The Hunger Games

Panem, a country that stands in America's ashes. Once upon a time, there were thirteen districts, but long ago the thirteenth one rebelled and got crushed by the Capitol. Now there are twelve. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games are an annual event. Two tributes, a male and a female between the ages of twelve and eighteen, are chosen from each district, totalling twenty four. These twenty four people are placed in an arena, a large area that can have any climate or landscape from a desert to a tundra. The competitors fight to the death, and the last one standing wins. Winning means receiving food and glory for your district, and losing means death. Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen year old girl, lives in District Twelve, the poorest district of all. Her father died years ago in a mine explosion, leaving her to care for and feed her mother and younger sister. The next reaping for the Hunger Games is right around the corner. Will Katniss and her sister Prim escape being chosen? Let the Hunger Games begin! The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy. The second is Catching Fire and the third is Mockingjay.