Mockingjay

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Mockingjay
400 pages; Scholastic Press
Before you, your mom, your dog groomer and the so-called friend who keeps inviting you to bead parties all go see the latest Hunger Games movie this November, take a few nights to dive into Mockingjay. We all love Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, and yet reading the character's voice in the first person is so much more intimate—allowing you to think as she thinks and feel as she feels, as she fights to keep alive....and save the world, while she's at it.
— Leigh Newman