The movie adaptation of The Hunger Games has been breaking all kinds of box office records. Like many of you, two of our staffers were in theaters at midnight to catch the first screening, and they had early reports about it with those of us who chose sleep instead! The film was a hit for Maureen, who said, "I was really happy with the final result, and I loved how they started setting up the next film by incorporating things that happened in the Districts while Katniss was in the Arena. I re-read the book before I saw the movie, and I'm so glad I did." And according to Dana, "The vibe at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater for the midnight showing was amazing! Having read and loved all three Hunger Games books and anticipated the movie for months, I left the theater at 3AM feeling a little sleepy but very satisfied." You can read more of Dana's thoughts about that night on the Teenreads.com blog here.
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Reviewer (text)
Joe Hartlaub
Let’s get one thing straight at the outset: GUILTY WIVES by James Patterson and David Ellis ranks among the very best of Patterson’s stand-alone works. The cover draws you in (well, it drew ME in, anyway), but you will stay for the plot, which is a whodunit, whydunit and howdunit. Even though all of those questions are supposedly answered within the first few chapters of this fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat novel, you will keep reading from the first page to the last without a break. Read More
Teaser
Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous and sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Little did any of them know that they all would be arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. Now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime --- for survival.
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Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous and sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Little did any of them know that they all would be arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. Now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime --- for survival.
About the Book
No husbands allowed
Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days they're free to live someone else's life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known.
What happened last night?
In the morning's harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened --- something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime --- for survival. GUILTY WIVES is the ultimate indulgence, the kind of nonstop joy-ride of excess, friendship, betrayal and danger that only James Patterson can create.
After their parents' divorce, the Grace kids --- twins Jared and Simon and their older sister Mallory --- move with their mom to the decaying old mansion belonging to their ancient great-aunt Lucinda, who has been sent off to an asylum. But before they can even unpack, Jared begins to notice that they're not alone in the house. There's something living there with them.
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We said no, still you looked. Now instead, someone gets cooked.
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One thrilling adventure --- The Spiderwick Chronicles!
Their world is loser than you think.
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First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it.
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