Set in a future dystopia, Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12 in Panem, which is what used to be North America. Every year in Panem one boy and one girl are chosen from each District to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death. One year, Katniss's sister, Prim, gets chosen to go to the Games. As a result, Katniss volunteers to save her. The male drawn from District 12 is Peeta Mellark. Katniss is appalled by this; Peeta once saved her life from starvation. In interviews, Peeta confesses that he is in love with Katniss. This plays out in the Games, and that is all I can tell you! I personally love this book, and it is one of my favorite books, and I literally can't put it down. I recommend this book to 10-110 year olds.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
By Suzanne Collins
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 5.3 | 99750 |
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.
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The Hunger Games is one of my all time favorite books! As soon as I turned the first page I was immediately intrigued with the blood-chilling setting and the iconic character Katniss. Katniss Everdeen lives in a terrifying world where every year two people from her "region" will be picked to participate in the Hunger Games, a horrifying game in which you have to kill to survive. Katniss ends up participating and throughout the book is an incredible girl to look up to as she continued to go on despite the odds. During this book she fights for love, family, and freedom. This book will make your blood run cold, and will leave you stunned for days. I highly recommend this book to everyone!
very good book
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i love it lots
I like dis book
oh I love this series a lot I can't stop reading I have each book and I read it, again and again, these books are fun to read and entertaining!
good book
This book is definitely one of the best I have ever read and it's a series, which makes it even better. There's tons of suspense and action. May the odds be EVER in your favor!
OMG best book ever! I am only in fifth grade abit inoproppriate though
It's practically the BEST book I've EVER read. Filled with action and adventure, although if you don't like bloodshed and murder, this is probably not the best book for you... This book is the first book in the series The Hunger Games