Oh man. Just wow.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
By Suzanne Collins
Book 1 of 3 in the
The Hunger Games Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 5.3 | 99750 |
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 (2381)
this book is the best book ever
I love hunger games so much I would totally recommened this.
The book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is one of the classic action book and one of the best action book I ever seen, basically the book is about Panem is split up into 12 districts. Each year, every district is forced to randomly choose two tributes--one girl and one boy--to fight in the annual Hunger Games. A fight to the death on live television. Katniss Everdeen takes her sister's place when she is called to be the tribute of the 74th annual Hunger Games. Panem is the name of the country where Katniss lives with her family, a country that – after a series of vague disasters – rose from the ashes of North America. Droughts, storms, fires, war: it's all pretty post-apocalyptic. We learn the history of Panem, and the Hunger Games, and the thirteen districts in the first chapter from the mayor. The uprising of the Districts is known as the "Dark Days" . After the destruction of District 13, the Treaty of Treason was signed to end the conflict, and the Hunger Games were instituted to remind the districts that the uprising must never be repeated. This book has another 2 books(Catching Fire and Mockingjay), and it's the first book of the Hunger Game Series. I personally Love this book and I love to read over and over again because the storyline makes the reader's heart pumped up and nervous. I recommend this book to the ages around 13-16 because teens would love this book and also they will understand this book around this age, not too old but not too young. I rate this book for a 5 star because is one of my favorite book, the story is creative and entertaining and at last this book is full of action and mystery.
this book isn't that scary. It has a lot of details so you'll never be confused. I think it's better than the other books in the trilogy
love the movies so im sure il,l like the book
love the movies so im sure il,l like the book
A bit scary, but fun!
I appreciate the philosophical aspects of Hunger Games and how it puts into question the level of violence within out own world.
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This is the best book. Peta like Katniss