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


