When is the next installment published!!!!

Don't miss out on this fantastic series, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Her lastest installment, just released, Catching Fire, does not disappoint. The story picks up where Hunger Games left off. In case you haven't read the first in the series, I'll try to sum up the book without revealing much from the first.

Our narrarator has returned and is about to emback on a victor's tour of Panem, when President Snow pays a visit announcing that the country is on the verge of rebellion. The rebellion must be tamped down. He insist that on this victory tour, our heroine must aid in this effort or those closest to her will suffer severely.

Collins does a superb job of weaving a continuation of the story into the sequel. It is packed with shocking twists and gut-wrenching turns in the plot. Catching Fire surely will not disappoint you, except when you get to the last page and realize you must wait another year, UGH!!, for what happens next.

Take flight...

Maximum Ride: Angel Experiment

by James Patterson

On James Patterson's website this book warns reads to "prepare for launch. These pages fly". And boy, do they ever. I think in part it is because Patterson keeps each chapter short(3-4 pages) and in each chapter action happens. But the pages also fly because it's a great story.

Max is the narrator, main character and leader of her flock. Her flock is a group of kids who have escaped from an institute which experimented with their DNA. These kids are not just human. Each are part avian (bird), have wings and can fly. In addition to their wings, they each also have a unique skill or power. All they hope for is a normal life but that's not so easy when you have mutant humans morphing into wolves chasing after you in an attempt to bring them back to the institute. When the mutants succeed at catching the youngest in the flock, Angel, the rest rally together to rescue her.

There is so much more to this book and the series than this short write-up. If you are looking for an adventurous story, packed with action, plot twists and scientific experimentation, then you have found a fabulous read.

Gripping Read!

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

If you've enjoyed the Maximum Ride series, The Giver, or the Ender Wiggin series, then READ this book. The first in a trilogy this book is a crowd-pleaser...think gladiator meets survivor. Full of action and suspenceful plot twist, the book weaves in a potential romance between the two main characters Katniss and Peeta. Both teens have been randomly selected from their district to participate in the capitol's annual televised 'fight to the death' hunger games. One out of twelve districts, Katniss and Peeta have little chance of winning. Their home district is one of the poorest and given little attention from wealthy sponsors. These games do not end until only one participate remains alive. Gory, clever, heart-wrenching...this is an addictive read and you'll be hungry for the next installment when the last page is done!