SOME OF OUR FAVORITE YOUNG ADULT NOVELS TURNED INTO MOVIES
To celebrate the March 11th Blu-ray and DVD release of The Book Thief, the film adaptation of Markus Zusak’s bestselling novel starring Sophie Nelisse and Geoffrey Rush, we’re taking a look at some of the best young adult literature that has made the move to the silver screen in recent years.
Harry Potter
The mother of all young adult book franchises also became one of the highest-earning movie franchises in history. The films have grossed over $7.7 billion worldwide and launched the careers of young acting phenoms Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe.
The Hunger Games
America’s reigning sweetheart, Jennifer Lawrence, was already an Oscar-nominee before landing the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the adaptation of the outrageously popular book trilogy by Suzanne Collins, but the film’s success made her an international superstar.
The Twilight Saga
It’s hard to imagine a world where teens didn’t erupt in fits of excitement at the mere mention of Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner, but before the 2008 adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s tale of supernatural young love hit theaters, both were relatively unknown.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The first two novels in Rick Riordan’s series, The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters have been made into highly successful adventure films, blending elements of classical mythology and the modern world. In they process, they introduced the world to superb young leading man Logan Lerman, who also starred in the big screen adaptation of young adult classic The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Divergent
All eyes are on the first film from Veronica Roth’s popular book series, as it heads to theaters in 2014, with high expectations for it to be the next big teen phenomenon. The film stars young ingénue Shailene Woodley (who previously has starred in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and The Descendants) alongside Oscar-winner Kate Winslet.
See the pages of The Book Thief come to life when it heads to Blu-ray and DVD on March 11th!
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The Twilight Saga for sure. I really like that series.
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Easy, Harry Potter :)
ReplyDeleteThe Twilight series.
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter series
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was the Hunger Games!
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The hunger games!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was the Harry Potter series.
ReplyDeleteHarry potter! thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThe Perks of Being A Wallflower for sure!
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I like the Percy Jackson books and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (I cried a little, but don't tell).
ReplyDeleteEither Perks of Being a Wallflower or Catching Fire! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter -- well, all of them. They were all enjoyable to watch and "imagine" along with the author.
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Mine would be the Hunger Games...and now they have dolls!
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Harry Potter hands down.
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter wins.
ReplyDeleteI love Harry Potter
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