another library and wish to explore providing this service, please contact Library Systems Manager Nathan Wittmaier at nwittmaier@mymcpl.org.
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Book Movie
W.C. Fields & Me / Monti, Carlotta W.C. Fields & Me (1976)
Wait Till Helen Comes / Hahn, Mary Downing Wait Till Helen Comes (2016)
Waiting to Exhale / McMillan, Terry Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Wake in Fright / Cook, Kenneth Wake in Fright (1971)
Wake Me When It's Over / Singer, Howard Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Wake of the Red Witch / Roark, Garland Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Wake Up and Dream / Nathan, Robert Wake Up and Dream (1946)
Wakefield (short story) / Doctorow, E. L. Wakefield (2016)
Waking the Dead / Spencer, Scott Waking the Dead (2000)
Walk Among the Tombstones, A / Block, Lawrence Walk Among the Tombstones, A (2014)
Walk Among the Tombstones, A / Block, Lawrence Walk Among the Tombstones, A (2014)
Walk in the Spring Rain, A / Maddux, Rachel Walk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
Walk in the Sun, A / Brown, Harry Walk in the Sun, A (1946)
Walk in the Woods, A / Bryson , Bill Walk in the Woods, A (2015)
Walk on the Wild Side, A / Algren, Nelson Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Walk to Remember, A / Sparks, Nicholas Walk to Remember, A (2002)
Walk with Love and Death, A / Koning, Hans Walk with Love and Death, A (1969)
Walking Across Egypt / Edgerton, Clyde Walking Across Egypt (1999)
Walking Dead, The (graphic novel) / Kirkman, Robert Walking Dead, The: World Beyond (series) (2020)
Walking Dead, The (graphic novel) / Kirkman, Robert Fear the Walking Dead (series) (2015)
Walking Dead, The (graphic novel) / Kirkman, Robert Walking Dead, The (series) (2010)
Walking Out (short story) / Quammen, David Walking Out (2017)
Wall for San Sebastian, A / Faherty, William Barby Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
Walled In / Brussolo, Serge Walled In (2009)
Walls Came Tumbling Down, The / Eisinger, Jo Walls Came Tumbling Down, The (1946)
Walls of Jericho, The / Wellman, Paul Walls of Jericho, The (1948)
Walt Before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928 / Susanin, Timothy Walt Before Mickey (2015)
Walton Experience, The / Walton, Travis Fire in the Sky (1993)
Wanderer of the Wasteland / Grey, Zane Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
Wanderers, The / Price, Richard Wanderers, The (1979)
War and Peace / Tolstoy, Leo War and Peace (1956)
War Horse (series) / Morpurgo, Michael War Horse (2011)
War Lover, The / Hersey, John War Lover, The (1959)
War of the Buttons, The / Pergaud, Louis War of the Buttons (1994)
War of the Roses / Adler, Warren War of the Roses, The (1989)
War of the Worlds / Wells, H. G. War of the Worlds (2005)
War with Grandpa, The / Smith, Robert Kimmel War with Grandpa, The (2019)
War Zone, The / Stuart, Alexander War Zone, The (1999)
Warm Bodies / Marion, Isaac Warm Bodies (2013)
Warm Bodies / Morris, Donald R. All Hands on Deck (1961)
Warning Shot / Masterson, Whit Warning Shot (1967)
Warrant for X / MacDonald, Philip 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Warriors, The / Yurick, Sol Warriors, The (1979)
Washington Square / James, Henry Heiress, The (1949)
Washington Square / James, Henry Washington Square (1997)
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring / Rose, Alexander TURN: Washington's Spies (series) (2014)
Watcher in the Woods, The / Randall, Florence Engel Watcher in the Woods, The (2017)
Watcher in the Woods, The / Randall, Florence Engel Watcher in the Woods, The (1980)
Watchers / Koontz, Dean R. Watchers (1988)
Watchmen / Gibbons, Dave Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (graphic novel) / Moore, Alan Watchmen (2019)
Water for Elephants / Gruen, Sara Water for Elephants (2011)
Water is Wide, The / Conroy, Pat Conrack (1974)
Waterfront / Findley, Ferguson Mob, The (1951)
