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Reader reviewed by kenz

The Hunger Games is a thrilling, adventurous book about a 17 year old girl

named Katniss Everdeen. Katniss lives with her mom and sister Primrose, in a place

called District 12. There are 13 districts and they are all within a place called Panem.

The capitol is where the president lives. Each district has its own mayor and they each

produce something important to the capitol. 12 produces coal and district 13 produced

nuclear weapons. A long time ago district 13 started a rebellion against the capitol, but

they ended up getting destroyed... district 13 no longer exists. Now every district

celebrates the annual hunger games, a battle to death between 24 tributes to remind

everyone of the rebellion and what can happen if you disobey the capitol. There are

two tributes from each of the 12 districts, a boy and a girl, between the ages of 12 and

17, your name gets taken out of the drawing when you are 18. Prim is now old enough

to enter the Hunger games and since her name is only entered once, all odds are in her

favor. But, during the ceremony, Prims name gets called along with a boy named

Peeta, and Katniss volunteers to take her place. She then promises Prim she will win.



In an epic adventure filled with romance and sorrow, i found this book to be

absolutely AMAZING. From the setting and plot down to the dialogue, everything was perfect. This book is great for any gender boy or girl because its filled with violence and mushy romance. I found its so good i ended up reading all three books within 2 days! I wouldnt suggest this book for anyone under ninth grade, maybe eighth, because it is a bit hard to follow sometimes, but definitely the best book for teens. There was also a good meaning behind the story. What i got out of it was that you need to have faith and stand up for yourself. If someone is treating you unfairly or threatening you, stand up to them. Katniss is a brilliant character and I think a lot of teens will be able to relate well to her. Everyone expects Katniss to be this brilliant rebel but she doesnt really believe in herself. A lot of teens out there feel the same way... like they dont have the confidence, but as Katniss finds it within herself, others can too. I read all three books cover to cover without stopping, I suggest you pick up this book and read it.



As I said before, readers my age will absolutely love this book. I can honestly say it was the best book I have ever read, and i didnt expect it to outdo twilight but it did! I would like to suggest to start reading all three books because there is a movie coming out soon which should be exciting because even if you dont like reading, you can at least watch the book. But seriously, read read read ! I guarantee you will love it.