The Hunger Games. Book 1 Scholastic (370065899)

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE GROUND-BREAKING HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY. > "A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant > suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading." > > — Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly > "I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." > > — Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga > "Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." > > — John Green, The New York Times Book Review 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. * Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA. * All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth