My son (age 13 this coming Monday) has really enjoyed the two books out so far. I have read part of both with him and enjoyed what I did read.

He went to see the movie yesterday with some friends for part of birthday party celebration, and was was very disappointed in it, as, apparently were all of the kids. We had planned to go see it on his birthday before he knew that is what his friend had in mind for his own birthday party. On the way home today from the birthday sleep-over, he commented that he was glad we weren't now going to see it for his own birthday. He is not much of a movie critic, but said the movie did not at all follow the plot of the book.

Janie