Why I Love Middle Grade Romance By R.J. Anderson R.J. (Rebecca) Anderson is a UK-bestselling author for children and teens, including the Knife and Swift series of faery books for age 11 and up. Her latest book is Nomad (Orchard Books UK, January 2014), which may or may not include kissing. Visit her website (http://www.rj-anderson.com) or follow her on Twitter (@rj_anderson). A few years ago, someone asked me whether I read romance novels. Well, I have read a few, and even enjoyed some of them. But I wouldn't consider myself a regular reader of the romance genre, so what I said was, "I don't read romances. I read mysteries for the romance." What I forgot to add was that I read Middle Grade novels for the romance, too. I can hear some of my audience sputtering already. Romance, in stories for 8-12 year olds? Inconceivable! Everybody knows that readers of this age deplore "kissing books". They want action, adventure, stories about pets and fr...
I love Stanley Tucci, but I think Lenny Kravitz is closer to how I always imagined Cinna. Actually, I always imagined Cinna as Jay Manuel from America's Next Top Model. ;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE getting all the Hunger Games news from you!! I love Stanley Tucci so I feel a bit squeamy imagining him as evil President Snow but I think he'd be great in the role.
ReplyDeleteStanley Tucci haaas to be Cinna!! I absolutely love him, so that would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat is why Stanley Tucci is so great it would make a Perfect Cinna or a perfect evil President Snow. I just love him.
ReplyDeleteI think Lenny is pretty hot, I would mind seeing him on the big screen.
You know all while I was reading The Hunger Games the image i got of Cinna in my head looked a LOT like Stanley Tucci. So it'd be great for him to play Cinna in the movie ^-^
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Like Abby, I love Staely Tucci but just don't see him as Cinna. I envision someone younger and more "hip". I do think he'd make a great Snow though!
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