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Let the games begin!Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see. Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love. |
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
Publishers Weekly’s Best Books Of The Year:
Children’s Fiction
New York Times Notable Children’s Book Of 2008
An American Library Association
Top Ten Best Books For Young Adults Selection
An Ala Notable Children’s Book
2009 Ala Amelia Bloomer Project List
#1 On Winter ‘08/’09 Children’s Indie Next List
Indies Choice–Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book Honor
2008 Cybil Award–Fantasy & Science Fiction
2009 Children’s Choice Book Award
Teen Choice Book Of The Year Finalist
Nypl “Stuff For The Teen Age” List, 2009
Ccbc Choices 2009
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
Kirkus Best Young Adult Books Of 2008
A Horn Book Fanfare
School Library Journal Best Books Of 2008
A Booklist Editors’ Choice, 2008
La Times Favorite Children’s Books, 2008
Barnes & Noble Best Books Of 2008
For Teens And Kids
Borders Best Books Of 2008: Teens
Amazon Best Books Of 2008:
Top 100 Editors’ Pick
Top 10 Books: Teens
Red House Children’s Book Award
Reviews
“What happens if we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins’s world, we’ll be obsessed with grooming, we’ll talk funny, and all our sentences will end with the same rise as questions. When Katniss is sent to stylists to be made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked in front of them, strangely unembarrassed. “They’re so unlike people that I’m no more self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet,” she thinks. In order not to hate these creatures who are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It isn’t just the contestants who risk the loss of their humanity. It is all who watch.”
–Publishers Weekly, Megan Whalen Turner, STARRED REVIEW
“…brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced…a futuristic novel every bit as good and as allegorically rich as Scott Westerfeld’s ‘Uglies’ books.”
–The New York Times, John Green
“…enthralling, imaginative and creepy…”
–Los Angeles Times
“Collins’s characters are completely realistic and sympathetic as they form alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will definitely resonate with the generation raised on reality shows like “Survivor” and “American Gladiator.”
–School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
“[A] plot-driven blend of suspense, science fiction, and romance.”
–USA Today,
“The plot is front and center here—the twists and turns are addictive, particularly when the romantic subplot ups the ante—yet the Capitol’s oppression and exploitation of the districts always simmers just below the surface, waiting to be more fully explored in future volumes. Collins has written a compulsively readable blend of science fiction, survival story, unlikely romance, and social commentary.”
–Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW
“Populated by three dimensional characters, this is a superb tale of physical adventure, political suspense, and romance.”
–Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
“[A] stylish postmodern ‘Lost’ in direct collision with ‘Lord of the Flies.’”
–The Wall Street Journal, Katie Roiphe
SOURCE: Suzanne Collin’s Official Site
