The Dart

America in the country of Panem, which is
governed by the corrupt Capitol and President
Snow. To quell rebellion, President Snow stages
the annual Hunger Games. In these games, each of
the twelve districts selects a teenage boy and girl to
fight to the death against each other. The main
character, Katniss, is selected to compete and,
against all odds, prevails. The twist comes in how
she manages to save her partner from death as well.
The movie gets three stars. The movie was
well done, but we both agree that the book was
better. While the movie followed the book’s plot
well, it missed out on a few points. Some of the
violence was rather unrealistic, and much of it was
left out, but the movie still stayed true to most of the
plot points. If you have not read the book, we
would suggest reading it before seeing the movie.
Book Reviews
Wonderstruck
Book Review
by Sam Gordon
Brian Selznick, author of the 2008 Caldecott
Medal winner The Invention of Hugo Cabret, once
again succeeds in
captivating his
audience with a
spectacular novel,
Wonderstruck. Told
through both pictures
and words, it takes
place in the town of
Gunflint, Minnesota,
as well as Hoboken,
New Jersey. Both
parts of the story, told fifty years apart, end up in
Manhattan, New York. Throughout the book we
follow Rose and Ben, her story told all through
pictures and his through words. Rose is a deaf girl
who lives in Hoboken and runs away to New York
City. Ben is struck by lightning in the ear and also
becomes deaf. His story is told fifty years after
Rose’s. He also runs off to New York, but to find
his father. In the end their narratives combine to
form an epic. The book is well worth reading, for it
will maintain your interest throughout.
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