Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be exploring the movie adaptations soon to hit screens big and small, and give you the chance to read before you view.

Coming This July

The Odyssey

One of the oldest surviving works of literature, The Odyssey follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his journey home after fighting in the decade-long Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters sirens, cyclops, sea nymphs, and more.

Homer’s classic tale has been adapted to film over 30 times. The latest star-studded adaptation directed by Christopher Nolan will premiere in theaters on July 17.

Lucky by Marissa Stapley

Con artist Lucky Armstrong has just pulled off the heist of a lifetime, only to discover that she has also picked up a winning lottery ticket. Now she’s stuck between the million she has in hand and the multiple millions her ticket is worth. She can’t redeem her ticket unless she turns herself in. What is a swindler to do? 

The streaming series based on Marissa Stapley’s New York Times best-selling novel Lucky will premiere on Apple TV on July 15. 

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved children’s series, Little House on the Prairie, was based on her own childhood and upbringing in the late 1800's Midwest. From homesteading to covered wagon travel to the building of a new home and farm from the ground up, these books provide a unique look at life on the American frontier. 

The new streaming series will premiere on Netflix on July 9.