And the Winner is....

First of all, speaking of "The winner is..." I watched a few minutes of the American Music Awards last night and I honestly was laughing. It has become comical to me that celebrities think they are SO cool and SO important. For reals. JZ, do you really need to wear sunglasses all the time? even when you are in a dark theater? Lady Gaga, who dresses you? you look like a freak and your songs are terrible, as in morally terrible. Jennifer Lopez, your performance was ridiculous. Okay, I just thought it was hilarious.

The book for December is....The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book has received a lot of praise and has been a best seller. For those reasons, I hope it isn't too difficult to get at the library for those of you who plan to check it out. When I first heard about this book I didn't think the plot sounded all that interesting, but I've heard so many people (with good reading taste) talk about how interesting this book is, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

Here is a brief summary:

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

Happy Thanksgiving!