November 2014 - AudiobooksNow Blog

Perfect Teenage Story with Refined Rage Against What Is Perceived To Be the Cruel And Powerful Adult World…”Mockingjay”, by Suzanne Collins

As the last installment of The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins published Mockingjay in August of 2010. The book carries forth the story of Katniss Everdeen. She and her sister and friends are working at unifying the district of Panem, as there is rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. They live in the highly structured District 13, where the attempt at unification is being spearheaded. Katniss grudgingly agrees to act as the poster child for the rebellion….. the Mockingjay.

The ins and outs of battles, missions, and attempted assassinations, fill the fictional novel with excitement, mystery, deception, loyalty, and betrayal. The series tackles issues like severe poverty, starvation, oppression, and the effects of war. The main theme can be boiled down to being a seemingly perfect teenage story with refined rage against what is perceived to be the cruel and powerful adult world.

The film adaptation of Mockingjay, Part 1 is set to be released on November 21, 2014, and Part 2 on November 20, 2015. Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, returns to direct the two final movies. Cast members are! Jennifer Lawrence, Katniss Everdeen; Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, and others.

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A Little Klutzy…Yet Magical, Mysterious, and Full of Fun….”Autumn Falls”, by Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne, teen icon, introduced her first novel, Autumn Falls, this month. The novel is filled with many personal elements that are directly from Bella’s own life. She depicts a real girl who is trying her best to draw from her own inner strength to be the best person she can be. The novel is magical, mysterious, and full of fun.

The new girl, Autumn Fall, is a little klutzy and can’t miss being seen with her bright red hair. She is attending Aventura High, where she hopes to quickly find some friends to calm her uneasiness of being the new girl. Some genuinely nice friends take her under their wing, but that puts her on the wrong side of the popular girls. If that is not trouble enough, the guy she has started to like, who is funny and sweet, and whose name is Sean, hangs with the mean crowd. Two situations that may, or may not, have an adverse affect on her reputation in the new high school.

Bella finds solace in expressing her feelings by writing in a journal. But to her surprise, things seem to be changed in her favor as she keeps the diary. She wonders if it is a coincidence or magic?
Bella Thorne, now author, is best known for her role as Cece Jones on the Disney Channel’s hit show, Shake it Up. She is a global ambassador for Stomp Out Bullying, and lead ambassador for iDECIDE, a campaign encouraging teens to make smart and healthy decisions.

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Would Enjoy a Good Laugh Today?….”Yes Please”, by Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler is an American actress best known for her stint on Saturday Night Live. She has had a busy career since 1996 when she performed with the improv comedy group, Upright Citizen’s Brigade, and was a founding member of that group’s Theater in 1999. She was a SNL cast member from 2001 to 2008. She is currently serving as an Executive Producer in the new Swedish-America sitcom Welcome to Sweden.

“Yes Please”, is a type of biography of the brand of comedy that author Poehler does best. It combines a myriad of stories, poetry, lists photos and advice from the author. Even the chapter headings are very humorous with chapters like “Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend”, “Plain Girl Versus the Demon”, and “The Robots Will Kill Us All”. It is a provocative collection that will keep the reader laughing. “Yes Please”, has been reviewed to be “honest, personal, real, and righteous”. It offers everything from her “too safe” childhood to her ideas about “the biz”, to her “joy” in being told she has a “face for wigs”.

Amy Poehler currently lives in New York City and Los Angeles with her two boys. She hoped this book would get her an invitation onto her hero Judge Judy’s yacht!

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“If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go”, By Judy Chicurel

This brand new book from author, Judy Chicurel, is a portrait of a declining town and its people, who are trapped in the past that they have witnessed, and only wanting to move on to a promising future. It is a ‘coming of age’ story told in wise, clear descriptions of what it was to be a young woman at a particular time in our country.

The main character, Kate, lives on Long Island in the atmosphere of the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Kate and her friends are together battling the daily hardships of an economically distressed town. They are just looking for an escape in the face of fear, love, and loss. The book has been reviewed as; “a blunt, cynical, often profane and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny” short stay in the town of Elephant Beach.

Author, Judy Chicurel, has published works in several publications, such as The New York Times and Newsday, with her plays having been produced and performed in Manhattan. One common thread that she shares with her characters is that she lives by the water in Brooklyn.

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