Waterland / Swift, Graham Waterland (1992)
Watership Down (series) / Adams, Richard Watership Down (series) (2018)
Watseka Wonder, The / Stevens, E. Winchester, Dr. Possessed, The (2009)
Way of Gaucho / Childs, Herbert Way of Gaucho (1952)
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives / Millman, Dan Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Way West, The / Guthrie Jr., A. B. Way West, The (1967)
We Are Not Alone / Hilton, James We Are Not Alone (1939)
We Bought a Zoo / Mee, Benjamin We Bought a Zoo (2011)
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (short story) / Dick, Philip K. Total Recall (1990)
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (short story) / Dick, Philip K. Total Recall (2012)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle / Jackson, Shirley We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
We Need to Talk About Kevin: A Novel / Shriver, Lionel We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
We Only Kill Each Other: The Life and Bad Times of Bugsy Siegel / Jennings, Dean Southern Bugsy (1991)
We the Animals / Torres, Justin We the Animals (2018)
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang: The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam / Moore, Harold G. We Were Soldiers (2002)
We Were Strangers / Sylvester, Robert We Were Strangers (1949)
Weapon / Mason, Robert Solo (1996)
Weight of Water, The / Shreve, Anita Weight of Water, The (2000)
Welcome to Hard Times / Doctorow, E. L. Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
West of the Pecos / Grey, Zane West of the Pecos (1945)
Western Union / Grey, Zane Western Union (1941)
Wettest County in the World / Bondurant, Matt Lawless (2012)
What Can You Do? / Leigh, James Making It (1971)
What Dreams May Come / Matheson, Richard What Dreams May Come (1998)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? / Farrell, Henry What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What in God's Name / Rich, Simon Miracle Workers (series) (2019)
What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line / Linson, Art What Just Happened (2008)
What Maisie Knew / James, Henry What Maisie Knew (2012)
What to Expect When You're Expecting / Murkoff, Heidi What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal / Heller, Zoe Notes on a Scandal (2006)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape? / Hedges, Peter What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
What's the Worst that Could Happen? / Westlake, Donald E. What's the Worst that Could Happen? (2001)
What? Dead&Again? / Shulman, Neil B. Doc Hollywood (1991)
Wheeler Dealers, The / Goodman, George Wheeler Dealers, The (1963)
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace / Hayslip, Le Ly Heaven & Earth (1993)
When Knighthood was in Flower / Major, Charles Sword and the Rose, The (1953)
When the Legends Die / Borland, Hal When the Legends Die (1972)
When Worlds Collide / Balmer, Edwin When Worlds Collide (1951)
Where Angels Fear to Tread / Forster, E. M. Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
Where Are the Children? / Clark, Mary Higgins Where Are the Children? (1986)
Where Eagles Dare / MacLean, Alistair Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Where Love Has Gone / Robbins, Harold Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Where Love Is, There God Is Also / Tolstoy, Leo Winter Thaw (2016)
Where Rainbows End / Ahern, Cecelia Love, Rosie (2014)
Where the Heart Is / Letts, Billie Where the Heart Is (2000)
Where the Lilies Bloom / Cleaver, Vera Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Where the Red Fern Grows / Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
Where the River Runs Black / Kendall, David Where the River Runs Black (1986)
Where the Rivers Flow North / Mosher, Howard Frank Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
