Looking for a book (or three) that will keep any teen or tween flipping pages instead of clicking a mouse? The Hunger Games trilogy, a young adult series written by Suzanne Collins, is guaranteed to do just that.
The first installment, The Hunger Games, was published on September 14, 2008. The next two installments, Catching Fire and Mockingjay came in 2009 and 2010, respectively. They are written in first person from the perspective of the sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in District 12 of Panem, a post-apocalyptic world that exists where North America once was. Panem and its 12 districts
Wolf Gift
by Angela Yorke February 13th, 2012 | Fiction, New Releases
Anne Rice’s newest novel arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day; that is, if you like your plot to have some bite to it (I won’t do that again, promise). I have a soft spot for the woman some might call the grand dame of Gothic horror. Indeed, Anne Rice found that writing this book was a “pure joy ... a return (…) to gothic motifs: the old dark house, a mysterious death … family secrets, and the supernatural monster as hero”.
The protagonist is Reuben Golding. He is handsome, works for the San Francisco Observer, and has a girlfriend
The protagonist is Reuben Golding. He is handsome, works for the San Francisco Observer, and has a girlfriend
Author Profile: Nicholas Sparks
by Kaitlin February 10th, 2012 | Authors, Fiction
I have gone through a recent phase that is not really all that surprising, and only mildly shameful: a Ryan Gosling obsession. It has really only been a matter of time before it happened to me, but it has: my recent viewing of Crazy, Stupid, Love. did me in good. Really, can you blame a girl?!
Admittedly, I am about eight years late to the party. It seems the Gosling love started with his breakout role as the heartthrob Noah in 2004 movie, The Notebook. As with most Nicholas Sparks book-to-film adaptations, it’s a tearjerker that can absolutely destroy your
Admittedly, I am about eight years late to the party. It seems the Gosling love started with his breakout role as the heartthrob Noah in 2004 movie, The Notebook. As with most Nicholas Sparks book-to-film adaptations, it’s a tearjerker that can absolutely destroy your
The Sign of Four
by Mackenzie M. February 9th, 2012 | Classics, Fiction
Given the recent popularity of the Sherlock Holmes franchise, I find it fitting this week to review one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four. Originally published by Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine and Spencer Blackett in the United Kingdom, The Sign of Four is one of Doyle’s most engaging mysteries. Set in 1887, and published in 1890, it is the second of the four original novels, and 56 Sherlock Holmes stories.
This mystery surrounds peculiar events in the life of Miss Mary Morstan, who has hired Holmes and Watson to investigate the disappearance of
This mystery surrounds peculiar events in the life of Miss Mary Morstan, who has hired Holmes and Watson to investigate the disappearance of
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by T Akery January 30th, 2012 | Fiction
Like most movies, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was a book first -- this one by Jonathan Safran Foer. It is about a boy named Oskar who has to deal with his father's death on 9/11. In dealing with the tragedy, he finds a key of his father's with the word "black" written in red. He embarks on a journey to find the key's meaning. Along the way, he meets some pretty quirky characters and finds some letters from his grandmother. In some way, all of these people have faced tragedy.
While the book's story certainly is a journey through
While the book's story certainly is a journey through
