A favorite NCAA Tournament pastime for players? Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Haymitch Abernathy is about to be selected for the 50th annual Hunger Games. He’s 16 and desperate to save the girl he loves from the horrific fate that is competing in the Games.
This is a defining moment. Decades later he will mentor Katniss and Peeta, but this event kicks off the whole story. This is the moment that — “Hi Sienna,” a voice breaks through.
Sienna Betts looks up. She begrudgingly places a bookmark between the pages of “Sunrise on the Reaping” and turns her attention toward the reporters swarming the UCLA locker room. Haymitch will have to wait.
Across the room, Timea Gardiner’s eyes dance across the pages of “A Court of Silver Flames” — the latest in Sarah J. Mass’ uber popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. It’s a favorite among several of the UCLA players, and Charlisse Leger-Walker recommended it to Gardiner, who has been hooked ever since.
“It’s been a fun connection point for everybody,” Gardiner said. “We are all kind of nerds in our own right. I generally think anybody can read, just find the genre that you’re interested in.
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