Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen is a warrior - she has to be. In a future where the stuff of our imaginations are now common commodities, she lives in the shadow of the technological empire known as the Capitol. Surrounding this mysterious center of Panem are the Districts, and she lives in the poorest of them. Life is a constant struggle of survival harkening back to the ancient times of humanity. But every year, something worse than the day-to-day battle intrudes into their lives, a single event that pulls every District in, even the Capitol. That event is the Hunger Games. As punishment for a long ago attempt to overthrow the Capitol, the Games are televised for all the world to see—and they HAVE to watch. A boy and a girl from every District participates in the Games. And what is the premise of the Games? To kill every other contender until only one is left. Read More »
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen is a warrior - she has to be. In a future where the stuff of our imaginations are now common commodities, she lives in the shadow of the technological empire known as the Capitol. Surrounding this mysterious center of Panem are the Districts, and she lives in the poorest of them. Life is a constant struggle of survival harkening back to the ancient times of humanity. But every year, something worse than the day-to-day battle intrudes into their lives, a single event that pulls every District in, even the Capitol. That event is the Hunger Games. As punishment for a long ago attempt to overthrow the Capitol, the Games are televised for all the world to see—and they HAVE to watch. A boy and a girl from every District participates in the Games. And what is the premise of the Games? To kill every other contender until only one is left. Read More »
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