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book caroling…

stacy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:27:02 +0000

It’s Christmas time and we couldn’t help but bring you some holiday cheer! So, snuggle up and have your cocoa ready for we are about to sing some classic holiday book carols.

featured songs include: Hunger Bells, Carol of the Wolves, Damon the Hottie Vampire, Girl with Dragon Tattoo and Oh, Sookie Dear

The Hunger Games trailer is here!!

stacy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:49:20 +0000

Here it is the much anticipated Hunger Games movie trailer that aired this morning on Good Morning America. While we think it is visually appealing, we’re still not sold that the movie is going to live up to our expectations. We’re very passionate about the books, from the characters to the themes to the romance, that we’re afraid the movie will trivialize certain aspects and leave us disapointed. However, we will hold off on our judgment* until we see the movie in March.

*We’re sorry, but we couldn’t hold this in any longer … What’s up with Peeta’s hair?? Is it just us, or does it look forced and unnatural? Are we experiencing another “bad wig” moment a la Jacob? (yes, we do realize Josh Hutcherson is not wearing a wig, that makes it even more disturbing.)

Classic Holiday Book Carols – our gift to you!

stacy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:51:51 +0000

It’s Christmas time and we couldn’t help but bring you some holiday cheer! So, snuggle up and have your cocoa ready for we are about to sing some classic holiday book carols.

Songs include: Carol of the Wolves, Hunger Bells, Damon the Hottie Vampire, Cassia was Matched, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Oh Sookie Dear, Oh Sookie Dear

We hope y’all have a very Merry Christmas!!!

The Hunger Games – a vlog

shannanharrington — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:33:59 +0000

In keeping this discussion short we only discussed the important things, like love and Peeta (swoon) and Katniss…

Actually, we could have talked forever about this book. I mean a lot forever. So, while we never got around to talking about how food and hunger plays a prevalent role, or how the Capital is oppressive and only provides the citizens with enough sustenance to survive, doesn’t mean that we didn’t think that they were important. We just didn’t get around to it

STACKGirl news: We are not alone reading YA! YAY!

shannanharrington — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:47:22 +0000

Obviously, if you follow our blog, listen to our podcasts, watch our video’s, laugh when we make a short video using the titles of Maggie Stiefvater books, enjoy the questions we ask the authors, you should know that we are YA LOVERS!!!! We have never hid it. We made a website to shout our love from the rooftop errr…or laptop. We just couldn’t contain the love we have for these books even though we are older than 18 and have kiddo’s. What we have found out is that our readers are older than 18 and have kids too. Yep, that is why we started girlsinthestacks.com. Who else would get our reference and know we are referring to the STACKS in a bookstore and not…well, you know!

Well, guess what was confessed in the Sunday New York Times ? We are not alone! We have been shouting our YA love for years now and we find out, in addition to the hundreds of other beloved blogs out there, that several in the entertainment business agree with us. It’s kinda funny. I feel like we are friends now. We have a ”little” club for those who are not still in high school who can scream about Katniss, yearn for the love of Grace and Sam, be friends with Simon, wonder what is to happen to Patch, and experience difficult times that maybe we wouldn’t have taken so much to heart if we were still in high school – Speak and Compromised anyone?

I feel that kids these days are just so bright! Maybe if I had these books to love when I was younger, I would think I had been smart too! I love Nancy Drew and
Babysitters Club but they don’t compare to The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments Series, The Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy where we learn a bit of German poetry.
Or even Compromised where we learn about homeless kids. Doesn’t that hit home now that we have kids of our own? And who doesn’t enjoy a little love from a sexy vampire (or werewolf) to innocently dream about?

Now I am not saying that there isn’t a place for adult books anymore. Some of my favorite books this summer have been adult books. Stay by Allie Larkin and The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen struck my heart and made me yearn for more. How long has The Help been on the best sellers list? I’m saying that YA fiction makes me happy. It makes all of us happy. So, yeah, we’ll stick with it and besides, some women share clothes with their high school kids, we will just share books – and have something to talk about.

See you in the STACKS!
Shannan - who is darn stinkin excited about MOCKINGJAY!

Hunger Games — news, of a sort

stacy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:37:51 +0000

See the countdown clock, I keep staring at it. Gah! Can’t it be August 24th already??

Until then, here is some Suzanne Collins/Mockingjay book news…

Book Trailer: Here is the offical book trailer for Mockingjay…I like the music, at least.

Kick off Party: Want to go to the official kick off party? It will be at Books of Wonder in NYC and Suzanne Collins will be there hand-stamping copies…

Mockingjay Book Tour: Here is the latest tour information I could gather…Examiner.

HG Movie News: Here is the latest movie news (of which I could find anyway), says that Billy Ray is polishing Suzanne Collins screenplay and a search for a director is underway…LA Times.

Suzanne Collins Video: This is a video I found over at Scholastic that I thought was interesting…

…and last (and really least) when I heard (should that be read?) on Twitter that Hot Topic had Hunger Games shirts, I knew I had to get one.

See you in the STACKS!
Stacy – who is proudly wearing her District 12 shirt, even though the guy in the store asked how she knew they had those shirts…what? I’m not your normal (as in age) customer who is just stopping in for my weekly browse and see the shirt and buy it?? LOL, the guy was nice.