Argo took home the Oscar for Best Picture last night, but
did you know it was based off a book by Antonio Mendez? That is not the only movie made last year that
was a book first. Stop by the library and check out one of these other books that made the movies this past year. Read the book, then watch the movie!
- Lincoln – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Silver Linings Playbook – The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
- Argo – Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio Mendez
- Life of Pi – Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- Les Miserables – Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- The Hobbit – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Kon-Tiki – Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl
- Hunger Games – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Cloud Atlas – Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
- Anna Karenina – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
