Really Good Books

Among a few of the books floating in and out of the library that are becoming my favorites as well as some student recommendations are the following:

1) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Imagine the Roman Coliseum with its Lions and Christians battling for survival and combine it with Shirley Jackson's The Lottery short story and you get all the killings, survival tactics and the "sitting on the edge of your seat" drama of The Hunger Games. Oh and it involves teenagers killing other teenagers in a game of survival. It's well written, moves quickly, leaves you hanging in suspense and so far every kid that has read it has loved it.
2) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
This book needs to be made into a movie! Two teens, one a brilliant genius and one a bit overweight and unambitious, travel in an old beat up sedan to Tennessee and stumble into a couple of jobs interviewing the mill workers in Guttshot. You know those stories where the characters become so close to you that you feel they are sitting right next to you telling you how it all unfolds. This is one of those stories. Amazing details and in depth characters.