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Book Recommendations
by PJO-geek Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:29 am
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Any good book recommendations? I don't really have anything to read right now, which in my case, is very disappointing and depressing.
So, anyone?
A series I recommend is The Hunger Game Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Besides PJO, it's the best series EVER!!! The first book is called The Hunger Games. Here's the synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Doesn't that sound awesome? It's for ages 12 and older, because of the violence of kid against kid. Here's the author's reasons: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/age-of-readers.htm
Reviews:
"I was so obsessed with this book I had to take it with me out to dinner and read it under the edge of the table so I wouldn't have to stop reading. It kept me up for several nights in a row, because even after I was finished, I just lay in bed wide awake thinking about it.... The Hunger Games is amazing."
-Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga
"[A] plot-driven blend of suspense, science fiction, and romance."
-USA Today
SPARKS ARE IGNITING.
FLAMES ARE SPREADING.
AND THE CAPITOL WANTS REVENGE.Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol -- a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.
Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before...and surprising readers at every turn.
This one was even better than the first!!! But, like most series, you have to read the first one first, or you don't know what's going on. Here's the book trailer: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/catching-fire-promo.htm.
Hope you decide to read these IF, you are older than 12 years old. They really are the best books ever, besides the PJO books of course. Unfortunately, the third book doesn't come out until August. I don't think I can wait that long!!! Anyway, enjoy!! 
Oh, and I heard a rumor that The Hunger Games might become a movie!!! Sweetness!!! 
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Any good book recommendations? I don't really have anything to read right now, which in my case, is very disappointing and depressing.
So, anyone?A series I recommend is The Hunger Game Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Besides PJO, it's the best series EVER!!! The first book is called The Hunger Games. Here's the synopsis:
WINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE.
LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.
THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN...
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.
THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN...
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Doesn't that sound awesome? It's for ages 12 and older, because of the violence of kid against kid. Here's the author's reasons: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/age-of-readers.htm
Reviews:
"I was so obsessed with this book I had to take it with me out to dinner and read it under the edge of the table so I wouldn't have to stop reading. It kept me up for several nights in a row, because even after I was finished, I just lay in bed wide awake thinking about it.... The Hunger Games is amazing."
-Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga
"[A] plot-driven blend of suspense, science fiction, and romance."
-USA Today
Plus many more!!!
The second book is called Catching Fire. Here's this book's synopsis:SPARKS ARE IGNITING.
FLAMES ARE SPREADING.
AND THE CAPITOL WANTS REVENGE.
Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before...and surprising readers at every turn.
This one was even better than the first!!! But, like most series, you have to read the first one first, or you don't know what's going on. Here's the book trailer: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/catching-fire-promo.htm.
Hope you decide to read these IF, you are older than 12 years old. They really are the best books ever, besides the PJO books of course. Unfortunately, the third book doesn't come out until August. I don't think I can wait that long!!!
Anyway, enjoy!! Oh, and I heard a rumor that The Hunger Games might become a movie!!! Sweetness!!! When you add a book recommendation, try to add the synopsis, your own review, or something else like a website, or video about your book. Support why you would recommend it too, to make it interesting!!!
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Re: Book Recommendations
by percyjackson101 Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:50 pm
IDK if anyone metioned this before, but has anybody heard of the Vladimir Todd series? I haven't read them, but everyone says they are good. anyone read them that is on MN?
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Re: Book Recommendations
by tinkerirock Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:20 pm
omg thats an awesome series!!! omg i love it!
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Re: Book Recommendations
by riczhang Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:31 pm
percyjackson101 wrote:IDK if anyone metioned this before, but has anybody heard of the Vladimir Todd series? I haven't read them, but everyone says they are good. anyone read them that is on MN?
A few of my fiends have read it and said that it was really awesome.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by Artemisrocks Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:41 pm
Ive seen it in the library and thought it looked good
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Re: Book Recommendations
by PJO-geek Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:45 pm
Never heard of it. I'll see if I can find it and see if I want to read it. Thanks.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by percyjackson101 Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:46 am
your welcome. also, i am reading catching fire (finnally got it!) and it isn't as fast as Hunger Games, but it is really good. thanks for reccomending that, PJO-geek!
