Spring is right around the corner, and Teenreads.com's Books into Movies feature is spotlighting three films to celebrate the start of a new season. March is going to be a month of misguided love, gripping dramas and timeless classics, beginning withBeastly, an edgy flick based on Alex Finn's ultra-modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast." The story of a high school hotshot who finds himself transformed into a hideous outcast, it's a spellbinding saga of revenge, true love, and one teen's quest to find out what it really means to be beautiful.

If Beastly leaves you in the mood for more contemporary fairy tales, then there's Red Riding Hood, which is loosely based on the classic Brothers Grimm story. Watch the stunning Amanda Seyfried as she tries to choose between two equally charming suitors --- one of whom may be a werewolf --- and save her village from the clutches of a savage beast. You also will not want to miss Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and David Leslie Johnson's book of the same name, which was inspired by the movie.

But film fanatics in search of a different sort of romance should be on the lookout for the latest adaptation of JANE EYRE. Based on Charlotte Brontë's moving 19th-century novel, Jane Eyrefollows a courageous orphan who's burdened by her feelings for her wealthy employer --- and the knowledge of a dark and terrible secret that's captivated audiences for almost two centuries.

Beastly
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Erik Knudsen, Dakota Johnson, LisaGay Hamilton, Peter Krause
Director: Daniel Barnz
Distributor: CBS Films
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 4th (wide)
Based on: BEASTLY by Alex Finn

Seventeen-year-old Kyle is the spoiled, shallow and incredibly popular prince of his high school kingdom. Entirely captivated and empowered by his own physical appearance, Kyle foolishly chooses Kendra, a witch masquerading as a high school student, as his latest target for humiliation. Unfazed by his cruel behavior, Kendra decides to teach him a lesson --- she transforms him into someone as unattractive on the outside as he is on the inside. Now he has one year to find someone who can see past the surface and love him, or he will remain "Beastly" forever. His only hope, a quiet classmate he never noticed named Lindy, may be his best chance to prove that love is never ugly.

Jane Eyre
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins, Holliday Grainger, Tamzin Merchant, Imogen Poots, Amelia Clarkson, Romy Settbon Moore, Freya Parks, Judi Dench
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Distributor: Focus Features
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 11th (limited)
Based on: JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë

Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, from acclaimed director Cary Joji Fukunaga. In the story, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield Hall, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. As she reflects upon the people and emotions that have defined her, it is clear that the isolated and imposing residence --- and Mr. Rochester's coldness --- have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. She must now act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with the past that haunts her --- and the terrible secret that Mr. Rochester is hiding and that she has uncovered.

Red Riding Hood
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen, Lukas Haas, Julie Christie
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 11th (wide)
Based on: The fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood"
Movie Tie-in: RED RIDING HOOD by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and David Leslie Johnson

Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life.

Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter Father Solomon to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast --- one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect... and bait.