Well, well, well. Quite a fine olympics this is. With the dauntlessness of Team Dauntless, down to earth strength of Team Middle Earth, skills of Team Monsea, determination of Team Panem, and epic magic of Team Hogwarts, this is a games like never seen before. As we survey our competitors, we are immediately drawn to Team Panem, who have been said as high competitors, with their amazing scores during the Hunger Games. However, the games are beginning, and it seems the attention is leaning towards Team Hogwarts. With their magic, they have won every event so far!!! It is quite incredible, unlike any results we have witnessed in the history of the Olympic games. Now, here comes archery, the most anticipated event this year! Oh, it came close, and the results are being checked for the 7th time. OMG! At last, a team has broken the winning streak of Team Hogwarts. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville, and Luna are devastated as they examine the scores for the 713th time! Team Panem has claimed a gold medal for archery, thanks to the unbeatable skills of Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire! 

Well, well, well. It has been a wonderful olympics, and we are pleased to announce the overall standings! Team Hogwarts has received all gold medals due to their outstanding skills in magic, except for the single opposing gold, which was won by Team Panem! Other highlights include the silver going to Team Panem in both wresting and weightlifting, from the tremendous efforts of Peeta. However, once again, levitation charms brought Hogwarts to the top.

Welll, well, well. It's time to sign off, but make sure to check back for the next literary olympics!

Do you like dystopia? Why or why not?

I LOVE dystopia!!! It is one of my favourite genres. I enjoy reading dystopia because it makes you think about so many things. Dystopic books are very thought-provoking, and provide interesting scenarios that make you want to know more. All the dystopian books I have read are very engaging because they are filled with action, and make you ask many questions in your head. Go dystopian books! :)

Of all of the dystopic books you have read, which 'end of the world' scenario do you think is the most realistic?

I'm going to have to go with Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that humans (or the Rusties) would be the ones to destroy our own world. We need to be more careful with what we do with our world. 

Why do you think people are obsessed with the end of the world?

Probably because, as the challenge stated, so many end of the world predictions are going on right now. Because of the way we treat our world, I think some people are so intrigued because it could happen at any time. Plus, it's an interesting concept. Think about it: what would actually happen if the world did end?

What is your favourite dystopia novel?

I am planning on reading many more dystopic novels (Matched, Blood Red Road, the Maze Runner, and currently reading Insurgent), but the book I enjoyed most was the Uglies quartet by Scott Westerfeld. AMAZING BOOKS, by the way. I also really enjoyed the Hunger Games and Divergent. They're all great!

Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

    I admit, I am not really one for non-fiction books. I personally prefer something that allows me to… imagine more. However, this was a book I really enjoyed.

    “Heaven is for Real” told the story of four-year-old Colten Burpo, who became fatally sick with a burst appendix. The doctors said he was likely going to die. No one really had much hope left. Until he miraculously started to get better, and began recounting to his parents everything he experienced when he “died” and went to heaven. 

    This was a very thought-provoking read. It made me think about heaven, and all the amazing things Colten was able to remember and recount. He even told his parents about seeing family members (that he had never seen before in his life) that had long since passed away in heaven, and was able to describe them exactly. It truly is an incredible story, and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in this type of a book.

#WeReadYA Tris lives in a world where your choice of faction can change your life. The different values of the groups spur on a rebellion and Tris must accept her divergence.

#YRWayne: He doesn’t need bones of steel to make him an amazing superhero. Plus, can you think of anything more ninjaa than a bat? I didn’t think so. 

Dr. Cable wasn't always "Dr. Cable".  She wasn't always an adult, wasn't always a Special, and definitely wasn't always a villain. 

    She began as just any other ugly. Staring longingly across the river at New Pretty Town. Waiting for that moment when she would turn 16, and finally become beautiful. 

    But Dr. Cable was, already, different. She was tricky. The type of ugly who would sneak out of bed at night and hoverboard across the river, crash Pretties parties, and even go down to the Rusty Ruins every now and then. She was the type of ugly that now would be turned Special.

    Not long before the day she had been waiting for, Dr. Cable's twin sister, Aza, decided that she didn't want to be pretty, didn't want to be stupid, and definitely didn't want to lose herself. Dr. Cable, unwilling to leave her sister behind, escaped for the Rusty Ruins with Aza one night with another group of runaways, by hoverboard. 

    The Rusty Ruins weren't far. They made it within one night. Aza was astounded by the vastness of the wild, and Dr. Cable shared her delight in a life where no one could tell them what to do. 

    It hadn't even been a week when the hovercar showed up. It started as a usual morning. Dr. Cable and Aza ate breakfast with the group of runaways, enjoying the brilliant day. They were all staring up at the cloudless blue sky when a shadow crossed overhead. It was clear that it was the shadow of a hovercar. 

    What followed was complete chaos. Shouts echoed through the woods as Dr. Cable found herself being tugged into a cave where the other runaways waited. Dr. Cable scanned the darkness for the brilliant blue glow of Aza's eyes. But it was clear she was not there. She made to get up, but the others pulled her back. 

    "You'll get us all found out if they see where we are!" they whispered urgently. No matter how much Dr. Cable protested, she could not resist the grip of 7 people at once. She heard one desperate scream, one identical to Aza's, before the hovercar's engine was started and it zipped away. Distraught, Dr. Cable fought her way out of the cave, snatched her hoverboard, and flew away. 

    When Dr. Cable arrived back at the city, she was overcome with worry for Aza. She raced back to the Ugly dormitory, and burst into Aza's room. It was empty. She then ran into her own room and checked her Ping's. There was one, and it was from Aza. 

    "Hey. If you ever come back here, well, I hope you get this. A group of Pretties are going to be taking me somewhere. I don't know where, or why, or how, but they are. They only said something about "tests" and "lesions" and that was all. I'm sorry. Aza." 

    In a state of panic, Dr. Cable collapsed on the bed and wept until she heard a knock on the door. Tentatively, she wiped the tears from her face and walked to the door, opening it slowly. Outside was a team of pretties, their wide eyes staring at her, taking in her dark hair, narrow face, and slightly-too-small nose. 

    "Miss, you are coming with us. You are lucky that we are so... forgiving of your mistakes." and with this ominous announcement, Dr. Cable was taken to the Operation Room, and she became pretty. Once pretty, Dr. Cable forgot about Aza, or at least forgot that she mattered. For a while, that is, until she spotted someone that looked awfully familiar, someone that looked just like the runaway who had kept her from saving Aza. Overcome with anger, Dr. Cable thought her way out of the Pretty lesions that she had guessed about. 

One day, the group of Pretties she had seen the day Aza disappeared arrived at her mansion. They talked about a special job for her, one that would use her talents to the fullest. Dr. Cable, against her will, was taken into the Operating Room again, and when she emerged, she felt much more real, her memories less fuzzy than they had been after the first operation. Dr. Cable became a plastic surgeon, turning uglies into pretties.

     Slowly, all the anger, sorrow, regret, and worry drove her insane. In an unstable state, Dr. Cable began experimenting on young pretties. She discovered the lesions, and used this discovery to make an even crueler type of pretty: specials. To this day, Dr. Cable's one true motive for her cruel and evil actions can be blamed on one thing. That one day, out at the Rusty Ruins, ruined Dr. Cable more than she herself realized.