We have some fantastic Hunger Games-related news to share with you today! No, we haven't found out how Katniss and Peeta fare in that mess of a situation they find themselves in at the end of CATCHING FIRE. And no, secrets have not been spilled about who our fiery heroine will end up with. And no, we don't know what really happens to District Twelve. But, we CAN tell you just how much longer you'll have to wait until you can find these answers for yourselves when the third book in the series is released! (Answer: 8 months and 20 days!) Scholastic just announced than Suzanne Collins's final (currently unnamed) installment in the hugely popular, best-selling Hunger Games Trilogy will hit stores on August 24, 2010, so be sure to mark your calendars and start your countdown --- only 37 weeks and 4 days to go!

Labels: Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

In case you hadn't already marked your calendars and begun counting down the days, CATCHING FIRE --- the highly anticipated sequel to last year's bestseller, THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins --- hits shelves next week on September 1st! To give you just a little taste of what's in store for Katniss and Peeta in this second installment of the trilogy, you can read the first chapter of the book on Scholastic's website, here. Also, Suzanne is scheduled to appear on National Public Radio's All Things Considered next week, so NPR's site is featuring an exclusive "First Look" of CATCHING FIRE, including text and audio excerpts from chapter two, which you can check out here.

PS - For those of who've read THE HUNGER GAMES, which camp do you belong to, Team Gale, or Team Peeta?

Labels: Catching Fire, Excerpt, Suzanne Collins