Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Tales Into Movies!! We are taking a look at some books that were the inspiration for various movies and TV shows that have been made either recently or in the past and you may not have even known that they were from a book! There are some people who love to read the book first and then see the movie or vice versa so feel free to read these in any order you prefer and then compare the source material to the visual. We have an awesome selection of fantasy, historical, humorous, realistic, and some light horror. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #youthbooktomovie as well as on Libby and Hoopla.
The 2021 Summer Reading Program takes place from June 5th-August 11th with a new theme and badge activities every week. Make sure to watch the Middle Grade Book Spotlight book talk video for this week as it counts towards your badge activities for the week; if you read one of the titles featured or on the tagged list, that counts as another activity as well!!! Earn the weekly themed badges to get your virtual tickets which can be turned into opportunities to win prizes! For more information--such as to sign up or to sign in to your account in order to track your books and activities--visit our Summer Reading page and click “LOG IN NOW”.
Check back next week for a new middle grade book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis--Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil.
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan--When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell--Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
The House With a Clock In Its Walls by John Bellairs--A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.
Holes by Louis Sachar--As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate--Ivan the gorilla lives in the Big Top Mall, locked inside what he describes as a “domain” of glass, metal and cement. Surrounded by humans, Ivan offers witty and oftentimes humorous observations on their behavior; while humans behave in a frantic manner, Ivan views himself as a peaceful artist. Day after day, Ivan describes his endurance of the humans' cruelty, but everything changes once he sees a baby elephant named Ruby being abused. Deciding he must free Ruby and escape his home – which he now realizes is simply a cage – Ivan puts a plan into action but must also confront memories of his life in the jungle and the slaying of his family.