{"id":16115,"date":"2012-06-04T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=16115"},"modified":"2012-05-25T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T19:52:19","slug":"from-page-to-screen-summer-2012-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/from-page-to-screen-summer-2012-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"From Page to Screen: Summer 2012 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular books being made into movies is nothing new, but it seems like there are a lot of them to get excited about this year.\u00a0 Here are a few that have already seen theatrical release in 2012 and some more that will be coming soon to a theater near you!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Read these and then\u00a0check out\u00a0the new DVD from the library:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One For the Money<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Janet Evanovich: A New Jersey bounty hunter with attitude, bail-bonds apprehension agent Stephanie Plum pursues a former vice cop, now on the run, with whom she shares a sordid history and a powerful chemistry.\u00a0 Now available on DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Vow<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 by Kim Carpenter: Presents the true story of a couple who fell in love again after the wife, Krickitt, suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile crash and lost all memory of her previous life.\u00a0 Now available on DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>John Carter<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(based on John Carter of Mars) by Edgar Rice Burroughs:\u00a0 Presents the adventures of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who is mysteriously transported to Mars, where he fights a variety of enemies with the aid of the lovely Martian princess Dejah Thoris.\u00a0 Coming\u00a0soon to DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Woman in Black<\/a> by\u00a0Susan Hill: Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor, travels to the north of England to settle the estate of Alice Drablow, but unexpectedly encounters a series of sinster events.\u00a0 Now available on DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Read these before they hit the big screen this summer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Seth Grahame-Smith: Reveals the hidden life of the 16th U.S. president, who was actually a vampire hunter, obsessed with the complete elimination of the undead, and uncovers the role vampires played in the birth, growth and near-death of the nation.\u00a0 In theaters June 22.<\/p>\n

The Bourne Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Eric Lustbader:\u00a0 Former CIA agent David Webb leads a quiet life as a university professor until he becomes a target of an assassin and is framed for the murders of two close friends, and as he fights for his life, he finds himself under the control of his alternate personality–Jason Bourne.\u00a0 In theaters August 3.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Jeff Kinney:\u00a0 In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother’s other ideas.\u00a0 In theaters August 3.<\/p>\n

Dorothy of Oz<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Roger S. Baum:\u00a0 With the aid of Lion, Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and Tugg the talking boat, Dorothy battles Jester, who is using the dead Wicked Witch’s magic wand to turn the citizens of Oz into porcelain dolls.\u00a0 In theaters August 3.<\/p>\n

(all descriptions from publishers)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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