You can watch the trailer for It's Kind of a Funny Story on Yahoo.  Just click this link.  The movie is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.

Cinematical is reporting that producers have narrowed the director for The Hunger Games movie to these canditates:

Fourteen young adults tested their survival skills with trivia and archery at today's young adult program.  They also learned about the popular Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.

Getting Ready to Use the Crossbow

In honor of this afternoon's program The Hunger Games: Survival of the Fittest, the young adult department presents its second featured Caudill nominee The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

As I read the Rebecca Caudill nominees, I will be posting summaries and brief reviews of the title.  The Rebecca Caudill Award is given out annually to a book chosen by 4-8 grade students in Illinois.

Still waiting for your copy of Mockingjay, check out one of these titles from our Teen Area Display...

These sequels and series titles are now on order:

Your young adult librarian took the day off from work to read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  As I read, I will post updates to this blog entry.  Entries will be in chronological order, so scroll down for the latest information. I will be keeping things relatively spoiler free.

8:35 A.M.   On the way to the bookstore.

Cannot wait to check out or buy your copy of Mockingjay tomorrow? Listen to Suzanne Collins read aloud from the first chapter of Mockingjay complete with an Appalachian accent!