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The Valley Song as Country Music Exemplar

Posted on August 15, 2020 by

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(NOTE: Spoiler Alert for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.) Readers of The Hunger Games learn about “the valley song” during Peeta’s recollection of his early adoration for Katniss: “So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your… Continue Reading “The Valley Song as Country Music Exemplar”

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Happy Hunger Games!

Welcome to a virtual place to share perspectives on the full set of Hunger Games books and films, including the Ballad prequel and film. Future posts will include guest authors, student contributors, and my own topics of interest. Comments on posts are welcome and are reviewed prior to approval.

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Watch Episode 56 of Into The Arena (Feb, 2023), with Tom Paradis chatting about his university class and recent book, A Place Called District 12: Appalachian Geography and Music in the Hunger Games (and Ballad).

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This site inspired by a first-year seminar on the Hunger Games at Butler University.
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