THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

I watched the movie, before reading the book.  But, the book caught me up very quickly and I am looking forward to reading the sequels.

Katniss Everdeen and her friend Gale live in what is now district 12.   After the war the US was divided into districts.  Each with their own job.  In district 12 it is the coal mines.  Katniss' father and a member of Gale's family were killed in the mines.  They are doing everything they can do to keep their families alive

A yearly event is the Hunger Games, a "game" the Capitol puts on to keep the districts in line.  Each child from age 12-18.  Each year your name goes in and goes up in the amount of entries.   You can add entries for extra food for the year.  They pick a girl and boy from each district to participate in the hunger games.  Where the winner is the last child standing alive. Katniss has a sister, Prim; this is her first year to be in the drawing.  Her name is called, Katniss volunteers to go in her sisters place

There is a lot of pomp and pageantry leading up to the games.  But, once you are in the arena you are on your own.  Having to live on the land in an arena where the weather and everything around you can be manipulated.

Who will survive?

AMAZON - The Hunger Games

SANDY SAYS 3/3 stars