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=‍//The Hunger Games:// The Game of Ultimate Survival= Feed...

== =//It is the future...//= ====Everything about the world as we know it has changed. Present-day countries and governments have collapsed after the fallout, replaced by one government to rule them all, Panem. Hunger reigns everywhere. Food is scarce. The government is ruthless and controls the food and economic supplies, forcing its citizens into submission and obedience. All are indebted to the government, working for and then having to buy supplies and food back from them. Few people dare to go beyond the borders of their districts to hunt for meat and scavenge for edible plants. While this is a very dangerous action, punishable by death, many of the high provincial figures (the Peacekeepers) purchase these precious commodities from these “hunters”. The world seems grim.==== Many years ago, the Districts banded together to rise up against the Capitol. Their failure has left a stain on everything. Each year, the Capitol hosts the Hunger Games, a battle to see which District can present the best child fighters. Two children from every district are chosen, twenty-four total. But there can be only one victor, only one child is allowed to survive. The twenty-three others are sacrifices the Capitol is ready and willing to make in order to remain in control of the districts. The Hunger Games are meant to serve as a cold reminder of the failure of the rebellion and punishment for the districts. Katniss Evergreen, 16, volunteers to take the place of her 12-year-old sister as a tribute in the Games. This is unheard of in the poorest of the districts, District 12. Katniss must survive in order to return to her family, who rely on her for survival. Katniss is one of the few illegal hunters, and her skills could help her get ahead in the games. Allies will form as some of the children from the richer districts are bred to become victors in the Hunger Games. Being strong and prepared for the Games could also get you sponsored, which means gifts that will help you survive. Katniss is determined to get a sponsor, but the hopes for a District 12 champion in the Games is slim. A last-minute change in the Hunger Games’ rules takes Katniss on a journey she could never have imagined, but she will do anything and everything to win. The regret she feels for lying in order to get ahead in the Games will be the least of her worries while she fights for her survival.

=**Author: Suzanne Collins**=

Author Suzanne Collins lives in Connecticut with her family, but she has recently gain Hollywood worthy attention. Collins has been involved in the children and young adult entertainment business since 1991. She worked as a writer for multiple Nickelodeon shows, including //Clarissa Explains it All,The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo,//and //Little Bear//. She was encouraged to try writing a children’s book when she met author James Promois while working on the Kids WB show //Generation O!//. Collins eventually transitioned to writing books; she wrote the five book series, //The Underland Chronicles//, the first of which is titled, //Gregor the Overlander//. The series was inspired by the story Alice in Wonderland; Collins thought about what would happen if a child fell down a manhole, rather than a rabbit hole, and what they might discover in place of the tea party Alice comes across. //The Underland Chronicles// have recieved multiple honors, including being on the New York Times Bestsellers list and the 2004 NAIBA Children’s Novel Award. Following the success of The Underland Chronicles, Collins began her widely popular //Hunger Games// series consisting of three books, //The Hunger Games, Catching Fire,// and //Mockingjay//. The books were published in 2008,2009,and 2010 and have received numerous honors. It has been labeled a New York Times best selling series, each has been a USA Today #1 best seller, and the books have been on the Barnes & Noble Best Teen Books lists multiple times. Collins is currently participating in the process of making films based on her //Hunger Games// series.

= Ideas for Teachers = ==

This book could easily fit into a comparative unit where students would read both //The Hunger Games//, and //Lord of the Flies// or //1984//. The class could read each book, one being a piece of pop culture and the other a classic, and compare the two on multiple levels. This would allow for a deeper interpretation of the books by each being examine individually and in conjunction with the other, as well as capturing student interest, since many of them will have already read the book or seen the film //The Hunger Games//. The students could discuss and/or or write about how the control of government at the present time parallels or differs from the government of Panem in this book.

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Stay tuned! This exquisite book written by Suzanne Collins will be exposed to the world on in the form of a movie directed by Gary Ross and distrubed to the public cinema on March 23rd 2012. Katniss Everdeen will be played by by Jennifer Lawrence. Peeta will be played by Josh Hutcherson.

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