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Re: Book Recommendations
by riczhang Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:09 am
percyjackson101 wrote:your welcome. also, i am reading catching fire (finnally got it!) and it isn't as fast as Hunger Games, but it is really good. thanks for reccomending that, PJO-geek!
The new unreleased book is called The Victors right???
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Re: Book Recommendations
by Cennedy125 Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:54 pm
The new book will be called Mockingjay.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by tinkerirock Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:51 pm
thats a hard name to pronounce......
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Re: Book Recommendations
by tinkerirock Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:13 pm
wai im confused... no to the pronouncung or the no to the tile?
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Re: Book Recommendations
by riczhang Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:55 pm
Cennedy125 wrote:The new book will be called Mockingjay.
Ok....
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Re: Book Recommendations
by Artemisrocks Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:59 pm
i think the first 2 Hunger Games are really good
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Re: Book Recommendations
by riczhang Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:02 am
Artemisrocks wrote:i think the first 2 Hunger Games are really good
I hope the 3rd one won't follow the second one's mistake and recap too much of the precious books.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by percyjackson101 Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:05 am
defitnetally agree. most of the time in Catching Fire, they did that. but by so far, i liked Hunger Games (the first book) better than Catching fire. I CANNOT wait until Mockingjay comes out!
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by tinkerirock Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:26 am
wow i still have to read hunger games....
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Re: Book Recommendations
by The_Megal Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:43 am
Books of Bayern is a really awesome series, has GREAT characters and a pretty cool plot.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by riczhang Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:07 am
The_Megal wrote:Books of Bayern is a really awesome series, has GREAT characters and a pretty cool plot.
I've a vague memory of a book like that.
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Re: Book Recommendations
by percyjackson101 Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:55 pm
I am reading a book called:Pillage and it is really good so far. Here is the info inside the flap:
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: Beck's Phillip's life has taken a turn for the weird. Moving in with his filthy-rich uncle in Kingsplot might not be so bad- except his uncle is crazy, obsessed with dragons, and refuses to come out of his attic.
As bad as things are, though, it's not as bad as the wandering lights Beck sees flickering in the darkened hallways, or the mysteriously buried basement, or even the bizzare new power he has discovered- Beck can make things grow. It seems like a strange gift to have, until he discovers a forbidden conservatory in the woods. What he finds inside will test his newfound power and his courage to their limits.
Pillage is a fast-pacing aventure, revealing the tangled history of the Phillips family and a dangerouse curse that only Beck can break. If it's not already too late. The plants are growing and the dragons have already taken wing...
Okay, I know it isn't the most exciting thing in the world, but it sounds pretty cool. check it out if you like fantasy and adventure and ... everything in between!
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: Beck's Phillip's life has taken a turn for the weird. Moving in with his filthy-rich uncle in Kingsplot might not be so bad- except his uncle is crazy, obsessed with dragons, and refuses to come out of his attic.
As bad as things are, though, it's not as bad as the wandering lights Beck sees flickering in the darkened hallways, or the mysteriously buried basement, or even the bizzare new power he has discovered- Beck can make things grow. It seems like a strange gift to have, until he discovers a forbidden conservatory in the woods. What he finds inside will test his newfound power and his courage to their limits.
Pillage is a fast-pacing aventure, revealing the tangled history of the Phillips family and a dangerouse curse that only Beck can break. If it's not already too late. The plants are growing and the dragons have already taken wing...
Okay, I know it isn't the most exciting thing in the world, but it sounds pretty cool. check it out if you like fantasy and adventure and ... everything in between!
Last edited by percyjackson101 on Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:56 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : change incle to uncle :D)
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by Artemisrocks Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:07 pm
Pillage is awesome! I read it not to long ago!
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by percyjackson101 Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:12 pm
awesome! do you know if they have another book to it, like a series?
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