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The Hunger Games

 

ISBN-10

0-439-02352-1

ISBN-13

978-0439023528

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Copyright

2010

Lexile

1240L

Genre

Dystopian Fiction

Synopsis

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV.

Themes

Resourcefulness, Violence

Protagonist

Teen Girl

Note

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