The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Hunger Games takes place in Panem, a futuristic, dystopian version of the United States. Panem is ruled by The Capital and is surrounded by districts that are poor and, basically, survive to supply The Capital with all of their needs for their…

I mentioned yesterday that I got my hands on Catching Fire. I actually won a copy from Abby The Librarian,who writes  a fantastic blog about children’s librarianship and all things related. I seriously couldn’t believe that I had won. It was on a Monday and it was a wonderful way to start the week. I…

It occurs to me that I haven’t posted about what I’m reading for quite a long time and that makes me kind of sad. I’ve been reading books lately that have provoked a strong reaction, good and bad, so I should talk about it. And without further adieu, here is the the book I read…

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George I picked up this wonderful book a few weeks ago. It was among some new books and I was intrigued by the cover (as I am quite often). I read the inside flap and saw that it was a retelling of the fairytale classic, “The Twelve…

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins This is the story of Katniss, a girl who lives in a future United States that is very different from what we know now. In the future the United States is divided up into numbered districts, with the Capitol being the ruling district. Each district is known for a…