"Why So Hungry for the Hunger Games?" – Sarah Rees Brennan
"Team Katniss" – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
"Your Heart Is a Weapon the Size of Your Fist" – Mary
Borsellino
"Smoke and Mirrors" – Elizabeth M. Rees
"Someone to Watch Over Me" – Lili Wilkinson
"Reality Hunger" – Ned Vizzini
"Panem et Circenses" – Carrie Ryan
"Not So Weird Science" – Cara Lockwood
"Crime of Fashion" – Terri Clark
"Bent, Shattered, and Mended" – Blythe Woolston
"The Politics of Mockingjay" – Sarah Darer Littman
"The Inevitable Decline of Decadence" – Adrienne Kress
"Community in the Face of Tyranny" – Bree Despain
Leah Wilson graduated from Duke University with a degree in Culture and Modern Fiction and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Smart Pop at BenBella Books. Leah is the co-editor for Immortal, Coffee at Luke's, and Serenity Found, among other Smart Pop titles. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusettes.
A fascinating collection of essays about the Hunger Games series
This book is LEGIT. All of the essays are thought-provoking and
they really get into the heart and soul of the series. In fact,
I’ll even bet you that you’ll come away from this book liking the
series more than you did already.
Forever Young Adult
My copy is completely highlighted, underlined, written in the
margins, and dog-eared. You don’t know how many times while I was
reading it I said emphatically to myself, Yes!!” as I underlined
or highlighted a quote or passage.
Book Nerds Across America
A must-read for those interested in the Hunger Games.
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Fans of the trilogy will undoubtedly enjoy exploring elements of the series through the eyes of the author's contemporaries, each with a different expertise. The selections address the deeper social and political issues as well as the development of multilayered characters through witty and sometimes raw essays that ask readers to look deeper. The 13 articles encompass various issues, such as genetic mutations ("Not So Weird Science" by Cara Lockwood), the reality television phenomenon ("Reality Hunger" by Ned Vizzini), politics that lead the unsuspecting into wars ("The Politics of Mockingjay" by Sarah Darrer Littman), and love ("The Heart Is a Weapon the Size of Your Fist" by Mary Borsellino). Essays explore these and other subjects from within Katniss's world of Panem with humor, irreverence, and social understanding. This thought-provoking text will be especially useful for educators or librarians utilizing the multidiscplinary themes in this trilogy with their students.-Jessica Breslin, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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