Read It Before You See It: Upcoming Books-to-Movies

[caption id="attachment_22656" align="alignright" width="158"] "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.[/caption] With settings ranging from World War II to Middle Earth, there are a host of books being made into major motion pictures in the upcoming year -- most of which can be downloaded in the new VOICEtext format from Learning Ally's digital library for individuals with print disabilities.  Here is a splendid list of titles with movie release dates so you can read the book before enjoying it in theaters.

• Lone Survivor : The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 -- January 10. *
• Divergent -- March 21. *
• The Fault In Our Stars -- June 6. *
• The Giver -- August 15. *
• The Maze Runner -- September 19. * [caption id="attachment_22673" align="alignright" width="170"] "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins.[/caption]
• Gone Girl -- October 3. *
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day -- October 10. *
• Mockingjay -- November 21. *
• Paddington -- December 12. *
• The Hobbit: There and Back Again -- December 17. *
• Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival Resilience and Redemption -- December 25.