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Frombooks to thebigscreen
READINGLIST
Editor’s
pick
"Thisbookblew
mymind!"
—KM
FANTASTICBEASTSANDWHERE
TOFINDTHEM
byJKRowling
FantasticBeasts
isHarryPotter’s
textbookwrittenbyoneNewtScamander,
completewithsidenotesbyHarry,Ron
andHermione.But thishilariousmini-
bookservesas inspirationrather than
source for themovie trilogy that follows
Newt’sadventures inAmerica,where
wizards faceeradicationby “Non-Maj”
(their term forMuggles).
AMONSTERCALLS
byPatrickNess
Beautifully illustrated, haunting, tender
andmagical— thisbook isdestined for
thecinema.Thirteen-year-oldConor’s
monster isadisruptivegiantyew tree
whichvisitsnightlywhileConorcopes
withhismom’s terminal cancer.
THECIRCLE
byDaveEggers
Thissci-finovel exploreswhatprivacy
meansonlineandhowcorporationsare
becomingownersofourprivate lives.
Themoviewill starEmmaWatson,Tom
HanksandJohnBoyega.
MEBEFOREYOU
byJojoMoyes
This is likesomanystories thatwe just
have toread, even if they’reunforgiving
tear-jerkers.Theromance ispure, and the
eventualheartachegeneratesquoteafter
quoteof#feels.
MISSPEREGRINE’SHOMEFOR
PECULIARCHILDREN
byRansomRiggs
Inpartagraphicnovel,
MissPeregrine
combinesactual (andeerie)vintage
photographswith thestoryof 16-year-old
JacobPortmandiscovering thesecret life
ofhisrecentlydeceasedgrandfather.
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