Book and Movie Club Picks

Adaptations discussed in the 2025-26 Book and Movie Club meetings.

Updated April 7, 2026
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Carrie
King, Stephen
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD *  Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as one of America's favorite writers * In a world where bullies rule, one girl holds a...
Dead poets society : a novel
Kleinbaum, N. H.
Paper Book
A novelization of the hit movie starring Robin Williams as Professor Keating, an inspiring, uplifting teacher who changes his students' lives. Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has...
Dead Poets Society
Weir, Peter, 1944; Schulman, Tom; Williams, Robin, 1951 July 21; Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969; Hawke, Ethan, 1970; Charles, Josh, 1971; Kussman, Dylan; Ruggiero, Allelon; Waterston, James, 1969; Powers, Alexandra; Smith, Kurtwood, 1943; Pownall, Leon; Silve
DVD
A teacher in a 1950s prep school inspires his students to be individualistic free-thinkers, sometimes clashing with the school and parents.
The notebook
Sparks, Nicholas
Paper Book
Experience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart -- one of PBS's "Great American Reads". Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more...
The notebook
Johnson, Mark; Harris, Lynn; Leven, Jeremy; Sardi, Jan; Cassavetes, Nick; Gosling, Ryan, 1980; McAdams, Rachel, 1978; Garner, James; Rowlands, Gena; Marsden, James, 1973; Connolly, Kevin, 1974; Thornton, David; Brown, Jamie Anne; Wahlquist, Heather; Shepa
DVD
Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love one summer, but are tragically forced apart. When they reunite seven years later, their passionate romance is rekindled, forcing one of them to choose between true love and class order.
Holes
Sachar, Louis
Paper Book
10th Anniversary Edition Louis Sachar received great recognition for his groundbreaking story of Stanley Yelnats - a boy with a history of bad luck. AsSchool Library Journalpredicted in their starred review of the book when it was first published, "Kids will loveHoles." A...
Holes
Medavoy, Mike; Sachar, Louis, 1954; Davis, Andrew, 1946; Weaver, Sigourney, 1949; Voight, Jon, 1938; Arquette, Patricia, 1968; Nelson, Tim Blake; Hill, Dulae; LaBeouf, Shia, 1986; Winkler, Henry, 1945; Maffia, Roma; Kitt, Eartha; Fallon, Siobhan; St. John
DVD
A group of teenagers are at a detention camp in the desert. The warden has them dig holes in the desert to build character. One of the boys begins to wonder what the real reason is for the digging and giving the warden anything 'special' that they find.

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