The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

by Suzanne Collins

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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 North America. 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 her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

  • ISBN13 9780439023481
  • Publish Date 1 October 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 26 March 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Scholastic US
  • Edition First Edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 384
  • Language English