The Adaptation Track

*Please note: The book titles suggested below are recommendations only and meant to give students ideas in their selection process. Students are welcome to choose books that aren't on these lists for their summer reading. *

The Adaptation Track: Books that have been adapted into American film or television, exploring how stories change across mediums.

- Focus on: How does a story translate from page to screen?

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan

12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Martian by Andy Weir

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Twilight (The Twilight Saga Book 1)

by Stephanie Meyer

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Uglies by Scott Westerfield

Your Name by Makoto Shinkai

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Remarkably Bright Creatures

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Where the Crawdads Sings by Delila Owens

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

By Michael Lewis

The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

By The Freedom Writers & Erin Gruwell

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

By Bill Bryson

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Remember the Titans by Steve Sullivan

Dead Poet's Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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