Saturday's Book Recommendation: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games YA Book Series - Will This Become the Next Harry Potter Or Twilight?
By Jennifer Wagner
The Hunger Games, a science fiction novel by bestselling author, Suzanne Collins, was published on September 14, 2008. It has already become the hot book for teens, having received great reviews and even better word of mouth buzz. Although categorized as "Young Adult", The Hunger Games, due to its violence, may be too intense for preteens. However, teens of all ages, and adults are eating it up. The author has two more books planned to create a trilogy.
The Hunger Games takes place in a postapocalyptic Earth in the (hopefully) very distant future. The actual games are a combination of the reality show "Survivor" and the Coliseum of Ancient Rome. From the book jacket:
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death, televised for all of Panem to see."
The heroine of the book is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen. She takes her sister's place in the Hunger Games and then struggles with the fight to survive and life versus humanity and love.
The overwhelming sentiment by nearly all readers is that they can't put the book down. It is fast paced and action packed. You can learn more about the Hunger Games at the Scholastic web site and on Amazon.
Jennifer
http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/
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