Mockingjay Part 1

I have recently finished Mockingjay, the book, and part 1 of the movie is now out.




I think the movie should be close to the book, because those of you that know me well will know that I HATE  movies that change the books completely (*cough* Percy Jackson *cough*). JLaw plays Katniss well, but after watching the trailer, I don't recognise some of the other characters. I don't imagine Peeta looking like that either.
(There may be spoilers from here. If you haven't read the books, and are planning to, stop reading now. In other words, SPOILER ALERT!!!)
To be honest, I never like movies as much as books (with the exception of Harry Potter :)) , but I obsessed over the Hunger Games for a loooooooong time. It is now one of my 4 favourite series' (Hunger Games, Divergent, PJO/HoO, HP). Hunger Games fans? Who else cried when Prim died? She grew up waaaay too fast. I cried when they told her cat :(
Anyway, I would like it to be...
1. Close to the book in the plot line.
2. Smooth and no too long, like some movies I know (*cough* the hobbit *cough*)
3. Good enough so that you can watch the movie then read the book without being lost. (Not that I approve of this behaviour.)
So, yeah. Tonight, or tomorrow, or sometime, I will watch the movie, and criticise everything that didn't happen in the books, blah blah blah.
Bye!

Andy Griffiths Display

We did this display on Andy Griffiths for our Gold Librarian's Award. It took us three weeks to pick which author we want to do, make the poster and the collect the books. We chose this author because we enjoyed his books. We also did a bit about Terry Denton because he illustrated all of Andy's books and is a really good friend of Andy's.

By Chaya & Abbey.

An interview with Jackie French

Author and literacy advocate Jackie French joins Andrew Dickens in NewsTalkZB studio to discuss dyslexia, and her latest book for children, I Spy a Great Reader.

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/listen-on-demand/audio/1292397770-jackie-french-in-studio

Author Anthony Horowitz interview (video)

On June 16 2014, Anthony Horowitz was interviewed in a live, interactive broadcast in front of his biggest audience ever.  The event was attended by school children and 500 schools registered to watch the event online. Children in the audience got to ask him questions.  He talks about his books, writing, teachers and the importance of school libraries.  If you have read his books this interview is well worth watching although it is over an hour long.