Novels to Read Before They're Movies

There are literally over a hundred books being adapted to movies at any given time. If you want to read the next Hunger Games before it becomes the next Hunger Games, find out which novels are currently in the works to become films!

1. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
What it's about: This sci-fi tale is the first book in a trilogy about Kady and Ezra, two former love interests whose planet is invaded in the year 2575. Breakup stress and intergalactic warfare abound.
Who's starring: Brad Pitt is producing the film.


Find it in Fiction: F KAU





2. Death Cure by James Dashner
What it's about: In the final book in the Maze Runner series, Thomas finally attempts to take down the organization WICKED.
Who's starring: Dylan O'Brien is reprising his role as Thomas.


Find it in Fiction: F DAS 





3. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
What it's about: Teenager Wade Watts gets sucked into a virtual universe in a dystopian future society in 2044.
Who's starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and Vin Diesel (voice) will costar in the sci-fi flick, which is being directed by Steven Spielberg.


Find it in Fiction: F CLI




4. Looking For Alaska by John Green
What it's about: A cerebral teen falls for a girl, the titular Alaska, in the first novel from The Fault in Our Stars author, John Green.
Who's starring: Screenplay will be adapted by same team who did The Fault in Our Stars.


Find it in Senior Fiction: SF GRE






5. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
What it's about: In Jandy Nelson's tear-jerking novel, 17-year-old Lennie deals with the fallout around her after her older sister passes away from a heart attack.
Who's starring: Though Warner Bros. has optioned the book, the adaptation is yet to cast.

Find it in Fiction: F NEL





6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
What it's about: Fourteen-year-old Meg Murry's father goes missing after working on a government project, setting off Meg's fantastical journey through space and time.
Who's starring: Chris Pine as Dr. Alex Murry, and Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit. Ava DuVernay to direct and Disney is producing the film.

Find it in English Texts: YR 7 ENG



7. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
What it's about: In this romantic novel, a girl named Violet falls for Finch, a boy who is intent on ending his life.
Who's starring: Elle Fanning is starring, and Miguel Arteta is directing.


Find it in Fiction: F NIV





8. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
What it's about: This novel depicts a world where two different kinds of people exist - the privileged few with superhuman abilities, and the underprivileged with no abilities - and a young woman, Mare, who infiltrates the other side.
Who's starring: Elizabeth Banks set to direct.

Find it in Fiction: F AVE