Oh Hunger Games..You are so addictive!

I listen to The Bobby Bones Show every morning as I get ready, and it is to this show that I owe my current obsession to.  For weeks, Bobby (the host) and Amy (one of his sidekicks) raved about the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Luckily, my husband is a Language Arts teacher and he had the first two books on hand in his classroom. I finished the first two in a span of about 4 days—and he bought the third book for me from the Book Fair on Friday. I am more than halfway done with that as we speak.

Yes…I am currently obsessed with “The Hunger Games.” I know, that was so 2008—what can I say, to reference Fergie—I am so “2000 and late.” Whatevs. But, yes, I am obsessed. 

I noticed that several of my darling sixth graders are reading the books, too. They crack me up with how involved they are—if there is a moment of downtime, they will pick up their books. I can pretty much tell where they are based on the emotions on their faces. (Probably because my face was a mirror image of theirs as I was reading.)

I talked to one of my students before school started the other day. She had just finished the first book and wanted me to email her mother to ask if she could read the second book. 

I decided to probe a little further.

“Well….she thinks I am becoming obsessed with the Hunger Games. I told her that I wanted to live in District 12 and if I did, I would slap Katniss in the face.”

Awesome.

“I think your mom might be right in this case.” I encouraged her to have her mom read some reviews for the second book—I didn’t really want to get in the middle of a domestic situation.

Anyway, I informed husband that we are going to the movie when it comes out in March.

And, just a few minutes ago, I decided to watch the trailer—I don’t remember seeing it yet…or..lately.

Husband hears the trailer in the background, and says, “Katie, I think you are becoming obsessed.”

(He is just now realizing this?!? Ah well.)

I can’t wait to go to school tomorrow, so I can catch up with my students to see who finished Mockingjay this weekend!