Friday, December 11, 2009

Books into Movies

There have been an amazing number of children and young adult books on the movie screen this year. I have a display of some of these books in a nook at the main IMC desk to catch students' eyes as they walk into the IMC. Some of the book/movie connections that we have in the Lakeview IMC collection are: Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling; Coraline, by Neil Gaiman; Cirque du Freak and The Vampire's Assistant, by Darren Shan; Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl, and A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The IMC is also getting the first three Twilight books and they should be ready for check-out in the new year. Starting later this month is a Richard Gere movie based on the book Hachiko Waits, by Leslea Newman. From picture books the movies have adapted Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett and Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak. These books are available at the Ide IMC. What a great opportunity to enjoy both the books and the movies!

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