The+Hunger+Games

1) The Hunger Games 2) Suzanne Collins 3) After a rebellion, the government divided the land up into 12 different sections. Every year the sections send one boy and one girl to the Hunger Games. The games are played out in an arena for everyone to see. The characters have to play to the death. Whichever person wins, also wins food for their section. 4) Fictional 5) The characters are younger than 18 and have to play to the death. The two main characters even debate committing suicide at the end so they do not have to kill each other. 6) According to Goodreads, this book received 4.51 stars out of 5 stars. 7) This book is on the American Library Association’s 10 most challenged books of 2010. The book was cited for having violence and sexual occurrences (Kennedy, 2012). 8) Ages 11+

References: The hunger games. //Goodreads Inc.// 2012. [] Kennedy, E. (2012). Censorship: Challenged and banned children’s books. //About. com. http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/censorship/a/challenged.htm//