"About Me" - It's now true!

For those of you who have been following my blog (which I know is not many), you know that my "About Me" profile has said I was a fictional public library for a long time. I had to create that profile for class and it stuck to my personal blog for a while.

Well... That problem has now been corrected! The "About Me" profile is now really about me. Just wanted to let you know about that update. :-)

The Hunger Games by Susanne Collins

Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Publication Information: New York: Scholastic Press, 2008
Age group: ages 14 and up
Topics: survivor skills, television programs, interpersonal relations, contests
Notes: This book is very reminiscent of the show Survivor on television, in that the children/teens in the novel have to fight their surroundings, and each other, to survive the Hunger Games. And the event is televised, just as is Survivor.

Summary- Katniss volunteers to go to the Hunger Games in the place of her sister. These games are really a fight to the death and Katniss certainly doesn't want her sister to have to face this situation. So Katniss and Peeta from District 12 are forced to go to the Games and represent their district. If they lose, it means death. If they win, they live and get more food and prizes for their community. They train for the games and are released into the arena, with hundreds of hidden cameras watching their every move as they battle the elements and each other, each person wanting to be the only one left standing. Some form alliances, others stand alone. But each must fight the Hunger Game.

Book Talk- Read page 150-151 “A boy, I think from District 9…Somehow I know the girl will not pursue me.”

Katniss and Peeta must compete in the Hunger Games. The games are meant to keep them suppressed, to remind them who is really in control. They must win or die, must sacrifice others for their own safety, all for the entertainment of those in the Capitol. They are given a brief training period, a brief reprieve before they are set loose on one another in the stadium, but how can they form friendships? How can they trust one another? They must kill each other or be killed themselves. There is no escape because the Capitol must have a winner. They must become monsters, animals, living by instinct and brute force. Who will be the winner of this ultimate game, the Hunger Game? To find out, you will just have to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Personal Comments- This book was excellent! I began it in the evening and ended up staying up until 2:00 in the morning to finish it! However, I was a bit disappointed in the ending, because it was left open in obvious anticipation of a second book. I suppose I will have to go buy that book now.