Books on Screen

July 2015

‘Tis the season…for sun-soaked blockbusters, sweet and sour superheroes, and thunderous sound effects. It’s also the time when we get those more somber summer movies, the kind that hum along gently and are as quietly refreshing as air conditioning on a mid-July day. Unless your unit is as loud as mine, in which case the metaphor is moot --- unlike my AC. Still with me? Here are this month’s books on screen!

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July 2015

John Green fans will be happy this month because Paper Towns is finally coming to theaters! Natt Wolf, who played Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars, stars as Quentin "Q" Jacobsen opposite Cara Delivigne as Margo Roth Spiegelman. Also out this month is Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellan (you may know him best as Gandalf or Magneto), told from the unique perspective of an aging Sherlock Holmes reflecting on his life and past cases.

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June 2015

Hold on to your butts! June is here, and, like the dinosaurs in Jurassic World, movies this month are bigger, faster and full of strange sound effects. As it turns out --- in a plot twist so predictable it could be straight out of Jurassic Park III --- the rest of our books on screen happen to be a more genteel bunch. Cue the classical music, Spielberg!

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June 2015

YA fans will not be disappointed this month: The prize-winning adaptation of Jesse Andrews’ ME AND EARL AND THE

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May 2015

I have a serious question about April showers: Wouldn’t it make more sense to take showers in a hotter month, like July or August? Just a thought for 2016. Luckily, it’s still only May, and there are plenty of Books on Screen to watch in air-conditioned rooms!

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May 2015

It's May, which means it's time to grab a big bucket of popcorn and get ready to see all your favorite superheroes kick some butt in Avengers: Age of Ultron! Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow and the team are all back in this sequel to The Avengers. This time, Earth's Mightiest Heroes must battle the villaninous Ultron to save the planet.

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April 2015

Hello, Books on Screen lovers! We all know it’s officially spring because Hollywood is already hyping its summer movies. But before all the boom and bluster of the hot-weather blockbusters hit theaters, we can sit back, relax and enjoy April’s simpler offerings. Oh yeah, and “Game of Thrones.”

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April 2015

This April, fall in love with the story of Luke and Sophia in The Longest Ride. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, this movie spans generations to show two intertwining love stories. Sophia, a young artist, and Luke, a former bull riding champion, meet an old man whose deep romance with his beloved wife inspire the young couple.

And if you're feeling humor more than romance? Make some popcorn, get in your pajamas and watch Paddington, the story of the hilarious, accident-prone bear that is now available on DVD.

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March 2015

Well, loyal Books on Screen readers, we’ve made it through another awards season and are one more entertainment year wiser.

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March 2015

This March, Tris and Four are back on the big screen! In Insurgent, the two are on the run from Jeanine and the rest of the Erudite faction. Together they learn the secrets of their world and race against time to protect its future. Based on Veronica Roth's thrilling bestseller, this is definitely a sequel YA fans are going to want to see!

Or if you're more into fairy tales, check out Disney's new live-action Cinderella. In this retelling, a poor servant stepdaughter just wants to go to the ball, but needs a little help --- and some classic glass slippers --- from an old beggar woman with a magic touch! 

So get out there this March and see some of these great books on screen!

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