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
Book Reviews (2382)
Katelyn
First off, this is a very well written book and I really liked, although there might be a few things that you mught want to know before you read it. So one of things that
“bothered me” was the violence. I’m a big fan of Star Wars and Lord of the rings and stuff like that which has a lot violence and doesn’t bother me, but for some reason the violence in this book got to me.It very graphic and was kinda hard to read like the punishments the capital does to people really freaked me, and almost made me want to stop reading. There’s a lot of killing in same very bloody ways that I wouldn’t want my little sister who’s in 4th grade reading. The main character katniss described to be naked in two scenes in the book, but other than that I don’t remember any inappropriate. But other then those two things this book was very good
Suzanne Collins has done the world a marvelous wonder by publishing this book. She has set up a wonderful, and may I add realistic, post apocalyptic world. I think I was in late second or early third grade when I read this. This book grasps your attention and sucks you into the book. I would say as long as you can understand at least 45% of the words and aren't too frightened by the topic, This can be appropriate for second graders to adults. This is a must read!
I don't think this book is okay for fourth graders. My little sister is in fourth grade, and i wouldn't dare let her read it! she would get very scared and i'm afraid she wouldn't really understand it.
Can't stop reading!!!!!!!!! Best book ever! I recommend this book for kids 12 and older, there is a lot of violence. Yet it is still a good book and will give you a better understanding of the movies.
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Can't put this book down! Love it so much! Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger so it's impossible to not read it in a week! Can't stop thinking about it. And the movies only make it better!
FortniteCool193
I love the movie but this is way better im not going to give it full rating because I like the mocking jay better but yeah I reccomed this to people who like triolgy and stuff and action but yeah its good
Olivia
i loved this book soooooooooo much i'm obsessed i read all three in one week i would give this book one million out of 5
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