Posted Apr 06, 2012 @ 09:00 AM
“The Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before. ...
“The Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins
Ages: Young adult
Pages: 384
Synopsis: Before you see the movie, read – or reread – the exciting novel. This is the first book in the trilogy, and it details Katniss’ ordeal to survive a brutal game to the death - the Hunger Games – in a dystopian society.
