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Books Into Movies First Half of 2019 Again most of the movies are being made from Young Adult novels. Curious.
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The Rhythm Section by Mark BurnellWhen Stephanie Patrick learns that a terrorist bomb was responsible for the plane crash that killed her family, she embarks on a plan for revenge that includes training to become a terrorist herself. Reissue. Movie tie-in.
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The knife of never letting go by Patrick NessA lone telepathic boy in a town filled with aggressive men becomes increasingly aware that a terrible secret is being kept from him, prompting him to run away with his loyal dog before stumbling on an eerily silent, surviving girl. Movie will be called Chaos Walking.
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The aftermath
by Rhidian Brook
Assigned to oversee the reconstruction of Hamburg in the tumultuous year following World War II, Colonel Lewis Morgan grieves the loss of his son while living with his family in the home of a German widower, an arrangement that forces both families to confront their passions and true selves.
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A dog's way home
by W. Bruce Cameron
Traces the story of Bella, a dog who is drawn to Lucas Ray, only to be separated from him by rules that disallow pit bulls in their Denver community, in a book that is soon to be a major motion picture. Reprint. Movie tie-in.
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleWhen her talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her. Reissue. Movie Tie-in. 175,000 first printing.
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Five feet apart
by Rachael Lippincott
A teen on the waiting list for a lung transplant faces an impossible choice when her infection risks prevent her from getting within five feet of the boy she loves, a fellow patient who is determined to experience life outside the hospital. Movie tie-in. Simultaneous eBook.
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Three seconds
by Anders Roslund
Ex-convict Piet Hoffman--a family man, a rising member of Stockholm's Polish mafia, and an undercover police informant--is sent to a maximum security prison to make himself the boss of the amphetamine trade so the police can shut it down.
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The good shepherd
by C. S. Forester
During World War II, Commander Krause must lead a convoy of Allied merchantmen across the icy North Atlantic, battling German submarines in order to achieve his objective. Movie is called Greyhound.
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Pet sematary : a novel
by Stephen King
When a little boy's pet dies, and he persuades his parents to bury it in an old Indian cemetery, reputed by legend to house restless spirits, a nightmare of death and destruction begins.
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After
by Anna Todd
Book One of the After series--the Internet sensation with millions of readers. Tessa didn't plan on meeting H. during her freshman year of college. But now that she has, her life will never be the same.
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The sun is also a star
by Nicola Yoon
Natasha, whose family is hours away from being deported, and Daniel, a first generation Korean American who strives to live up to his parents' expectations, unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together.
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXlBep9uFjI
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It : a novel
by Stephen King
It began—and ended—in 1958 when seven desperate children searched in the drains beneath Derry for an evil creature, but in 1985, Mike Hanlon, once one of those children, makes six phone calls and disinters an unremembered promise that sets off the ultimate terror, in a book that is soon to be a major motion picture. This year's movie will be the 2nd half of the book.
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Between shades of gray
by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, Lina and her family are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers. Movie title: Ashes in the Snow.
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Donnybrook
by Frank Bill
A three-day bare-fisted fighting tournament in rural Indiana pits a desperate man trying to feed his children with a ruthless and undefeated master fighter turned meth-cooker in this new novel from the author of Crimes in Southern Indiana. Not available in SAILS system.
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The Iron Orchard by Tom PendletonPublished in 1966, The Iron Orchard spans three decades and tells the story of Jim McNeely, a kid from the wrong side of the tracks in a city near Fort Worth, Texas. Jim was orphaned in high school and his girlfriend, Mazie, is reluctant to commit to any sort of future with him. Needless to say, Mazie’s affluent parents do not approve of the relationship and they end up “helping Jim out” by getting him a job as an oilfield hand in the barren fields of West Texas.
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