The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One): Volume 1 (Hunger Games #01)

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One): Volume 1 (Hunger Games #01)

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Brief Description: In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills...

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Brief Description:
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

Brief Description:
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.



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



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.

Publisher Marketing:

The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins!

Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.



Review Citations:

  • Newsweek 07/21/2008 pg. 58 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • School Library Journal 09/01/2008 pg. 176 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2008 pg. 580 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Romantic Times 10/01/2008 pg. 75 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Booklist 09/01/2008 pg. 97 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Entertainment Weekly 08/12/2008 pg. 139 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2008 pg. 941 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2008 pg. 348 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Publishers Weekly 11/03/2008 pg. 58 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/03/2008 pg. 33 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • New York Times Book Review 11/09/2008 pg. 30 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • New York Times Book Review 11/16/2008 pg. 22 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • People Weekly 12/01/2008 pg. 64 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • New York Times Book Review 12/07/2008 pg. 54 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Christian Century 12/16/2008 pg. 27 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2008 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2008 pg. 40 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 13 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Library Journal 12/09/2008 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Time 09/07/2009 pg. 65 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Newsweek 09/28/2009 pg. 66 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2009 pg. 13 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 24 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • People Weekly 09/13/2010 pg. 69 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 10/22/2010 pg. 17 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 05/27/2011 pg. 38 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • People 11/28/2011 pg. 34 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 11/23/2012 pg. 45 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 06/27/2014 pg. 22 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 111 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023481, Hardcover)
  • People Weekly 02/21/2011 pg. 51 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Entertainment Weekly 04/01/2011 pg. 18 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • People Weekly 04/04/2011 pg. 44 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • New Yorker (The) 06/15/2010 pg. 132 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • New York Times Book Review 07/25/2010 pg. 20 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Entertainment Weekly 12/10/2010 pg. 77 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • People Weekly 03/05/2012 pg. 58 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Asimov's Science Fiction 09/01/2012 pg. 107 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Entertainment Weekly 10/16/2015 pg. 113 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)
  • Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439023528, Paperback)

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.