Author: Suzanne Collins
Title: Hunger Games
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Date: 2008
Reading Level: 12+
Number of Pages: 374
Reading Level: 12+
Number of Pages: 374
Genre: Science Fiction
Summary of plot: In the future, the U.S. is gone. In its place is Panem, in which the city of Capitol, somewhere in the Rockies, rules over 12 rebellious districts. To maintain their iron grip, they hold an annual televised reality show, a lethal form of Survivor to which each district must send one boy and one girl. Out of these 24 teens, only one will survive. Katniss, who volunteers to take her sister's place, and Peeta are District 12's competitors, but their competition is complicated by Peeta's announcement that he is in love with Katniss. Althought it is never said the reader starts to believe that Katniss as a secret crush on Peeta also. It comes to the end of the book and the only two people that are alive in the arena is Katniss and Peeta. Katniss then comes up with an idea of both of them dieing and then there would be no winner of the hunger games. To prevent this from happening the Capitol allows both players to win and they return back to their home in district 12.
Readers Reaction: I could not stop reading this book. I just kept reading and reading and reading and then started the next one as soon as I could. I thought that it was adventurace and really loved it so so so so so so much.
Potential Problems: Kissing, 24 teen age kids that are fighting until death, drinking.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to anyone. I loved it!
Summary of plot: In the future, the U.S. is gone. In its place is Panem, in which the city of Capitol, somewhere in the Rockies, rules over 12 rebellious districts. To maintain their iron grip, they hold an annual televised reality show, a lethal form of Survivor to which each district must send one boy and one girl. Out of these 24 teens, only one will survive. Katniss, who volunteers to take her sister's place, and Peeta are District 12's competitors, but their competition is complicated by Peeta's announcement that he is in love with Katniss. Althought it is never said the reader starts to believe that Katniss as a secret crush on Peeta also. It comes to the end of the book and the only two people that are alive in the arena is Katniss and Peeta. Katniss then comes up with an idea of both of them dieing and then there would be no winner of the hunger games. To prevent this from happening the Capitol allows both players to win and they return back to their home in district 12.
Readers Reaction: I could not stop reading this book. I just kept reading and reading and reading and then started the next one as soon as I could. I thought that it was adventurace and really loved it so so so so so so much.
Potential Problems: Kissing, 24 teen age kids that are fighting until death, drinking.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to anyone. I loved it!
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