The Hunger Games is a fast-paced survival story set in a not-too-far-away future in a nation called Panem. Katniss, the protagonist, routinely ignores the harsh laws of her world in order to hunt game and gather food for her family, her mother and younger sister, Prim.
On Reaping Day, all children between 12 and 18 are entered into a lottery to be selected for The Hunger Games - a terrible kill-or-be-killed 'game' that takes place in the Capitol, for the rest of Panem to watch. Each of the twelve districts must send two 'tributes' to participate and, if they are lucky enough to be the one survivor, bring glory and extra resources to their district.
This book begins on Prim's first Reaping Day. When the unthinkable happens, Katniss volunteers to go in her place - and finds herself thrown into a world of obvious and not-so-obvious danger.
I could not put this book down.
I recommend it for 6th grade and up.
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