Hunger Games
By: Suzanne Collins
384p
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-10: 0439023483
ISBN-13: 978-0439023481
Annotation
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Summary
First in a new and exciting series. Hunger Games takes us to a future, in which teens are forced to fight for survival for the enjoyment and amusement of the society. Filled with well developed characters, Collins creates a world easy to fall into.
Katniss is a skilled hunter and much more able to survive the pitfall of the Hunger Game than her sister. She is placed with Peeta, the bakers son as her teammate, a boy who had a crush on her since the age of 5. t will take a lot for her to learn how to rely on other people, but this challenge will teach her more about herself than even she realizes.
Collins novel will keep teens up into the late hours trying to discover what happens next. Not far from the reality show we are already used to, the situations are similar enough to allow the individual to ponder the possiblity of this becoming our future. Teens will appreciate all the action and adventure Katniss and Peeta are faced with. Collins does not shy away from the horror and gore so this is great for teens who prefer their fiction a little on the darker side.
Teens will be chomping at the bit, for the next installment of this sure to be smash hit series.
First in a new and exciting series. Hunger Games takes us to a future, in which teens are forced to fight for survival for the enjoyment and amusement of the society. Filled with well developed characters, Collins creates a world easy to fall into.
Katniss is a skilled hunter and much more able to survive the pitfall of the Hunger Game than her sister. She is placed with Peeta, the bakers son as her teammate, a boy who had a crush on her since the age of 5. t will take a lot for her to learn how to rely on other people, but this challenge will teach her more about herself than even she realizes.
Collins novel will keep teens up into the late hours trying to discover what happens next. Not far from the reality show we are already used to, the situations are similar enough to allow the individual to ponder the possiblity of this becoming our future. Teens will appreciate all the action and adventure Katniss and Peeta are faced with. Collins does not shy away from the horror and gore so this is great for teens who prefer their fiction a little on the darker side.
Teens will be chomping at the bit, for the next installment of this sure to be smash hit series.
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