From: Merri Lindgren <mlindgren_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:19:22 -0500

Thanks to everyone who joined in the discussion of novels in verse during the first part of April. It's time to move on to a new topic and hear your thoughts about the movie adaptation of the book, The Hunger Games.

Although there will always be details to pick at, I was very pleased with the HG movie. It held true to the primary themes of the book, and I loved the visual contrast of District Twelve with The Capitol (the residents reminded me of those of the Emerald City of Oz). But almost as good as seeing the movie or reading the book was hearing all the people talking about it. Age didn't seem to matter -- I overheard conversations everywhere when the movie first opened as teens and adults discussed the pros and cons of the film and the book. What was your response? Have you noticed an increase in readers of the books, either re-reading or motivated to pick them up for the first time?

Merri

-- Merri Lindgren, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) School of Education / UW-Madison 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 608-263-3930
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