On Monday, I talked about some of the characteristics of what can make a good action scene.

Today I’m going to share two paragraphs from a YA novel that I think executes characteristics of an action scene really well.

These two paragraphs are from Chapter 13 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book is currently [...]

In the midst of the chaos that is my day job, the news about the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy brought some excitement into this week.
Scholastic has unveiled the title and the cover of the third book, Mockingjay, which drops on August 24, 2010.
I don’t believe that they are sending out ARCs [...]

I just found out what I already knew would happen…
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins won the Battle of the Kids’ Books sponsored by School Library Journal.
Several authors served as judges for the rounds, and Lois Lowry made the final decision.
I LOVED the Hunger Games. It was my favorite book of 2008. If you’ve been [...]