The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
If you can’t get enough of the Hunger Games, even after all the books and the movie, check out this CD! This album stands out among soundtracks as it varies from the typical collection of epic scores that fill a movie. Instead, this becomes another look into the world itself, bringing together the voices and talents of several modern artists and groups such as Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, The Decemberists (and more!) showing off songs that were not in the movie. All of the songs on this album were created especially for this project, and each one brilliantly captures a moment from the first book/movie, often told from a new perspective. Lovers of genre-blending will appreciate the mix, as most songs blend folk and pop/rock, but with a little grit and grunge on the fringe, echoing your favorite characters’ struggles, triumphs and heartache.
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It’s senior year for Brittany Ellis, Fairfield High School’s Head Cheerleader and she wants her last year to finish perfect. But when she finds out her chemistry partner is Alex Fuentes, the bad boy gang member from the wrong side of the tracks, she knows the year is bound to be a deadly chemical reaction – of love. Can Brittany survive the year and keep her squeaky clean reputation or will her Alex bring her down with his handsome good looks? Read Simone Elkeless’s 
