Yes, I did copy this and put it on Sparks Will Fly. Why? Because I am a lazy person :P
I went to Hicklebee's Bookstores on Thursday November 4 to see Suzanne Collins. All I have to say is that it was the best moment of my life (so far).
Hicklebee's and Scholastic both did an amazing job coordinating and organizing the event. My brother and I went to the bookstore at approximately 5:45 PM, but by that time the line was fairly long. We ended up with ticket #148 in line. For one hour we waited in the bookstore until Suzanne Collins arrived. Due to the limited space available, only the first 150 people were able to see her read from Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Ms. Collins explained that she always heard Katniss talking with a Southern Appalachian accent and read the sections accordingly.
Afterwards, Hicklebee's called up people by ticket numbers to have their books signed. In the line, store employees had giveaways for Mockingjay pins, signed bookplates, keychains, bag pins, and many other Hunger Games prizes. While we were in line, my brother drew out a ticket and….
The bright side of being towards the end of the line was that we had some time to talk with Ms. Collins! I thanked her for saving me on my SAT essay (she saved me hours of studying by writing the trilogy). She was really sweet and happy that she was able to help. My brother then asked her if she was going to continue The Underland Chronicles. For those who don't know, The Underland Chronicles are five fantasy-war novels by Suzanne Collins published before the The Hunger Games. Ms. Collins responded by saying she might return to writing about the Underland if she has any inspiration or ideas to write another book. We got our book stamped, and she even posed for a picture (not shown, sorry)!
Awesome :)
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