Catching Fire Releasing Today!

Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, is in bookstores today!!!

NPR had an interesting article today about violence in teen books, featuring Suzanne Collins talking about Catching Fire. And, if you scroll down on the page, you can listen to chapter two of the book.

Also, check out the website that Scholastic created for the series. It has some great video clips, including two promos for Catching Fire! (And, just like YouTube, you can click on an icon to watch them at full-screen size.

Catching Fire

A friend just let me borrow her ARC of Catching Fire, the upcoming sequel to The Hunger Games. I only meant to read a few chapters last night before bed, but actually stayed up until 2:00 a.m. to finish it! The books are set against the backdrop of a yearly gladiator-style tournament for teens in what was once the United States.

I found Catching Fire equally as compelling as the first book, with plenty of action and a complicated plot. Every chapter takes you deeper into the compelling story and the dysfunctional society of the districts of Panem. You know I can't resist a dystopia! This is the middle book in a trilogy, but it is a good story in and of itself. And it has a wicked cliffhanger of an ending! This is a must read.

Want to know more about this series? Read my review or Beth's review of The Hunger Games. Then, read it to get ready for the release of Catching Fire on September 1!!