Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two): Volume 2 (Hunger Games #02)

Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two): Volume 2 (Hunger Games #02)

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Brief Description: Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss...

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Brief Description:
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Brief Description:
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Biographical Note:
Suzanne Collins is the inter-nationally bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, which also includes the novels The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Together, the books have sold over 100 million copies and were the basis for five popular films. Her other books include the acclaimed Underland Chronicles series, which begins with Gregor the Overlander, and the picture book Year of the Jungle, illustrated by James Proimos. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world.

Marc Notes:
Book design by Elizabeth B. Parisi--t.p. verso.;Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning;5.3;16.;A Junior Library Guild selection.;Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.

Review Quotes:

Praise for The Hunger Games

"A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading."

--Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing."

--Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga

"Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced."

--John Green, The New York Times Book Review



Publisher Marketing:

Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.



Review Citations:

  • Publishers Weekly 06/22/2009 pg. 46 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2009 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 62 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 65 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 555 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Time 09/07/2009 pg. 65 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 09/04/2009 pg. 63 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 154 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Entertainment Weekly 09/25/2009 pg. 75 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • New York Times Book Review 10/11/2009 pg. 13 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • New York Times Book Review 10/18/2009 pg. 22 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 31 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2009 pg. 418 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2009 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Time 12/21/2009 pg. 90 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • People Weekly 12/28/2009 pg. 71 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 11 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Library Journal Annex 06/22/2009 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 14 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • New Yorker (The) 06/15/2010 pg. 132 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • People Weekly 09/13/2010 pg. 69 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 10/22/2010 pg. 17 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 05/27/2011 pg. 38 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Shelf Awareness 12/30/0001 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Asimov's Science Fiction 09/01/2012 pg. 107 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023498, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Collins, Suzanne
Suzanne Collins is the inter-nationally bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, which also includes the novels The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Together, the books have sold over 100 million copies and were the basis for five popular films. Her other books include the acclaimed Underland Chronicles series, which begins with Gregor the Overlander, and the picture book Year of the Jungle, illustrated by James Proimos. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world.