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Vlog: Notable Performances in Adaptations from Actors Under 18
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Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction
Episode #205: A Time for Everything, Everything
The hosts talk Everything, Everything (2017): the astronaut, the texting, and the Rapunzel parallels, as well as revisiting the unknowns about Maddie’s mom.
Vlog: More Happy Than Not Dream Cast
Vlog: The Color of Rain Dream Cast
Episode #196: Everything, Everything Under the Sun
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is an excellent way for the hosts to wrap up this book marathon they’ve been running. The parallels and differences in Maddie and Ollie’s families, what constitutes “living,” and whether we’d classify the story a Romance are just a few things discussed.
Question(s) of the Week: How convinced was Maddy’s mom about Maddy’s illness? Do you exist if no one can see you?
Vlog: POC Castings in Adaptations
Episode #183: A Monster Counsels
After gushing over the book on the last episode, Adaptation returns to talk about the film A Monster Calls (2016) and gushes a little bit more.
Question(s) of the Week: To what degree is the monster real? Does he just show up for children who are grieving? What other situations might call him?
Episode #182: Does a Monster Really Call?
Jess and Jenn rave over the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, discussing the monsterousness of “the monster” and other characters, the morals of the monster’s stories and what they expect from the film.
Question(s) of the Week: How tangible do you think the monster is? Does he really exist?
Vlog: Most Anticipated Adaptations of 2017
Vlog: Literary Nightmares
Episode #176: A Villainous Trap for Peculiar Children
The hosts discuss the film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016), whether there’s room for a sequel and if they think Miss Peregrine is actually a villain as well as the couple controversial choices the filmmakers made.
Check out our episode on the novel here!
Question(s) of the Week: What gods or mythological creatures could the children’s peculiarities be descended from? If the Hollowghast had never been created, would Jacob and his grandfather’s peculiarity have been useless or would they have a different one?
Vlog: Adaptations We Wish Existed 2016
Episode #175: Miss Peregrine’s Loop for Tiny Adults
The Adaptation host discuss time loops, relative ages, and mortality in this episode covering Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about how the time loop works? How is it created? How does age work inside of it?
Episode #172: The Nerve to Be Anonymous
Jenn and Kendyl discuss the pros and cons of Nerve (2016), the film adaptation of Jeanne Ryan’s novel.
Question of the Week: Could there be a sequel to this film? What kind of story would you like to see it tell?
Vlog: The Mortal Instruments Spotlight
Staff Recommendations – July 2016
Here’s what the Adaptation staff has been consuming this month:
Episode #167: Hit a NERVE
Talking over Nerve by Jeanne Ryan, the hosts have a lot of questions about how the game works, how much pull the Watchers have, and how they get all their information.
Question of the Week: What dares do you think the groups in other cities got? What about the other players in Seattle before the last one? Remember, one must have involved lime Jello!
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