How to Survive the Thanksgiving Road Trip
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Tag: The Hunger Games
What Does Dystopian Mean, Anyway?
When I describe the premise of books like The Hunger Games or The Giver to my friends, I use the adjective “dystopian”. And even with all of the hy...
Choosing Reading Titles for Elementary School Students
This week I’m happy to welcome my guest Mary Bauer from The Artistry of Education. Although I’m not currently teaching, I enjoy following MaryR...
Common Sense Media: A Tool for Families
Precious little eyes and ears I like to keep a very close tab on every book, movie, or game my children see. As technology and media permeate our world, I feel...
What Makes a Great Character: Katniss Everdeen
I’m a people person. I enjoy striking up a conversation with a shopper behind me at the Walmart check-out. Or swapping fun and useful tweets with people...
Which is better: The book or the movie?
With the all of the excitement over the pending release of The Hunger Games movie, I want to ask you all, which do you usually like better, the book or the movi...