If you remember reading and enjoying books like Lois Lowry's The Giver, you will love The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Sometime in the future, after wars have ravaged what we know as the United States of the America and turned this country into a land of 12 districts, there is a yearly televised competition: The Hunger Games. Each district sends two teenagers, one of each gender, so that twenty-four teens in all will compete, killing each other until only one remains: the victor. Sounds grim, huh? The competitors are randomly chosen, and once selected, head to the capital city of Panem where they are trained and presented to the television audience like celebrities before beginning the Games. The Hunger Games follows a 16-year-old girl named Katniss, hailing from one of the poorest districts, as her life is forever changed by her participation in the Hunger Games.
This thrilling read will keep you up late into the night (or keep you tethered to a couch for 4 hours without moving, as I found myself last weekend). Suzanne Collins completely sucks you into Katniss's dystopian world. I highly recommend this one! Put your holds in now because this book is flying off shelves libraries and bookstores.
***** (five stars)
Recommended to: sci-fi fans, anyone who enjoyed The Giver, fans of Gregor the Overlander, anyone looking for a fantastic, captivating read
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