The Hunger Games,(Hunger Games Trilogy Book one) - Softcover

Collins, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1407132083 ISBN 13: 9781407132082

Publisher: Scholastic, 2011

Synopsis

 

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.

"A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga

"Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." John Green, The New York Times Book Review

 

Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place.

Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games.

There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence.

But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

• Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA.
• All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth
• The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is now a major feature film and available to watch on streaming platforms.

 

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES

• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in the Hunger Games series
• The Hunger Games Illustrated edition released in October 2024

About this title

From the Back Cover

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.

"A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga

"Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." John Green, The New York Times Book Review

Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place.

Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games.

There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence.

But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

• Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA.
• All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth
• The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is now a major feature film and available to watch on streaming platforms.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES

• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in the Hunger Games series
• The Hunger Games Illustrated edition released in October 2024

From the Inside Flap

First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407132083
• ISBN 13: 9781407132082
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464