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 * Amanda Baadsgaard**

//The Hunger Games //

[|Amazon] Summary from ([|Goodreads])  Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning. 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. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone her mother and younger sister, 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 will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

What I liked about the book, //The Hunger Games//, was that it was very intense and it kept you wanting to read more to see what happens. You almost just want to read it just to see if she ends up with Gale or with Peeta. I liked how that had sweet parts in the book too intsead of just being gory and slightly romantic in a fake but sort of real way. For example how Katniss allys with Rue. I liked how it would explain her thoughts and memories.

What I found was lacking in the book, was that i was sometimes hard to follow along with who was talking. I would often get confused on what Katniss was saying out loud to people and what she was saying in her head. I also found it annoying that Katniss and Peeta kissed all the time. That just begged me. I thought that it sometimes dragged a little too because it seemed like the same thing was happening over and over again. So it got a little old at some parts.

Overall Thought: Thumbs up! Rating: 4.5 stars

Unwind

Natasha Richmond

Summary from ([|Goodreads])

Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive. Rating: ★★★★
 * What i like about this book is the detail it goes into and how you can almost place yourself in the chracters situation. The book was gripping and leaves you hanging on every word. I like how the book was heart felt and breath taking. I like how the book is not just blood ang guts but it is about the journey three teens who just want to survive. This book really makes you think about the things you do in life and makes you wonder if your parents would choose to unwind you. **
 * In the book i think they should have done a chapter from the parents point of veiw showing what they felt and why they wanted to unwind their kids. I also feel it was a little bit messy and skipped some parts i wish they would have went into more detail. I wish they would have went into more detail about what actually happens when you apply for an unwind and what the prosses is. **
 * Overall Thought: Two Thumbs Up!!!!!! **

Caleb Olson

FEED ﻿Summary from Goodreads

Spending time partying on the moon and riding around in his "upcar," Titus is an average teen of the future, complete with a computer chip implant -- the "Feed" -- that lets corporate marketers and government agencies broadcast directly into his brain. Then Titus meets Violet, and an anti-Feed hacker shuts down their Feeds for a short time; but when Violet's Feed is seriously damaged, she begins spouting some radical ideas.

M. T. Anderson has predicted the future, and it's startling indeed. Although Titus is a good, well-meaning kid, his blissful ignorance of the control over him leaves readers thinking twice about the destiny of earth's citizens. Beneath the book's techno-veneer, however, lies a romantic tale between a boy who gives into the system and a girl who sees beyond it. All told, //Feed// is a "meg" remarkable work of science fiction, and once readers begin, they'll be caught up in its powerful grip. //Matt Warner// Things I liked about this book were all of the susspensful moments. They started right in the first chapter and continued all the way through to the end. Titus had a lot of experiance's that I wish I could have, like chilling on the moon or driving a flying car. Overall the book kept my attention through the whole thing.

Things I felt the book lacked was less drama from the girls. They were always fighting and it got old. Violet especically was very dramatic over her feed dying. If there wasn't as much drama I would say this was an amazing book.

Overall Thought: Pretty good. Not for young readers Rating: 4.5

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