When I woke up the day of our trip, I was excited and anxious! Today was going to be a busy one. "I have to wear comfortable shoes," thought. The College of Charleston was a big campus and we were scheduled for the 4:00 campus walking tour. When I called Alexis to
see if she was ready, I had to laugh at her squeals of delight. My parents and I drove over to pick her up (after a quick stop for a biscuit).
She had a travel bag full of things to keep us occupied for the long drive. She hopped into the car, finally, we were on our way! The road
trip was fun, but by the time we arrived, we were feeling a bit cranky. Before long, the 75 minute tour began and we were joined by other
eager high school seniors listening to the descriptions of residence halls and student life. The guides pointed out Towell Library and
Randolph Hall. I liked the story about the cannon ball that almost interrupted class. Of course admissions counselors were waiting for us
at the end of our tour to answer any questions. Before leaving campus, I picked up a brochure about the Grice Marine Lab, which is on St.
John's Island. I went on a 5th grade field trip there. My mother exclaimed that we couldn't leave Charleston without buying some pralines.
She found them in no time. It was a great day. We were exhausted but our heads were filled with possibilities. Next week, we are off to
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the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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