Hunger Games Movie Edition (Hunger Games Trilogy) - Softcover

Collins, Suzanne

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9781407132075: Hunger Games Movie Edition (Hunger Games Trilogy)

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ISBN 10: 1407132075 ISBN 13: 9781407132075

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2012

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The TV game show only has one rule kill or be killed Katniss must play or die But she wont give up without a fightS In District 12 where Katniss Everdeen lives life is harsh and brutal ruled from afar by the allpowerful leaders of the Capitol The climax of each year is the savage Hunger Games where twelve boys and twelve girls from each District must fight to the death on live TV in a murderous showdown When sixteenyearold Katniss steps forward to take her younger sisters place in the Games everyone regards it as a death sentence Only one person can survive the horrors of the arena But plucky Katniss has been close to death before For her survival is second natureS Riveting grisly and totally compelling this is a publishing sensation of the most addictive kind

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About the Author:

Suzanne Collins' debut novel, Gregor the Overlander, the first book in The Underland Chronicles, received wide praise both in the United States and abroad. The series has been a New York Times bestseller and received numerous accolades. Also a writer for children's television, Suzanne lives with her family in Connecticut.

From The Hunger Games

The moment the anthem ends, we are taken into custody. I don't mean we're handcuffed or anything, but a group of Peacekeepers marches us through the front door of the Justice Building. Maybe tributes have tried to escape in the past. I've never seen that happen though.

Once inside, I'm conducted to a room and left alone. It's the richest place I've ever been in, with thick, deep carpets and a velvet couch and chairs. I know velvet because my mother has a dress with a collar made of the stuff. When I sit on the couch, I can't help running my fingers over the fabric repeatedly. It helps to calm me as I try to prepare for the next hour. The time allotted for the tributes to say good-bye to their loved ones. I cannot afford to get upset, to leave this room with puffy eyes and a red nose. Crying is not an option. There will be more cameras at the train station.

My sister and my mother come first. I reach out to Prim and she climbs on my lap, her arms around my neck, head on my shoulder, just like she did when she was a toddler. My mother sits beside me and wraps her arms around us. For a few minutes, we say nothing. Then I start telling them all the things they must remember to do, now that I will not be there to do them for them.

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