Where the Truth Lies / Holmes, Rupert Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Where the Wild Things Are / Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette  / Semple, Maria Where'd You Go, Bernadette  (2019)
Where's Poppa? / Klane, Robert Where's Poppa? (1970)
While the City Sleeps / Einstein, Charles While the City Sleeps (1956)
Whispers / Koontz, Dean R. Whispers (1989)
Whistle Blower, The / Hale, John Whistle Blower, The (1986)
Whistle Stop / Wolff, Maritta Whistle Stop (1946)
White Buffalo, The / Sale, Richard White Buffalo, The (1977)
White Cargo / Simonton, Ida Vera White Cargo (1942)
White Dawn, The / Houston, James White Dawn, The (1974)
White Fang / London, Jack White Fang (2018)
White Fang / London, Jack White Fang (1991)
White Hare, The / Stuart, Francis Moondance (1995)
White Hunter, Black Heart / Viertel, Peter White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
White Lions of Timbavati, The / McBride, Chris White Lions, The (1981)
White Mischief / Fox, James White Mischief (1987)
White Oleander / Fitch, Janet White Oleander (2002)
White Palace / Savan, Glenn White Palace (1990)
White Princess, The (series) / Gregory, Philippa White Princess, The (series) (2017)
White Queen, The (series) / Gregory, Philippa White Queen, The (series) (2013)
White South, The / Innes, Hammond Hell Below Zero (1954)
White Squaw, The / Sutter, Larabie White Squaw, The (1956)
White Tower, The / Ullman, James Ramsey White Tower, The (1950)
White Witch Doctor / Stinetorf, Louise A. White Witch Doctor (1953)
Whiteout / Rucka, Greg Whiteout (2009)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? / Wolf, Gary Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Who Could Ask for Anything More! / Swift, Kay Never a Dull Moment (1950)
Who Is Hope Schuyler? / Davis, Frederick C. Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)
Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? / Houts, Marshall Eureka (1983)
Who Rides with Wyatt / Allen, Henry wilson Young Billy Young (1969)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (play) / Albee, Edward Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Why Me? / Westlake, Donald E. Why Me? (1990)
Wicked Lady, The / King-Hall, Magdalen Wicked Lady, The (1983)
Wide Sargasso Sea / Rhys, Jean Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
Widow For One Year / Irving, John Door in the Floor (2004)
Wife Wanted: An Unusual Human Story / Callahan, Robert E. Wife Wanted (1946)
Wife, The / Wolitzer, Meg Wife, The (2018)
Wilber Comics (graphic novel) / Woggon, Bill Katy Keene (series) (2020)
Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula / Gifford, Barry Wild at Heart (1990)
Wild Calendar / Block, Libbie Caught (1949)
Wild Geese Calling / White, Stewart Edward Wild Geese Calling (1941)
Wild Harvest / Longstreet, Stephen Wild Harvest (1962)
Wild Horse Mesa / Grey, Zane Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail / Strayed, Cheryl Wild (2014)
Wildfire / Grey, Zane Red Canyon (1949)
Wildlife / Ford, Richard Wildlife (2018)
Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt / Lawton, Harry Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969)
Willoughbys, The (series) / Lowry, Lois Willoughbys, The (2020)
Wind in the Willows / Grahame, Kenneth Wind in the Willows (1996)
Winding Stair / Jones, Douglas C. Winding Stair (1998)
Windwalker / Yorgason, Blaine Windwalker (1980)
Wine of Morning / Jones , Bob Jr. Wine of Morning (1955)
Wings of the Dove, The / James, Henry Wings of the Dove, The (1997)
Winnie the Pooh / Milne, A.A. Christopher Robin (2018)
Winston Affair, The / Fast, Howard Winston Affair, The (1964)
Winter Kills / Condon, Richard Winter Kills (1979)
Winter Meeting / Stone, Grace Zaring Winter Meeting (1948)
Winter People / Ehle, John Winter People (1989)
Winter's Bone / Woodrell, Daniel Winter's Bone (2010)
Winter's Tale / Helprin, Mark Winter's Tale (2014)
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod / Paulsen, Gary Snow Dogs (2002)
Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi / Woodward, Bob Wired (1989)
Wise Blood / O'Connor, Flannery Wise Blood (1979)
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family / Pileggi, Nicholas GoodFellas (1990)
Wisteria Cottage / Coates, Robert Edge of Fury (1958)
Witch's Milk (short story) / De Vries, Peter Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
Witches of Eastwick, The / Updike, John Witches of Eastwick, The (1987)
Witches, The / Dahl, Roald Witches, The (1990)
Witches, The / Dahl, Roald Witches, The (2020)
With Honor and Purpose / Kerby, Philip R. Street Boss (2009)
Witnesses, The / Holden, Anne Bedroom Window, The (1987)
Wives of Bath, The / Swan, Susan Lost and Delirious (2001)
Wizard of Loneliness, The / Nichols, John Treadwell Wizard of Loneliness, The (1988)
Woe to Live On / Woodrell, Daniel Ride With the Devil (1999)
Wolf Hunters, The / Curwood, James Oliver Wolf Hunters, The (1949)
Wolf of Wall Street, The / Belfort, Jordan Wolf of Wall Street, The (2013)
Wolfen / Strieber, Whitley Wolfen (1981)
Wolverine: Old Man Logan (graphic novel) / Millar, Mark Logan (2017)
Woman in Black, The / Hill, Susan Woman in Black, The (2012)
Woman in Red, The / Gilbert, Anthony My Name is Julia Ross (1945)
Woman in Red, The / Gilbert, Anthony Dead of Winter (1987)
Woman in the Room, The (short story) / King, Stephen Woman in the Room, The (1983)
Woman in the Window, The / Wallis, J.H. Woman in the Window, The (1944)
Woman in White, The / Collins, Wilke Woman in White, The (series) (2018)
Woman in White, The / Collins, Wilkie Woman in White, The (1948)
Woman, The (series) / Ketchum, Jack Woman, The (2011)
Woman, Thou Art Loosed: Healing the Wounds of the Past / Jakes, T. D. Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
Women in Love / Lawrence, D. H. Women in Love (1970)
Women in the Wind / Women in the Wind (1939)
Wonder / Palacio, R.J. Wonder (2017)
Wonder Boys, The / Chabon, Michael Wonder Boys, The (2000)
Wonder Woman (graphic novel) / Martston, William Moulton Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Wonderful Country, The / Lea, Tom Wonderful Country, The (1959)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The / Baum, L. Frank Wizard of Mars, The (1965)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The / Baum, L. Frank Wiz, The (1978)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The / Baum, L. Frank Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The / Baum, L. Frank Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The / Baum, L. Frank Journey Back to Oz (1972)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The (series) / Baum, L. Frank Emerald City (series) (2016)
Wonderstruck / Selznick, Brian Wonderstruck (2017)
Woodlawn: One Hope. One Dream. One Way. / Gerelds, Todd Woodlawn (2015)
World According to Garp, The / Irving, John World According to Garp, The (1982)
World in His Arms, The / Beach, Rex World in His Arms, The (1952)
World Made Straight, The / Rash, Ron World Made Straight, The (2015)
World of Henry Orient, The / Johnson, Nora World of Henry Orient, The (1964)
World of Suzie Wong, The / Mason, Richard World of Suzie Wong, The (1960)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War / Brooks, Max World War Z (2013)
Worth Winning / Lewandowski, Dan Worth Winning (1989)
Wrath of God, The / Higgins, Jack Wrath of God, The (1972)
Wreck of the Mary Deare, The / Innes, Hammond Wreck of the Mary Deare, The (1959)
Wrecking Crew, The / Donald , Hamilton Wrecking Crew, The (1968)
Wrinkle in Time, A / L'Engle, Madeleine Wrinkle in Time, A (2018)
Written on the Wind / Wilder, Robert Written on the Wind (1956)
Wuthering Heights / Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (1939)
Wuthering Heights / Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (1992)
Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal / Frontier Marshall (1939)
Wynonna Earp (graphic novel) / Smith, Beau Wynonna Earp (series) (2016)