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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic, 2008. 374 pages. (Sci-Fi Series)


In the future America there are many natural disasters and war. After a war a capitol thrives. Then a rebellion! The capitol wins and then every year one male and one female between the age of 12 and 18 are split by gender and selected at random for the annual Hunger Games.

The story starts in the poorest of the twelve districts in the poorest part, The Seam. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen hunts illegally to support a family because of her father’s death. On reaping day Katniss and her little sister Primrose are entered in.

Effie Trinket picks the women first. “The girl tribute is Primrose Everdeen” she calls out. Katniss can’t believe it! “I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute,” she calls out. Then baker's son Peeta Mellark is called and off they go on the train to the capitol for preparation for the arena where the twenty-four tributes fight to the death.

Who will win???? May the odds be ever in your favor.

Personally my favorite charter was the district eleven male tribute Thresh. I didn’t care for either of the district two tributes. I love this book I recommend it to anyone who likes to compare books and movies and who loves a great violent read.

Reviewed by: Patman490