The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and most recently, Divergent, are all excellent movies. I bet you knew that they were books first, but did you know that these movies also started out as books?
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Book published: 1973 by Little Brown
Movie released: 1997
Book authored by: Lois Duncan
Movie starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe
You should read it if you: like horror and suspense
The Princess Diaries
Book published: 2000 by HarperCollins
Movie released: 2001
Book authored by: Meg Cabot
Movie starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Mandy Moore
You should read it if you: have ever wondered what it would be like to find out you were royalty
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Book published: 2007 by Random House
Movie released: 2008
Book authored by: Rachel Cohn and David Leviathan
Movie starring: Kat Dennings, Michael Cera
You should read it if: you feel a little jaded by teenage life
The Fault in Our Stars
Book published: 2012 by Penguin
Movie released: 2014
Book authored by: John Green
Movie starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff
You should read it if you: haven't read it already. And let's be realistic: you've probably read it. This entry is more excitement that the book is getting made into a movie! Whoo-hoo!
If you are a reluctant reader (or if you know one), books that have been turned into movies are a great place to start. You can reward yourself for finishing a whole book by watching a movie, or you can get excited about the book by watching the movie first!
What is the best book-to-movie adaptation you've ever seen? What's the worst? What part of books always gets left out that you miss?
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