Summer 2013 Movies Based on Books
Created by: Rachel Bussan
(We own all of these titles)
Movie: The Great Gatsby (May 10)
Based on: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Title ID: LT4498, BR11057, DB16147
Annotation: The glitter and recklessness of the Jazz Age is the back-drop for this novel about Jay Gatsby's desperate attempt to recapture the past, and along with it, the love of Daisy Buchanan. Amid extravagant parties at Gatsby's palatial estate, his neighbor narrates the story of his obsession with the American dream.
Movie: Much Ado About Nothing (June 7)
Based on: Much Ado About Nothing
Author: William Shakespeare
Title ID: BR13166, DB51553
Annotation: First performed in 1598, this comedy in five acts concerns two pairs of lovers. Before Hero and Claudio can find happiness together, they must sort out the complications of Don John's false accusations. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick match wits and fall in love.
Movie: Tiger Eyes (June 7)
Based on: Tiger Eyes
Author: Judy Blume
Title ID: BR14685, DB18782
Annotation: Davey, her mother, and her brother fly to New Mexico to stay with relatives after her father is murdered in a holdup. Overwhelmed with grief, Davey can hardly function. But a gentle boy she meets in a canyon helps her recover.
Movie: World War Z (June 21)
Based on: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Author: Max Brooks
Title ID: DB/RC65111
Annotation: Records firsthand interviews with survivors of humanity's devastating clash with the undead. Personal accounts from all over the world reveal the scope of the conflict, from the first zombie outbreak to the aftermath of war.
Movie: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (August 7)
Based on: The Sea of Monsters
Author: Rick Riordan
Title ID: DB/RC64659
Annotation: Upstate New York, 2006. Seventh-grader Percy, son of Poseidon and a mortal, learns that Camp Half-Blood is in danger. He and his friends undertake a perilous journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp.
Movie: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (August 23)
Based on: City of Bones
Author: Cassandra Clare
Title ID: DB/RC67159
Annotation: Fifteen-year-old Clary witnesses Jace, Alec, and Isabelle attacking a punk rocker in a Manhattan nightclub. She discovers that the three teens are Shadowhunters, warriors who kill demons. After her mother disappears, Shadowhunters take Clary in, and she learns her family history.
Created by Rachel Bussan on 5/8/2013