Publisher's Synopsis

 

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.

Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place.

Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games.

There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence.

But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

  • now a major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES

  • Catching Fire
  • Mockingjay
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

About the Publisher

Scholastic

Scholastic is an award-winning publisher of original children's books. Scholastic publishes more than 600 new hardcover, paperback, and novelty books each year. The list includes the phenomenally successful publishing properties Harry Potter and Captain Underpants, the beloved series Clifford The Big Red Dog, Goosebumps, The 39 Clues, I Spy, Bone, The Magic School Bus, Fly Guy, Geronimo Stilton, and The Hunger Games trilogy.

Book information

ISBN: 9781407129037
Publisher: Scholastic
Imprint: Scholastic
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 454
Weight: -1g