Books On Film: Teen In '13 (A Review)

Film adaptations of teen novels, spurred by the success the Twilight movies, haven't slowed down yet. In 2013, we saw the adaptation of Catching Fire, The Host, Beautiful Creatures, Warm Bodies, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, City of Bones, and Ender's Game. 

Which 2013 teen adaptation did you like best?
	Catching Fire
	The Host
	Beautiful Creatures
	The Perks of Being A Wallflower
	Warm Bodies
	City of Bones
	Ender's Game
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In 2014, we will see even more teen books brought to the big screen. For the rest of this month, I will talk about several of the upcoming teen book to film adaptations.

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Books On Film | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

This past Wednesday saw the release of the film adaptation of Cassandra Clare's City of Bones. It's the first book in the The Mortal Instruments series. 

The book follows a teen named Clarissa 'Clary' Fray, who discovers a secret world full of demon hunters and other supernatural creatures that normally goes unseen by regular people.

The series has five books, with a sixth book planned, and a prequel series set in Victorian England call The Infernal Devices.

 

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Teens Only | The Best of the Best

Looking for something great to read? I thought I'd check out Goodreads to find out the most popular teen books out there right now. Not surprising, the top of the list featured Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, followed by Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books, and then the old favorite Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.

Following those all-stars -- and in order -- were:

Divergent by Veronica Roth, which I mentioned in an earlier blog after hearing rave reviews from some of my reader friends. This is the one about the dystopian society in which 16 year olds are forced to pick the faction to which they will devote their lives. In case you haven't read it yet, it's also available as an ebook on SSJCPL's Overdrive site.

The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. This is the story of 15-year-old Clary who gets drawn into the world of the Shadowhunters when she witnesses a murder...and the body disappears into thin air. Ok, I've got to read this one. Who doesn't love a weird murder mystery?

The Giver by Lois Lowry. This is an oldie, but a goodie. It's about a society that is uniformly run by a Committee of Elders. And then there's Jonas -- 12 years old -- whose comfortable, normal existence as a member of this well-ordered community is shaken when he is assigned his life's work as the Receiver. The Giver, who passes on to Jonas the burden of being the holder for the community of all memory, teaches him the cost of living in an environment that is without color, pain, or past.

So now you've got several great reading recommendations. And by the way, Goodreads is a cool website where you create an account and then can not only get recommendations based on books you already like, but you can also see what your friends are reading!

Happy Reading....and see you next Saturday!