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By Nora Princiotti Ballantine Books: 240 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, Nora Princiotti lived two hours away from the nearest mall, so the Scholastic Book Fair was her lifeline to pop culture purchases.

The new film is in conversation with classic rom-coms by the likes of Nora Ephron, James L. Brooks and Billy Wilder, while also grappling with of-the-moment concerns such as ambition and achievement.

Once Ellie returns from torturing Nora to get Abby's location, Jesse reveals that Tommy is roaming Seattle on his own and recruits Ellie to help find him.

While being tortured, Nora would only say the words "wheel" and "whale," but it was enough for Ellie to figure out that Abby is hiding inside the Seattle Aquarium, which is close to a Ferris wheel.