The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Hi everybody! So after the Percy Jackson series, I read the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy. In case you can't figure out the title, it's The Hunger Games. I really liked this book, and I have the second one, so that will be my next post. I hear that Suzanne Collins' last book has not come out yet, but when it does, don't worry, I will write about it, too.

So in what used to be known as North America are twelve districts. There used to be thirteen, but well, some things happened....Anyways, some of the districts are pretty well off, with food and nice things. Others, not so much. District 12 does not have much, and this is where Katniss (aka Catnip) is from. She lives with her mother and younger sister, Prim. Katniss' father died a few years back from a coal mine explosion, and things have never been the same.

Every child aged twelve through eighteen enters their name in a bowl for participation in a 'little game' to remind everyone that the Capitol has control. There are two bowls in each district, one for boys and one for girls. Every year, one name is picked from every bowl in the district, having a total of twenty-four names. These twenty-four people become tributes for the Hunger Games.

During the Hunger Games, the twenty-four tributes battle against each other in an arena for survival. Their battle is broad casted to every district for those at home to watch. There are not many rules in the games. The most important is that the last living tribute is the winner.

Katniss has entered her name multiple times in the District 12 bowl. The more you enter your name, the more tesserae you will receive. This puts you at a disadvantage because now, you have a better chance of being a tribute. BAD THING. Katniss is worried about her friend and herself because their names are entered multiple times. Katniss doesn't even worry about her sister, Prim, who entered her name once. The odds are not in her favor on this day. Prim is chosen as a tribute. Katniss volunteers herself so her sister would not need to participate in the Games. This is a very unlikely occurrence. The boy chosen is Peeta Mellark.

What will happen to the two? Will Katniss ever make it home to her sister and mother?

Let the odds be ever in your favor!!!