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Project for Awesome 2016: Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network

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“I have to keep moving to escape the reality that my body is no longer mine.” -The Color of Rain by Cori McCarthy, page 150

“…I kind of figured out that everything I dreamt about my Aunt Helen was true. And after a while, I realized that it happened every Saturday when we would watch television. The first few weeks in the hospital were very hard.” -The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, page 225

“I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?” -Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, page169

“…he’s a vicious weight on top of her that she can’t breathe against so she cries instead, and how do you get a girl to stop crying? You cover her mouth.” -All the Rage by Courtney Summers, page 6

Vlog: Nine Best Adapted Scripts

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In which we set a record for list length and tell you about the nine screen adaptations that had awesome scripts.

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Related Podcasts:

#22: Because… High School (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

#30: Do Bananas Float? (Life of Pi)

#34: The Merry Old Land of Manipulation (The Wizard of Oz)

 

Adaptation #22: Because… High School

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Dorin, Corey and Kendyl review the film version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, discuss the future career of Logan Lerman and wonder if today’s teens know what a cassette tape is.

For our discussion of the book check out Adaptation #15: The Perks of Being an Infinite Lorax!

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Adaptation #15: The Perks of Being An Infinite Lorax

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Kendyl, Corey and Dorin finally get to see the film Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax and then discuss the high school experience via Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Discussion of Perks starts at 31:47

Also, check out our episode on the Perks film!

*WARNING*

The Perks of Being a Wallflower contains mentions of child molestation, rape, suicide, teen pregnancy, abortion, drugs, sex, and mental health issues. As such, they are all a part of our discussion. If any of this offends you or could be a trigger for you, please proceed with caution.

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