1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogElisabeth Gattullo Marrocollahttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/elisabeth-gattullo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4CTweUCZF6"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/02/film-to-book-paranorman/">Film to Book: ParaNorman</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/02/film-to-book-paranorman/embed/#?secret=4CTweUCZF6" width="600" height="338" title="“Film to Book: ParaNorman” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="4CTweUCZF6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> “There’s nothing wrong with being scared, as long as you don’t let it change who you are.” When faced with a zombie apocalypse, your average child might feel defeated. But does your average child have a family legacy steeped in mystery, the ability to talk to the dead, and a sage, advice-giving (though deceased) grandmother? Luckily, Norman has all three of those things. ParaNorman is a book based on a screenplay, a kidlit beast I don’t usually pay much mind to. But when this book came into our library, I was pleasantly surprised at its humor, self-awareness, and proper, zombie-induced jolts. The film was adapted in novel form by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, the author of the Suddenly Supernatural series, and her ease with supernatural formats shines through. The book, in short, is fun. The movie is even better. I have not enjoyed an animated movie this much since Coraline –...