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Summer and Fall 2010: Upcoming Movies Based on Books
Did you know how many movies out there are actually based on books! Titles in bold are in the Round Lake or Malta Library’s collection. If you want a title that we don’t own, call or stop by the circulation desk and we’ll be happy to order you a copy.
Sex and the City 2, based on the book Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Eclipse, based on the YA novel by Stephenie Meyer
The Killer Inside me, based on the novel by Jim Thompson
Ramona and Beezus, based on the children’s Ramona novels by Beverly Cleary
Beastly, based on the YA book by Alex Flinn
The Girl Who Played With Fire, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson
Eat, Pray Love, based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert
The American, based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth
Flipped, based on the YA novel by Wendelin Van Draanen
Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, based on the children’s series Guardians of Ga’Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
The Social Network, based on the book The Accidental Billionaires: the founding of Facebook, a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pt 1, based on the chilren’s book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
American Library Association’s Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009
A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school, requesting that materials be removed or restricted because of content or appropriateness. All of these items are available at the Round Lake and Malta Libraries. These items are challenged for a variety of reasons, including homosexuality, sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, offensive language and unsuitability to age group. Be sure to check out these banned books!
- Ttyl, ttfn, l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Fict Myr YA
- And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson JP Fict Ric
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky Fict Chb YA
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Fict Lee
- Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer Fict Mey YA
- Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Fict Sal YA
- My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult Fict Pic
- The Earth, My Butt, and other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler Fict Mac YA
- The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Fict Wal
- The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier Fict Cor YA
Check out these Pulitzer winners in our collection!
| The Good Earth (1932) | Pearl S. Buck |
| Gone With the Wind (1937) | Margaret Mitchell |
| The Yearling (1939) | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | John Steinbeck |
| Tales of the South Pacific (1948) | James A. Michener |
| The Caine Mutiny (1952) | Herman Wouk |
| The Old Man and the Sea (1953) | Ernest Hemingway |
| To Kill a Mockingbird (1961) | Harper Lee |
| The Killer Angels (1975) | Michael Shaara |
| The Color Purple (1983) | Alice Walker |
| Ironweed (1984) | William Kennedy |
| Breathing Lessons (1989) | Anne Tyler |
| Rabbit at Rest (1991) | John Updike |
| The Shipping News (1994) | E. Annie Proulx |
| The Hours (1999) | Michael Cunningham |
| Empire Falls (2002) | Richard Russo |
| Middlesex (2003) | Jeffrey Eugenides |
| The Known World (2004) | Edward P. Jones |
| March (2006) | Geraldine Brooks |
| The Road (2007) | Cormac McCarthy |
Novelist (from EBSCO) NoveList is a fiction database with over 120,000 fiction titles. It allows readers to use a favorite author or title to locate other authors and titles of interest. It provides subject access, reviews, annotations, and includes Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.
Allreaders.com - Search by element of plot, character, setting, etc. to find a specific kind of book (or movie). Includes fiction genres (romance, mystery, etc) as well as literary fiction, biographies and history.
Booktv on CSPAN2 – the site for the popular cable show
