Tag: Lucy Gray Baird

Announcing a New Book on All Things “Ballad”!

Posted on April 14, 2024 by

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I’m thrilled to announce my second book interpreting the Hunger Games saga, this one focused especially on the “Ballad” film and its connections to the prequel and original series! Titled Behind the Ballads: A Tribute to the People, Places, and Music of Songbirds and… Continue Reading “Announcing a New Book on All Things “Ballad”!”

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Announcing a New Book on the Hunger Games Saga (Including the Prequel)

Posted on September 17, 2021 by

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A Place Called District 12: Appalachian Geography and Music in the Hunger Games, by Thomas Paradis For highlights and background, please see an Interview with author Tom Paradis about his new book, A Place Called District 12. Provided by Religious Studies Professor, James McGrath,… Continue Reading “Announcing a New Book on the Hunger Games Saga (Including the Prequel)”

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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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The Covey’s Mountain Music and the “High, Lonesome Sound”

Posted on August 3, 2020 by

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(Note: Spoiler Alert for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) (Author’s Note: This is a draft excerpt from my future book focusing on the culture of District 12, still taking shape as of this writing.) One of the southern Appalachian region’s most distinctive cultural… Continue Reading “The Covey’s Mountain Music and the “High, Lonesome Sound””

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What Happened to Lucy Gray?

Posted on August 2, 2020 by

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(NOTE: Spoiler Alert for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) A considerable amount of discussion is occurring right now about the whereabouts of Lucy Gray Baird near the end of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (BSAS). In typical form for Suzanne Collins, this… Continue Reading “What Happened to Lucy Gray?”

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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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