The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)

By Suzanne Collins

1651 ratings 2484 reviews 2858 followers
Book 1 of 3 in the  The Hunger Games Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
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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this looks like such a great book going to but this later for ebay its so cool the title makes me want to buy it

colem6 colem6

This is so cool i cant wait until the movie comes out hpefully i get to see it it lokks so cool

This book was amazing. Even though suzan collins kills every one in the mocking jay. But it was still amazing.

Read the whole series , I thought she should of chose gale over Peeta ( when I was reading the book , I imagined Peeta was a fat kid and had really tan skin, Cato in the movie wasen't a very good match I think because would he be more crazy). Like if you argee , Heart Rue or overall loved the book/s!

Best book ever finshed it a couple of days ago and by the way "Bob" it only tells the truth Us Girls Rule! Loved it sad but good book couldn't put it down P.S first book I cried over ( not tht I am a wuss )

I loved it I really liked the way it drew you into the book , movie ruined it though . P.S overly expressive detail and a bit gory at times. More of a teenage/young adult fiction.

I suggest it for 4th grade and up. It's amazing. I've read all 3 books and I love all of them. I wish there was another one! If you read the first book, you know what I mean when I say "go catnip!"

i watched the movie but i wanna read the book. the book seems just like the movie just by the title so i am just gonna go ahead and read the book if i have enough money to buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book was really good but I wouldn't recomend reading it if you are under the age of 10. I really liked it though. The movie was ok if you ask me but I still think that the book is better.

I'm in the process of reading this book but so far this book it awsome it so creative and adventrous

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