Hunger Games

Mark you calenders for August 18th because at 6:00 that evening we will be discussing The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I have a few copies available for check out call or email me if you need me to hold one for you OR you can download a MP3 file and listen to it. The download is only available July 29 through August 4---just visit http://www.audiobooksync.com/. It is free, but you will have to make an account (your email and password) and download some software.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book really surprised me. It was nothing like I thought it was going to be. With everyone comparing it to "The Lottery" (which I hate) I finally decide to read it when parents started asking me if it was ok for their children to read it. It is also on the list for the Sr. level YRCA books. Let's just say that once I started it I had a hard time putting it down. Live or die and the rest of you district's food supply will depend on you living...It is a very intense book. (and I just started book 2) This will be perfect for our book discussion group.

So for the rest of my book group I will hold my comments but here is the blurb from the publisher:
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

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Summer Reading Program

Register for the Adult Summer
Reading Challenge

Challenge one available June 1. Reading log to keep track of books throughout the summer. Bring it in three times by August 20 and each time you will be entered into a drawing to win a book, T-shirt or other fun prize.

Challenge two available June 21. Cross word puzzle with “Water Your Mind” theme. Turn in by August 20 to receive a book mark and enter name into the drawing.

Challenge three available July 12. Water trivia. Turn in by August 20 to receive a plastic book bag and enter name into the drawing.

Challenge four available August 2. Book review. Write a short book review on one of the books you read this summer (form provided). Turn in by August 20 to enter name into the drawing.

July book discussion

Wednesday Book Group
July 21st
6:00pm
The Book of Unholy Mischief

The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark

What powers do foods really have on us?...

The year is 1498 in Venice Chef Ferrero has taken Luciano (an orphan boy from the streets)in as an apprentice. Throughout this book we follow Luciano as he discovers life, love, and learns not only cooking techniques but the importance of protecting the truth.
There are rumors of a book that contains secrets including alchemy and immortality. Luciano believes the Chef knows where to find the book. He is determined to discover the truth in a time where others will kill to have it for themselves.
Lots of description for the delicious foods made and served. Adventure, mystery, romance and historical fiction. Good read!
(contains some religious thoughts that might offend some readers)