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Books to read before their movie adaptations release this year

TNN | Last updated on - Mar 15, 2017, 16:06 IST
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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Release date: May 19
This is a heart-warming tale of a young woman with a disease that doesn’t let her leave the house. She falls in love with a guy who moves in next door.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
2/10

The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

Release date: March 31
This is a true story about the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo who saved hundreds of people during the second world war from Nazi hands.
(Image credit: W.W Norton)
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Wonder by R.J Palacio

Release date: April 7
Auggie (August) Pullman is an ordinary kid whose facial difference from other kids makes it difficult for him to adjust in school. The story is told from multiple perspectives, that converge to show a community’s struggle with empathy and acceptance.
(Image credit: Random House UK)
4/10

The Dinner by Herman Koch

Release date: May 5
A controversial and dark thriller about two parents having dinner with Dutch politicians who suspect their 15-year-old sons to be involved in terrorism.
(Image credit: Thorndike Press)
5/10

It by Stephen King

Release date: September 8
This modern classic is a horror story about 7 adults returning to their hometown only to be confronted by a terrible nightmare they had encountered as teenagers.
(Image credit: Hodder and Stoughton)

6/10

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Release date: May 12
The popular Arthurian legend finds a loose and fun adaptation in this movie version directed by Guy Ritchie.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
7/10

The Lost City of Z by David Grann

Release date: April 21
Journalist David Grann interweaves tales of British explorer Percy Fawcett’s quest for the lost Mayan city of Z in the Amazon with his own journey into the great jungle, unravelling the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
8/10

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Release date: April 28
When Mae is hired to work at The Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, her idealism and ambition soon helps her find out grave secrets, raising questions on privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
9/10

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Release date: November 22
The luxurious Orient Express which is full, stops in the middle of Yugoslavia after a snowstorm. Next morning, a passenger is found dead in his compartment. Hercule Poirot is also aboard and will be involved in the most illustrious case of his extraordinary career as a detective.
(Image credit: Harper Collins)
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The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

Release date: October 20
A writer and a surgeon survive a plane crash in the mountains after terrible injuries, followed by their growing trust for each other.
(Image credit: Broadway Books)

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