“In the ruins of a place
once known as North America lies the nation of
Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the
districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender
terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual
televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on
live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and
younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent
her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation
may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.
Suzanne Collins has had a
successful and prolific career writing for children's television. She has
worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated
hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Collins made
her mark in children's literature with the New York Times bestselling five-book
series for middle-grade readers The Underland Chronicles, which has received
numerous accolades in both the United
States and abroad. In the award-winning The
Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and
violence on those coming of age. Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.”
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