Author: Suzanne Collins
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Rated 10/10
Sixteen-year-old Katniss is smart, athletic, and fast. She can take down a rabbit with a bow and arrow, hitting it straight through the eye. Will these skills be enough to survive the Hunger Games?
Suzanne Collins, the author of the middle-grade fantasy series The Underland Chronicles begins anew, exploring a future landscape that will be familiar to devotees of science fiction's dystopic strain. In a nation called Panem, which occupies the landmass that is the present United States, a parasitical fascist Capitol dominates 12 conquered districts. There was a thirteenth district but it was obliterated during a rebellion. The totalitarian government keeps the subjected populations in line by threatened devastation, starvation, and brutality.
MY REVIEW
This is the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy.It was amazing and a lot better then I thought it would be.To be honest I only checked the book out because I didn't want to appear rude to the librarian who told me it was a good read. I'm glad I did because it was a treat. I would give it an A++++, it kept me going from the first to last word. The story starts out by introducing us to Katniss(the main character) She takes care of her mother and sister after her father was killed years earlier.They live in District 12(there's 12 districts in all) in what used to be North America(the books takes place in an alternate universe then our own)Each year they choose one boy and one girl each between they ages of 12 and 18 that they draw the name of from each district to comepete in The Hunger Games( which is a fight to the death where only one can survive,it kinda reminded me of gladiators in a way)as a reminder to the 12 districts of what happens when you try to face the capital as punishment. Katniss' lil sister's name is drawn and Katniss automatically wants to and does take her place.The story goes on from there but I don't want to give too much away.I'll just tell you it will be worth your while male or female to read this.It's full of a lil romance with a big punch of action.It helps us all to remember what it means to be human and the need to survive in the process.
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