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Deux adaptations cinématographiques annoncées !

La première est celle du roman de David Barclay Moore, THE STARS BENEATH OUR FEET, publié par Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers en septembre. Endeavor Content en a acquis les droits et a confié la réalisation à l’acteur Michael B. Jordan, connu pour son rôle de Wallace dans la série télévisée The Wire (« Sur écoute ») et qui sera pour la première fois derrière la caméra.

La deuxième concerne GENIUS, trilogie YA de Leopoldo Gout. Le producteur sera Sean McKittrick, qui avec « Get Out » a obtenu l’un des meilleurs scores de l’année du cinéma indépendant (253 millions de dollars encaissés pour un budget de 4,5 millions de dollars). Il a déclaré :

« Genius is a unicorn, a rare gem that is brilliantly written and entertaining but also has the ability to make positive change in the world, and following the success of Get Out it has become the focus of my new company QC Entertainment to produce films and television series that not only entertain, but have a deeper meaning to create positive change on a global scale. Adapting Leopoldo’s book series into an international television event series is a priority for us and that is why we are partnering with Endeavor Content/IMG to help bring Leopoldo’s vision to television screens worldwide. »

CASE CLOSED (#1-#3) de Lauren Magaziner

Mise à jour du 6 novembre 2017: droits cédés à Bayard Jeunesse

In this hilarious, interactive, and puzzle-filled adventure series—sold at auction—YOU pick which suspects to interview, which questions to ask, and which clues to follow

CASE CLOSED (#1-#3)
by Lauren Magaziner
Katherine Tegen Books, August 2018; 2019; 2020

Carlos Serrano has never solved a mystery in his life. And he’s counting on you to solve his first one. On the morning of a big investigation that would save her failing detective agency, Carlos’s mom gets sick with a nasty flu. But Las Pistas Detective Agency can’t afford to lose this case, or they will close down for sure. That’s where Carlos—and you—come in. With the help of his best friend, Eliza, and her wild little brother, Frank, Carlos takes over the investigation. The mystery involves an eccentric local millionaire, who starts receiving death threats. It appears that someone wants to get their hands on a buried fortune. However, the search for the culprit is complicated by tricky riddles, cagey suspects, hidden secrets, and dozens of impossible choices. Can you help Carlos and his friends figure out who’s sending the death threats, find a lost treasure, and save Las Pistas Detective Agency? Or will it be case closed? You pick the path, you crack the case!

Lauren Magaziner is the author of the humorous middle grade books “Pilfer Academy”, “The Only Thing Worse Than Witches” and “Wizardmatch” (Penguin/Dial Books for Young Readers).

Le nouveau livre de John Green enfin annoncé!

C’est l’un des événements de l’édition américaine cette année : après six ans, l’auteur de NOS ÉTOILES CONTRAIRES et de QUI ES-TU ALASKA? est de retour !

Dans TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN, qui devrait être publié par Dutton Books en octobre, il sera question d’un milliardaire en fuite, d’une jeune fille de 16 ans, atteinte d’une trouble psychique, qui partira à sa poursuite et d’une récompense…

 

Voici un extrait du communiqué de presse de Penguin Young Readers :

Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, will publish a new novel by #1 internationally bestselling author John Green, whose works have been translated into 54 languages with more than 45 million copies in print worldwide. Scheduled for publication on October 10, 2017, Turtles All the Way Down is the story of sixteen-year-old Aza Holmes, a young woman looking for clues in the disappearance of a fugitive billionaire, while grappling with mental illness. Turtles All the Way Down will have a first print run of 1.5 million copies.

Turtles All the Way Down begins with a fugitive billionaire and a cash reward. It is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. In his long-awaited return, John Green tells Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity.

“I’ve been working on Turtles All the Way Down for years, and I’m so excited to share it with readers this October,” says John Green. “This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional, it is also quite personal. »

EVOLUTION, une nouvelle trilogie de Thomas Thiemeyer

When mankind has reached its limits … The first in a new trilogy

EVOLUTION
Stadt der Überlebenden #1
(The City of Survivors)
by Thomas Thiemeyer
Arena Verlag, July 2016

Clueless, Lucie and Jem travel to the U.S. with a group of exchange students. But when their plane has to make an emergency landing at Denver Airport, they soon realize that the world they know no longer exists. The runway is overgrown, the terminal is abandoned, danger lurks everywhere. Even the animals seem to have teamed up against them: wolves, bears, birds keep attacking the youngsters in large hordes. What on Earth happened? During their perilous trip through this new world they learn about a comet that has crashed into the ground. And about a few last survivors in a lost city. But how can they get there if the whole planet has aspired against them?

The bestselling author Thomas Thiemeyer has created a new genre: what if … mankind were no longer the most powerful living being of creation? His scientific thrillers and teen book cycles that have won numerous awards, sold half a million copies and were translated into thirteen foreign languages, have established him as a renowned author of German entertainment literature.