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Good Reading : July 2013
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GOOD READING JULY 2013 21 BOOKS TO FILM ALESHA EVANS checks out upcoming movies that have been inspired by books and comics. Kick-Ass 2 4 July Based on the ‘Kick-Ass 2’ comic book series by Mark Millar Dave Lizewski may seem like an ordinary high school kid, but by night he morphs into Kick-Ass, an everyday superhero whose friends include the vigilantes Hit-Girl and Colonel Stars and Stripes. His exploits are widely publicised on the internet, and soon Kick-Ass is joined by a collection of regular people who, like him, are keen to combat crime while disguised. But someone is plotting revenge against the costumed crime-fighter ... Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 19 September Based on Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan After Camp Half-Blood is threatened, Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, and his half-blood friends goonaquestto the hazardous Sea of Monsters to retrieve the mythical Golden Fleece and save their safe haven from an awakening evil. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 22 August Based on City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Clary Fray thinks she’s just a normal teenager – until her mother is attacked by a demon and disappears. She discovers that she is a Shadowhunter, one of a group of secret half-angel warr iors who fight to protect the world from ancient monsters. Clary must join forces with the Shadowhunters to find her mother and unlock the secrets of her past. R.I.P.D. 12 September Based on the comic book Rest in Peace Department by Peter M Lenkov When police officer Nick Cruz is killed in the line of duty he finds himself reassigned to the Rest in Peace Department, a division of undead policemen who protect the living from the dead. After being made a partner of veteran R.I.P.D. officer Roy Pulsipher, Nick is determined to find out who murdered him. Morphing into movies 21_books_film_c.indd 21 14/06/13 12:01 AM
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