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The Hunger Games HB

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Hunger Games HB

Contributors:

By (Author) Suzanne Collins

ISBN:

9780439023481

Series Number:

1

Publisher:

Scholastic US

Imprint:

Scholastic US

Publication Date:

1st October 2008

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction

Dewey:

813.6

Prizes:

Winner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Senior/Grades 10-12) 2011

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

384

Description

Reality TV meets Lord of the Flies. Every year, twelve boys and twelve girls are chosen to take part in the Hunger Games. Watched by the entire nation, this is action-packed reality TV at its most exciting - and most dangerous. Katniss Everdeen has grown up struggling to save the people close to her. Now she faces the biggest challenge of all - the fi ght for her life. Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death.

Reviews

Praise for The Hunger Games

"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

Author Bio

Suzanne Collins is the inter-nationally bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, which also includes the novels The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Together, the books have sold over 100 million copies and were the basis for five popular films. Her other books include the acclaimed Underland Chronicles series, which begins with Gregor the Overlander, and the picture book Year of the Jungle, illustrated by James Proimos. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world.

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