The Things You Can Read: Books to Film

The Things You Can Read welcomes you and thanks you for your readership. We, here at The Things You Can Read, ask your help, if you visit our site regularly, please follow us either via email or Google Friend Connect. Launched on June 7, 2012, our site has already attracted a great deal of attention. One of the goals of the site is to feature reviews of Children's Picture Books, Young Adult novels and Adult Literary Fiction/Nonfiction. A second goal for the blog is to be a resource for teachers of English and writing--with examples of student created writing, writing tips, resource links, and the opportunity to pick the brain of a seasoned English teacher. To spice things up...every now and then, we'll also include random quotes and thoughts on education and life in general, but our ultimate goal is to reach out into the blogosphere and be a "Book Whisperer" and "Writing Whisperer" to children and adults of all ages. Thank you for your readership. Here is to a lifetime filled with reading and writing.

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Happy Anniversary To The Wizard of Oz: Pages to Film

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In our opinion The Wizard of Oz is one of the best book to film adaptions ever. Today it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The Wizard of Oz had its Hollywood premiere on August 16, 1939. To read seven things you didn't know about this classic film click on over to Huffington Post. Don't forget to follow the yellow brick road as you journey through life.

Let us know what film you think was the best page to film adaption here at The Things You Can Read!

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

A Wrinkle in Time Moves From Pages to Film!

Guess what? A Wrinkle in Time may be headed for the big screen. The Los Angeles Times reported the following:

"Variety reports that Jennifer Lee, who wrote and co-directed Disney's "Frozen," has decided to take on "A Wrinkle in Time" for Disney as her next project."-Los Angeles Times

Read the full story HERE and let us know your thoughts. Are you a fan of this 1963 Newbery Award winning book? We sure are and we can't wait to see the Jennifer Lee take on this children's classic.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Meryl Streep's 10 Best Literary Roles

According to BookRiot the news that Meryl Streep will be playing the Chief Elder in Jeff Bridges' upcoming film version of The Giver made one blogger think about this Academy Award winning actresses body of work as it connects with literature. So what are her other standout literary roles? Well, click on over to BookRiot to see one writers TOP 10 favorite literary roles tackled by Meryl Streep.

What do you think? Agree or disagree? Let us know here at The Things You Can Read.

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