Published 01/12/2011 | Paperback / softback,
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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 ReviewÂ
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.
A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson
& Liam Hemsworth
Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger
Games changed the face of global YA.
The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The
Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes, is soon to be a major
feature film releasing in November 2023.
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OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes

Thinking Out Loud : Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad
Build A Birdhouse
Anne of Green Gables
Gift Wrapping
Duck & Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers
The New Life : a Granta Best of Young British Novelist 2023
The Mitford Secret : Deborah Mitford and the Chatsworth mystery
The Paper & Hearts Society. Book 1
When Shadows Fall
Vile Stars
Sixteen Souls
Hungry Ghosts : A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - and 'an early contender for the Booker' (The Times)
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Prison Healer
Pet
The World and All That It Holds
Frankissstein
Daniel's Beetles
The mysterious case of the Alperton Angels
War Horse


