Lakeland Public Library discussion

The holiday season is upon us and there is lots to read and see in December. Check out these books below that inspired some of the movies hitting theaters this month.

Crooked House by Agatha Christie
About the book: Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked-looking house. Then the wealthy patriarch of the household, Aristide, is murdered, injected not with insulin for his diabetes but with a killer substance.Suspicion falls on the whole houselhold, including Aristede's two sons, his widow (fifty years his junior) and even his three grandchildren. Could any member of this seemingly devoted family have had a hand in his death?

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero
Movie title: The Disaster Artist
About the book: Presents a humorous ode to cinematic hubris, discussing the story of the mysteriously wealthy misfit, Tommy Wiseau, the producer, director, and star of the "The Room," which later became an international cult film despite making no money at the box office.

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Movie title: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. This movie is a sequel to the original movie that was based on this book.
About the book: Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom
Movie title: Molly's Game
About the book: All bets are off in this insider's story of excess, greed and danger that follows the author, who, in the late 2000s, ran the highest stakes, most exclusive poker game in existence until it all came crashing down around her and she lost everything.

The November Criminals by Sam Munson
About the book: For a high school senior, Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations. Like getting into college. Selling drugs to his classmates. His complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own absurd, obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago-What are your best and worst qualities?-Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more.

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Movie title: Ferdinand
About the book: Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.