Author: Suzanne Collins
Number of pages: 384
Genre: Young Adult/Fiction
Katniss Everdeen is a seventeen year old girl who provides for her starving family, her mother and sister, in the country of Panem. She lives in District 12, the poorest district in what was once known as North America. Before the Dark Days and the revolution there were 13 districts ruled by the Capitol. Life was miserable for everyone until they rose up and rebelled 73 years ago. For the past 73 years ever since the destruction and annihilation of District 13, the Capitol has hosted every year, The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games are a way of reminding the districts each year the power the Capitol has by throwing two tributes *children*, a boy and a girl, from each district to fight to the bloody death in an arena for everyone (forced) to watch until only one is left standing. The arenas differ from a scorching hot desert to a frostbitten ice-land. At the center of each arena is the Cornucopia, filled with anything from packs to survive to deadly weapons to kill each other. Only one is allowed to live.
When the reaping, the day of the drawing for the games, comes Katniss does not expect it when her 12 year old sister Prim is called to be the female tribute for District 12. Katniss volunteers instantly to take her place and knows she will not be coming back again. At least not alive.
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down for the life of me. It kept me interested until the very end and made really picture everything that went on in and out of the arena. I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars and it has to be one of my favorites yet. I couldn't wait to start up the sequel and read on. The action constantly going on kept me very interested and the constant threats kept me on edge. The detail put into everything, because everything is new, is very good and the book is quite well explained. This book shows how far people will go to save not only themselves but their family and friends in desperate times.
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