Catching Fire (The Hunger Games)

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games)

By Suzanne Collins

771 ratings 765 reviews 1174 followers
Book 2 of 3 in the  The Hunger Games Series
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780439023498
ISBN-10: 0439023491
Published on 9/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 391

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This is an amazing book! You should definitely read all of them. Two have won the games. To the Capitol, it was an act of love. To the districts, it was an act of rebellion. To Katniss, it was confusing--was it love? rebellion? To Peeta it was the luck of love. As the Star-Crossed Lovers from District 12 go on their Victory Tour, it ends up being a disaster. As they return home, Gale and Katniss break their relationship with occasional mentions of Peeta. As they return home, a new Peacekeeper has come and changes 12 forever. And all Katniss can think about is the coming of the Hunger Games. How it will be a Quarter Quell (the recipe for horror). And how she and Peeta will be Mentors. And the relationship between them compared to Gale. And confusion. That would be a word to explain it all. But as they continue on in life, they find out all Peeta and Katniss have been doing was adding to the flame of rebellion But as they here what the 75th Hunger Games will be like, they find out that for this Quarter Quell, "as a reminder to the victors that even the strongest can not overcome the capitol, this year we will be pulling our Tributes from the existing pool of Victors." KATNISS IS GOING BACK INTO THE ARENA! (also we all know who's going to be the boy tribute...) It seems so perfect! For all the rebellion that is going on! A lot of things happen. Deaths of those we (as in the readers) love! Choosing Allies for the games! (The strategy for this game is to be like Career tributes.) An act of rebellion happens multiple times throughout the events before the Games, and it's clearly getting out of control. As they fight again for survival, Katniss's plan this time is to keep Peeta alive. But for this game... will anyone even survive? We all know the Capitol (President Snow especially!) want revenge. So maybe this game wasn't even supposed to have a champion of champions! Or maybe something else will happen... who knows? You read Catching Fire right now. Because along with the name, the rebellion is catching fire and adding to the flame!

Jessie Jessie

Omg these books are amazing i am obssed with all these book i know evry thing about them rip rue and cinna

She won the hunger games, even brought Peeta with her, she thinks her troubles are over but truly the wars just started. Amazing book just as good as the first one!

This book was the second book after The Hunger Games. It is a little shocking and frustrating but I guess that's what keeps you reading.

This book is one of my favorite books. I loved it.😍

Best book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the series of the hunger games, everyone should also consider watching the movies!!! They are also awesome!!!!!

In the brilliant second installment of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" trilogy, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and Gale Hawthorn are back with a spellbinding story to tell. Katniss senses that her end may be close. Stolen kisses, ventures in the forbidden woods, and those berries she held out in her 74th Hunger Games give President Snow every reason to execute her and her family. But ever since she saved her entire family at 11 years old by hunting in the woods, Katniss has proven herself to be a survivor. As her traumatic experiences increase and Katniss is barely holding on, readers will be fascinated by this dystopian novel featuring Katniss' groundbreaking feats.

“On the seventy-fifth anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors.”- The Capitol and President Snow are angry at Katniss Everdeen for outsmarting them in their games. Their actions have caused uprisings, and when they fail to show Panem that they are actually in love with each other, President Snow decides to hold another Hunger Games with the drawing from the existing pool of victors as revenge. Katniss is going back into the arena again, and this time, the goal is to keep Peeta alive. This book was action-filled, and leaves you wondering what will happen next. This book made me want to read the next Hunger Games book, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys dystopian and utopian literature. I rate this book 5/5, and recommend it for grades 4th-12th.

“On the seventy-fifth anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors.”- The Capitol and President Snow are angry at Katniss Everdeen for outsmarting them in their games. Their actions have caused uprisings, and when they fail to show Panem that they are actually in love with each other, President Snow decides to hold another Hunger Games with the drawing from the existing pool of victors as revenge. Katniss is going back into the arena again, and this time, the goal is to keep Peeta alive. This book was action-filled, and leaves you wondering what will happen next. This book made me want to read the next Hunger Games book, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys dystopian and utopian literature. I rate this book 5/5, and recommend it for grades 4th-12th.

This book adds a lot more action and love to the trilogy.

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