Summer Reading/Summer Viewing

Book adaptations on the big screen this summer:

	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 In theaters June 12 John Godey’s classic thriller from 1972 about four men who hold a subway train hostage. Previously adapted for film in 1974. Reserve the book Official movie site
	Chéri In theaters June 26 (limited initial release) Colette’s classic and once scandalous novel about the love between an older woman and younger man. Originally published in 1920. Reserve the book Official movie site
	My Sister’s Keeper In theaters June 26 A teenager sues her parents after being asked to donate a kidney to her sister in Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel about genetic planning and the difficult choices made by families. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book
	Public Enemies In theaters July 1 This nonfiction account of the birth of the FBI in the early 1930s tells the story of the agents who dealt with John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, and other famous and infamous criminals. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book
	I Love You, Beth Cooper In theaters July 10 Larry Doyle’s comic coming of age novel about a nerdy valedictorian who uses his graduation-day speech to declare his love for a cheerleader. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book
	Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince In theaters July 15 The second-to-last Harry Potter novel relates his sixth year at Hogwarts Academy. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book
	Julie & Julia In theaters August 7 The true story of one woman’s attempt to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and save herself in the process. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book
	Taking Woodstock In theaters August 14 (limited initial release) The memoir of Elliot Tiber, a closeted gay man who split his time between managing a rundown hotel in the Catskills and Manhattan nightlife, who made Woodstock possible. Reserve the book Official movie site More about the book