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According to holds, Mockingjay is the clear winner over Freedom with library users.
In four large library systems, Mockingjay is showing 3,114 holds on 630 hardcover copies (we’re not counting the large type or the audio editions), a full week after publication, while Freedom shows 1,550 on 383 copies on the day of publication.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 10:31 am and is filed under 2010 - Fall, Childrens and YA, Fiction. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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September 8th, 2010 at 10:34 am
If I had antything to say it would be that Mockingjay beats Freedom by a landslide. The book was wonderful and I was mezmorized by the story. Freedom was good but, I loved Mockingjay! I can say congrats to Suzanne Collins she has created a Masterpiece! :)