Lakeland Public Library discussion

It's only the beginning of the year and we already have great selection of books being made into movies and tv series, starting with these January adaptations.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Movie title: Ashes in the Snow
Movie release: January 11
About the book: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil.

Deadly Class by Rick Remender
Where to watch: Syfy Channel starting January 16
About the graphic novels: Welcome to the most brutal high school on earth, where the world's top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. Murder is an art. Killing is a craft. At Kings Dominion School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn't always metaphorical.

A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron
Movie release: January 11
About the book: Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn't understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA where he works. There, Bella brings joy and comfort where it is needed most. After Bella is picked up by Animal Control because pit bulls are banned in Denver, Lucas has no choice but to send her to a foster home until he can figure out what to do. But Bella, distraught at the separation, doesn't plan to wait. With four hundred miles of dangerous Colorado wilderness between her and her person, Bella sets off on a seemingly impossible and completely unforgettable adventure home.

Native Son by Richard Wright
Where to watch: Sundance starting January 24
About the book: Traces the fall of a young black man in 1930s Chicago as his life loses all hope of redemption after he kills a white woman.

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Where to watch: Fox starting January 14
About the book: A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment that only six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte can stop.