Great book. I read it with my class and this is the best book out of the trilogy. It makes you prepared to read the next book. Full of adventure and shows the world just how careful we should be. Power isn't everything. Greed causes disaster.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
By Suzanne Collins
Book 1 of 3 in the
The Hunger Games Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 5.3 | 99750 |
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?
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 - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780439023481
ISBN-10: 0439023483
Published on 9/14/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
Book Reviews (2387)
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ IN MY LIFE IT IS SO GOOD! (AND I'VE READ A LOT OF BOOKS!!!!!)
It looks like a good book.
This book was very very exciting. I was mad when my mom made me stop reading it. it is a little violent though!
It is a novel full of suspense and adrenaline. personally I think it was a great read.
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love this book. also pretty thought-provoking because if we read about these games for our own entertainment, does that make us just as bad as those in the book that create and watch the games for theirs?
Makes since. Does make you wonder. Also, there are movies on this book. Does that mean that we are watching the hunger games? It is after all called "the hunger games"
This book is awesome if you like dystopian societies like in 1984 or survival books like Hatchet you will like this book! It is beautifully written and no detail is left out. You should definitely read this book.
The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel set in future North America, after the land has been destroyed. Due to a feud with the Capitol (the richest and ruling area), all 12 remaining districts are required to fight in the "Hunger Games" , a death match between teenagers for the entertainment of the Capitol. 16-year old Katniss Everdeen, a father-less girl lives with her sister, Primrose "Prim" Everdeen, and their mother in district 12. She hunts alongside her best friend since a very young age, Gale Hawthorne. When the time for the Hunger Games comes around, the names picked are Primrose and a boy named Peeta, the bakers son. Katniss, not wanting her sister to suffer, volunteers for Prim. What happens next is a tale of gore death and misery, but also love hope and teamwork. This book shows how vulnerable we are without our luxuries and how weak we are alone. It shows true life, like how kindness gets repaid, and sacrifices are never made in vain. I gave this book 5 stars, because it shows readers that no matter what, nothing is impossible. Keep on going, no matter what.
NightElf, I have been wanting to read these books for awhile now and your review made me that much more interested in reading them
Katniss Everdeen lives a normal life of hunger and death in district 13. But when the reaping comes her worst nightmares come true! Her sister prim is chosen and Katniss does what any average loving sister does. She volunteers. Along wither her Is Peeta Mellark. The Boy With The Bread.They go through a lot together but, in the end, will it be enough.
So far love the book so eciting can't wait to finish it!!👍😁💕