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Dark Matter

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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Format: Book
Who it is for: Adults

Jason Dessen is content. He has a perfectly acceptable job and a beautiful and loving family. But is he truly happy with his life? Jason is forced to face this question when a masked man abducts him and throws him into a world where everything is slightly different. His wife isn’t his wife. His son was never born. His job isn’t his job and nothing makes sense. Jason must use every resource imaginable to figure out what is going on and find the family he knows is out there somewhere.

Blake Crouch takes a story that could have easily gotten bogged down in technical jargon and instead creates a world that keeps you riveted from page one. As Jason works to determine what’s happened, the reader gets completely drawn into his search for the truth. If you’re looking for a science fiction thriller that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last, check out Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Find it in the catalog.

Ready Player One

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Read the Book, Watch the Movie!

Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Movie: Ready Player One
Movie Release Date: March 29, 2018

Set in the year 2045, the people of a dystopian global society rely on the OASIS, an immersive virtual reality game, to escape the stress and bleakness of their poverty-stricken actuality.  When the game’s eccentric creator dies, he sends the entire world on an 80’s-themed treasure hunt—the prize being his enormous fortune and complete control over the OASIS. Wade Watts (aka Parzival), a teenager “gunter”, devotes his life to the contest, studying all things retro, while navigating this fantastical and dangerous universe in pursuit of the elusive “Easter egg”.  Ready Player One combines 80’s nostalgia with the transcendence of virtual reality technology in this action-packed adventure, exploring themes of teamwork, perseverance, and the value of real-life connections along the way. Find it in the catalog.

A Wrinkle In Time

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Book: A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Movie: A Wrinkle In Time
Movie Release Date: February 26, 2018
Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Pine

Meg Murry hasn’t seen her father in years. He mysteriously disappeared while working on a top secret scientific experiment. Ever since, Meg has lived with her mother, her brother Charles Wallace, and the twins Sandy and Dennys. One dark and stormy night, Meg’s life changes completely. Her neighbor, Mrs. Whatsit, explains the existence of tesseracts or manipulations in space that allow travel to different worlds and dimensions. This discovery sets Meg, Charles Wallace, and her neighbor Calvin on an interplanetary adventure. During the quest to find her missing father, Meg encounters amazing creatures, new friends, and terrible foes. Join her as she endeavors to overcome the forces of darkness and bring her family back together. Find it in the catalog