Pub Date: September 1, 2009
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008050493
Lexile Code: 0820
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to 17
Physical Info: 1.30" H x 8.30" L x 5.60" W ( 1.05 lbs) 400 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian | Action and Adventure | Survival Stories | Social Themes | Physical and Emotional Abuse see also Social Themes Sexual
Series: Hunger Games
Description: Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with Peeta Mellark. But it had been a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
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