Katniss Everdeen is forced to join the brutal Hunger Games, a contest based upon the Capitol and 24 tributes from the 12 districts (1 boy, 1 girl) to survive and kill. Along the way, Katniss receives a Mockingjay Pin from a friend (a mockingjay is a half mockingbird, half jabberjay hybrid; a jabberjay being a failed mutation made from the Capitol to spy on Rebels during the Dark Times), joins the alliance from Peeta Mellark, the boy tribute from District 12 (her district), receives a 11/12 on her review from the gamemakers, the people in charge of the Hunger Games, falls in love with Peeta, another alliance with Rue, the female district 11 tribute; kills Marvel (District 1 male tribute, revealed in Catching Fire, the sequel), Glimmer, Cato, and a girl tribute from District 4; gets wounded by a gamemaker fireball, hit by a mutation, stung by a tracker jacker (another mutation), and others; almost commits suicide to defy the Capitol, and is victorious along with Petta. This book is highly suggested to anyone from the 4th grade and beyond. To discover more, read the book!
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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This book is kind of a modern classic. It is such an amazing book; I would highly recommend it. The story line is crazy and futuristic, but in a way you could almost believe it could be happening in a few centuries. That's what makes it so cool!
I like this book a lot. But it is VERY intense. Katniss and Peta are fighting for their life. They face death, love, and much, much more. I recommend it to you.
In a dystopian society known as Panem, built on the ruins of North America, 12 Districts lie surrounding the wealthy Capitol. Somewhere outside the electric fence around the poorest district, District 12, a 16-year-old girl, Katniss Everdeen, hunts with her friend Gale. This is illegal of course, but it's better than starving to death. Katniss and Gale hunt nearly every day, but today is different. Today is the Reaping. There was an uprising long ago, 74 years ago in fact, the districts (there were 13 then) against the Capitol. The Capitol won out, obliterated District 13, and put the Hunger Games in place to remind the Districts that they were at their mercy. At the Reaping two kids between the ages of 12 and 18, a boy and a girl from each district, are chosen to compete in the games, where they will each fight to the death against 23 other tributes. This year the girl tribute from District 12 is Primrose Everdeen. Katniss volunteers in her place, saving her sister's life, and pretty much making her own death inevitable. She is tossed into a delicate and ever-changing world of tributes and sponsors with Peeta, the other tribute from District 12 and her new friend. The Hunger Games is not about strength or size, it is about strategy and survival, she cannot win without losing her humanity, but she cannot lose without crushing her sister. She wishes to make a statement, to show the Capitol that she is more than just a piece in their Games, but that means she may never escape the Hunger Games.
The hunger games is a great book and series. The most stunning part was when katnis "I volunteer as tribute" and saved her sister Prim Rose. I think that the capitol is purity cool that when you imagine what the future might be like that.
In the future North America, Panem, the capital forced 1 girl and 1 boy randomly from each 12 districts to fight against their enemies for their lives to entertain the country. Only one can survive. This was the Hunger Games. The winner gets a lifetime supply of food and a home to live in, but it is actually worth the risk? Katniss Everdeen's sister, Prim was chosen to play the games and Katniss stood up to replace her with Prim. A free-for-all death match. Can she make it!? Recommended for 6th grade and above.
Katniss Everdeen was living a hard but okay life before she was picked to go into the Hunger Games. Now , Katniss is faced with troubles beyond belief; fighting for her life, and killing others in the process... for entertainment for the City. This sad, bittersweet, interesting, fun, and romantic story will leave you rushing to the library to get the sequels that follow it! This book was... WOW! I would recommend it to 12+.
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i love this book,i red all this serie and i want more
This book is full of suspense. I loved this book so much I can't wait to watch the movie.
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.