The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Posted by Laura on January 15, 2009
Imagine yourself standing in a crowd of twelve to 18 year-olds. In front of you is a stage with three chairs and two large glass balls filled with slips of paper. Each slip has a name written on it. One ball is for the girls, the other for the boys. Two will be chosen to go to the Capital of Panem and compete in The Hunger Games.
Each district of the Panem has a reaping. Twenty-four contestants will compete. The winner will be rewarded with a life of ease. The winner’s district will be given extra grain, oil and sugar until the next reaping day.
Don’t worry about the twenty-three other contestants. They will be killed in the games. And everyone will see it live on TV.
Sixteen year-old Katniss Everdeen’s name is on twenty slips of paper. Prim, her beloved twelve year-old sister, has her name on one. What can Katniss do other than volunteer when the name Primrose Everdeen is pulled from the ball?
The Hunger Games is powerful. And everyone is watching.
