“What shall I read next? Watch? Stream?”
Do these questions haunt you? Well, have no fear. Scroll through this page of thematic book and movie lists to prevent you from running out of good media to consume on your free time. The “Book-to-Movie” section also includes a list of teen books made to movies or shows that are available now on certain streaming channels (Netflix, Disney+, etc.).
Please take a look through these lists below, and click on a title to learn more. Click HERE to be led to OverDrive, the wondrous land of our digital books, comics, and audiobooks where you can search for these titles.*
Young Adult New Arrivals
Browse these titles that are new (or at least new-to-us)!
Celebrate & Learn: Black History Month
Fiction – Stories by black authors and/or starring black characters.
Non-Fiction & Biographies – True stories about famous black people and about the trials and triumphs black people have endured and fought for throughout history.
Fairy Tales and Retellings
Books
Book-to-Movie Titles
Did you dare watch the movie without reading the book first? Now’s the time to read the book and find out which was better! Many of these titles are available now on OverDrive. This list is also important to those who need to wash the Percy Jackson movie from their minds forever by reading the series again. We’ve got your back.
Good Titles on Tough Topics
Spooky Books
Feel the Beat!
These titles have elements of rhythm and music woven into the plot.
“Stuck @ Home” eCollections
Popular Teen Titles
Discover popular teen titles in our OverDrive collection that are available to you now. No holds! Titles available now include Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and Richard Adams’s Watership Down.
Marvel Comic collection
Dive into our Marvel Comic collection on OverDrive. Give comics a try. As Captain America would say, “I could do this all day.” (We’re pretty sure he was referring to reading comics and not battling himself after time traveling…)
Need your library card number to begin your splendid OverDrive journey?
Please e-mail circdesk@ipswichlibrary.org or call our Circulation Desk at 978-356-6648 to get your library card number.
