Here is the first installment in my podcast series on this year’s Young Hoosier Book Award nominees. Enjoy!

Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks

Movie Poster Courtesy of Clevver

Drats….I have to wait practically another year to see the next installment of the Harry Potter Films! Half-Blood Prince was set to be released this November, but now it will not be released until July of 2009. I am sure Warner Brothers is delaying the release because they are short of a few summer blockbusters. Man next summer’s movies are really going to stink because of the writers’ strike. Read more about this on the Wired Blog. Although I am disappointed, I am not sure I am ready to join the Facebook group that is claiming the delay has ruined their lives.

Oh how the first weeks of school are so exhausting. It is so rough getting back into the swing of things…nothing seems to be in sync yet. The students in my broadcasting class are so excited, I am becoming more worn out just trying to keep up with their level of enthusiasm. They are definitely teaching me a thing or two.

In the next week I will post more reviews of Young Hoosier Books, as well as my first podcast. How exciting! Look for those….as for right now, I am going to bed.