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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2008 · 374 pages
The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins!
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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Bill Gates
“List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.”↗
Taylor Swift
“After reading all the Hunger Games books I was so sad that they were over, like I wanted to read them over and over again.”↗
Nathaniel Drew
“Tell me if you can relate to this. You were an avid reader of fiction as a kid. The Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games, Bobby Pendragon, Percy Jackson. You ate them like ice cream, you drank them like water in summertime after running around at the park. You would spend hours in your bedroom, in another world, in another universe. I was one of those kids.”
Rainn Wilson
“You should try 'Goodnight Moon.' RT “@heidimontag: The Hunger Games is the best book I have read since Harry Potter””↗
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