The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is novel set in a post-apocolyptic world called Panem, which consists of twelve districts each with its own purpose. In order to maintain order within Panem the Capitol puts on an annual hunger games. This is where one boy and one girl ages 12-18 from each district are chosen to fight, in an arena, to the death. The winner gets to live the rest of their life in peace with their family.

The novel begins on the morning of the reaping of the 74^th annual Hunger Games in District 12, the poorest district of them all. As the reaping begins and a young girl is chosen, her older sister Katniss decides to volunteer as tribute. The family gets a quick, emotional goodbye before the two tributes are sent off for training.

The tributes from all the 12 districts go through training and interviews before the games begin. It is then that Katniss and the other District 12 tribute Peeta begin to grow closer by staying with each other at all times. Through skill and help from her trainer, Katniss and Peeta become the final two in the arena. To rebel against the Capitol, the two decide to eat poisoned berries so that there will be no winner. At the last minute, President Snow decides that both of the tributes from District 12 will be crowned victors. Little did they know this would change their lives forever.

Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press.