The Hunger Games: Down With the Capitol!!! :D

Cover Art of The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins

Hey everyone,

As you can probably guess, I've been able to get my hands on some awesome books lately. One of those books is the sensational bestseller, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I started reading this book in a reading group for English class, actually. In the Accelerated English II class at my school, the students get to choose what books they want to read in our groups. The books have to be ones the teacher approves of, and ones that the teacher can get multiple copies of. A large amount of the class wanted to read The Hunger Games, so here we are.

I was not able to put this book down! There was a large air of suspense to this novel, and it was a complete page-turner. The story revolves around a sixteen-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take the place of her 12-year-old sister, Primrose, in the vicious gladiator-style Hunger Games. The entire novel circles around Katniss and her realization of how truly corrupt her government is. She also experiences what is means to look after someone as she and the fellow "tribute" from her district, Peeta, have to work together. And as for Peeta, well he might be a bit more interested in Katniss than she's like to believe.

As the series goes on the stance is clear: Down with the Capitol!

Back of Book Description:

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 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 is 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.

Reviews:

"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

Official Scholastic Hunger Games Page: http://www.thehungergames.com/
Official Suzanne Collins Website: http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/
To Order The Hunger Games from Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Hunger-Games/Suzanne-Collins/e/9780439023528/?itm=1&USRI=the+hunger+games
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To Order the Final Novel in the Triology, Mockingjay from B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Mockingjay/Suzanne-Collins/e/9780439023511/pwb=1&