The Hunger Games

In the ruins of what was once North America, Katniss Everdeen is just like any other girl in District 12. Trying to keep her family alive. District 12 is probably the poorest district of all the 12. Each year the Capital holds the Hunger Games. From each district one boy and one girl is choosen from the lottery to take part in the Hunger Games. In the Hunger Games there is only one survivor. This year changes the life of Katniss forever. When Katniss's sister is called to take part in the Hunger Games Katniss takes her place, her life is on the brink of death.

The Maze Runner

Thomas wakes up and finds himself in a moving elevator. The only thing he can remember clearly is his own name. Everything else is a little fuzzy, he can remember general things but nothing specific. After awhile Thomas is afraid that the elevator will never stop moving. When it does a door opens up above him and he can see people waiting, the next words he hears he will never forget. "Welcome to the Glade"

Quote

"What lies behind us,
and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to
what lies within us" - Emerson

Interesting

I just read that in ancient vampire lore, people used to leave piles of beans and seeds as a defence against vampires because vampires can't resist counting things. I just realized that Count from Sesame Street was a vampire and always had to count things. Looks like some people did their research.

Graceling

Graceling is about a girl named Katsa who is graced with killing. She is forced to be the king's thug and hurt the people he tells her to. She hates this job and wants to get away. When she meets a prince named Po she gets that chance. On her journey with Po she learns things she didn't even know about herself

Dreamhunter

This book focuses on two girls, Rose Tiebold and Laura Hame. They live on a land called Southland. In Southland there is this area called The Place. In The Place are dreams for people to catch, but only a few people are allowed to enter it. No one knows why, it just seems like The Place chooses what people can enter it. But even if you can enter The Place, it doesn't mean you can capture the dreams from there. For these dreams are like no other, they can heal you and make you feel things like never before. But when Laura's dad goes missing, she searches for clues and finds things about herself she didn't even know about. This book will have you reading it from beginning to end in one sitting.

The Named

This book is the first book in the Guardians of Time Trilogy. This book focuses on Ethan and Isabel. Ethan has been a member of the guard since he was four. The members of the guard aren't usually initiated this early but Ethan was a special situation. He had just witnessed his older sister Sera murdered by a monster. He was losing his insanity and to keep him from losing his mind he was initiated into the guard early. Isabel is a new member of the guard. One morning when she cut herself deeply she healed herself. She thought she had just imagined it but when Ethan moves a pencil in history class Isabel realizes that her life will never be the same again. This first installment of the Guardians of Time Trilogy will keep you reading until you finish and you will want to find the next book immediately.

The Absence of Light

The absence of light isn't darkness, it's despair. In darkness you can see what burns the brightest, but in despair everything is gray and bleak. In the light everything good looks the same. But in the dark you see things that are overlooked. You can see hope and dreams that can be yours. You can see all the little things that you do brighten peoples day, although they seem igsignificant to you. The absence of light isn't darkness, it's despair