Thank goodness for my class-mate Danielle, because she introduced me to both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, written by Suzanne Collins. Also, thank goodness Collins plans on penning a third book in this series.
The basic premise of these two book follows the life of Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from a nation that has the land of North America, but is divided into districts and run by the Capitol. Each of the districts must give up two of their very own children, a boy and a girl, to the hunger games, a literal fight to death. The brave Katniss steps forward to take her sister's place, to fight in the hunger games. Through a devoted friend, she makes it out alive, with her friend Peeta. She fools the Capitol into letting them both live, and in Catching Fire, she pays for this mistake and is entered into the Games again. Making it out alive yet again, the Capitol has never been more angry and Katniss knows she will eventually have to pay for this. She feels like she's starting a revolution in the districts, something that she is indeed doing.
These stories are amazing, and say much more about the society in which we ourselves live in. This book is recommended for upper level readers, grade 6-7.
These books are a 5 out of 5!
Collins, Suzanne. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
Collins, Suzanne. (2009). Catching Fire. New York, NY. Scholastic Press.
Genre- Series Fiction (x2)
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