The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)

By Suzanne Collins

1655 ratings 2486 reviews 2868 followers
Book 1 of 3 in the  The Hunger Games Series
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Grades 6 - 8Grades 10 - 9Z5.399750
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

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brianna brianna

yes the book was GOOD but the movie was wayyyyyyyyy better

EMILY__________ EMILY__________

its a good book . But the movie was wayyyym different

Crisco(CRCL) Crisco(CRCL)

this is a realy good book.Suzanne Collins is a realy good auther if u like this book.

Mrs.Bieber(AM) Mrs.Bieber(AM)

i loved this book it was a really interesting book. i cant stop reading the series!(:

i loved that book but the girl who plays catniss is so brave, and i like the part when catniss helped peter when he was stuck in between those rocks it was so sad

i reeallly want to see this because i never did. but i did see the movie sad in some parts anyway i want to read the book because people alaways says that the book has more detils.me my mom and my sisters were watching and we were sad about the part when kattnisss and the liitel girl was walking and someone pop up with an arrow and shout the girl but katniss the whole point they do this book and movie is because who ever eat a lot they count and they put there name in a ball so they found out they call a boy and girl so katniss had a sister and she got pick but katniss the brave and generious sis and tennage girl who vonlers to take her sister place they were in district 12. so now can no tell you thr rest bye see ya my name is gumball55 please contact me and make me as your freind and pleease contact allybean and add her as your freind so as sunny1 so contact her and add her as your freind let give another round of applause to the brave and gerous kattiniss yea i love her and hope you like this review bye

Audrey Audrey

katnissEverdeen went out hunting and Gale scaredthe deer away. prime rose everdeen got called for the 74th annual hungger games and Katniss called for a volenter for her.

michael michael

The movie was really bad it couldhave been way better but the book was asome.

Kelly Kelly

It is a great book.the people are cool.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Madison Madison

It really good book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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