| 14 | The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | Young adult: Girl takes sister’s place in a real world survivor game in a post-apocalyptic U.S. (F) |
| 16 | Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | Young adult: Katniss must give herself completely to the rebellion in order for it to succeed; final in series (F) |
| 31 | Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | Young adult: Katniss and Peeta are targeted as rebels after winning the Hunger Games; second in series (F) |
read the full list HERE
Mockingjay, the third and final book in Suzanne Collins' best-selling Hunger Games trilogy, has won multiple honors in the 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards.Readers on the social networking site for literary fans voted on the awards and gave Mockingjay top honors in the following categories:
Favorite Book of 2010
Best Young Adult Fantasy
Favorite Heroine - Katniss
Favorite Hero - Peeta
An interesting note in the last category is that Mockingjay was actually competing against itself, with both Peeta and Gale nominated for "Favorite Hero." Peeta was the clear winner, with 2,699 votes. Gale was the third choice in that category, with only 841 votes.In all, more than 157,000 votes were cast in this year's Goodreads Choice Awards.
source examiner.com
It was a big year for "The Hunger Games" series as "Mockingjay," the third and final book, hit bookstores and the film adaptation gained a few key players. Even with movies like "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in theaters, "Hunger Games" was without a doubt the young adult series we were in love with most this year. In honor of the way it took over our affections, we're taking a look back at its top news stories 0f 2010. Valentine's Day came early for us when the cover image of "Mockingjay" was teased on February 11, and we tried to guess what we could expect in the finale based on its design. When MTV was invited to Scholastic headquarters at the end of May, we got to chat with author Suzanne Collins who read a bit of book two, "Catching Fire," and chatted about the upcoming film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" that we've been looking forward to. With that news fresh in our minds, we sounded off on the actresses we'd most love to see play Katniss Everdeen.
"Mockingjay" was released on August 24, so the day before we listed off all the reasons we were excited for the finale of the series, and then camped out for the book's midnight release. Fortunately, we weren't the only ones excited.
Once we knew how Katniss's story came to an end, we were able to focus all of our attention on her actual casting. Chloe Moretz told us she would "absolutely die" to play Katniss. In the meantime, the three shortlisted "Hunger Games" helmers were narrowed down to "Pleasantville" director Gary Ross, and we couldn't be more thrilled.
But some more casting rumors were in the air. Abigail Breslin said she would be excited to play Prim Everdeen, and Malese Jow told us she'd give the role "2,000 percent." But then a fan "Hunger Games" film was uploaded on YouTube that convinced us Danielle Churchran might be fit for the role, and Hailee Steinfeld also said she was interested. We won't find out who Gary and Lionsgate choose until the beginning of 2011, but we're glad that he said they're taking the casting seriously. After all, Katniss could be the best female protagonist ever.
Next year could certainly shape up to be the year of "The Hunger Games." Once Katniss is set, we expect to hear casting announcements for Peeta, Gale, Haymitch and Prim to follow soon after, and then production for the film should probably be starting. Hopefully by the end of next year we'll get a first look at the film and—fingers crossed!—a trailer. Maybe the film will even be ready by then?!
source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com
_____________________
Posts
All Comments
_____________________
________________________
