SPA-HUNGER GAMES

ISBN 10: 1627656367 ISBN 13: 9781627656368

Publisher: Scholastic

Synopsis

In this best-selling, post-apocalyptic vision of Panem, the former United States, each district must pay an annual tribute to the tyrannical government by sending two young representatives to The Hunger Games--a televised death match that leaves a single survivor. Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl who believes in love and respect, jumps to participate in place of her younger sister, whose name has been drawn. A thrilling combination of suspense, adventure, love story--the other contestant from Katniss's district is a boy who has always loved her--and ethical dilemma, this book is a powerhouse of a read, and a fantastic opening to the series.

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Review:

Katniss Everdeen is a survivor. She has to be; she's representing her District, number 12, in the 74th Hunger Games in the Capitol, the heart of Panem, a new land that rose from the ruins of a post-apocalyptic North America. To punish citizens for an early rebellion, the rulers require each district to provide one girl and one boy, 24 in all, to fight like gladiators in a futuristic arena. The event is broadcast like reality TV, and the winner returns with wealth for his or her district. With clear inspiration from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and the Greek tale of Theseus, Collins has created a brilliantly imagined dystopia, where the Capitol is rich and the rest of the country is kept in abject poverty, where the poor battle to the death for the amusement of the rich. Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned trilogy, as good as The Giver and more exciting. However, poor copyediting in the first printing will distract careful readers - a crying shame. (Science fiction. 11 & up) (Kirkus Reviews) --New

About the Author:

Suzanne Collins is the author of the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles series, which has more than one million books in print and is available in seven foreign editions. In the award-winning The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. The much-anticipated finale to The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, will be published on August 24th, 2010. Also a successful writer for children's television, Collins lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at www.suzannecollinsbooks.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• ISBN 10: 1627656367
• ISBN 13: 9781627656368
• Binding: Library Binding