This summer I was preparing for my Adolescent Literature class at FGCU and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Wow! What an intriguing read! I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. The Hunger Games takes place in a Capitol city with twelve surrounding districts in rundown North America. Each year, every district chooses one boy and one girl ages 12-18 to compete in the annual Hunger Games where they must fight for survival on live television. This book follows a 16-year old Katniss Everdeen who lives with her mother and younger sister as she represents her district in the Games.
This book is book #1 of a trilogy which I haven't started but plan to read the other two books in the trilogy. It is 384 pages and is for a more mature young adult audience as it does include some violence. I certainly won't be reading this book with my third graders but would recommend this book to male and female students in grades 8 and up to check it out!
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