The Hunger Games (Book #1) by Suzanne Collins

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.

Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. The TV game show only has one rule: kill or be killed. Katniss must play or die. But she’s not the quitting type…

In District 12, where Katniss Everdeen lives, life is harsh and brutal, ruled from afar by the all-powerful leaders of the Capitol. The climax of each year is the savage Hunger Games – where twelve boys and twelve girls from each District must fight to the death on live TV. When sixteen-year-old Katniss steps forward to take her younger sister’s place in the games, everyone regards it as a death sentence. Only one person can survive the horrors of the arena. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature… Devour the adrenaline-soaked saga that’s set the world on fire! The Hunger Games has got everyone hungry for more!

“A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn’t stop reading.” - Stephen King

“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

• A major feature film series starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth.
• Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA.
• The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes, is soon to be a major feature film releasing in November 2023.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES

• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay
• The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes

“I couldn’t stop reading.” - Stephen King
“The Hunger Games is amazing.” - Stephenie Meyer
“Bare-knuckle adventure of the best kind.” - The Times

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Paperback

Language: English
Extent: 448
Publication Date: 1 December 2011
ISBN-13: 9781407132082
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Publisher: Scholastic 
Imprint: Scholastic