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The Hunger Games: Anniversary Edition


Playaway Children

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 512

Published: 2019

Great for age 8-18 years

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10th Anniversary Edition of The Hunger Games with exclusive new content Contains more than fifty pages of new bonus material, including the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games, which provides an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. 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. now a major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Hunger Games, Hunger Games Trilogy, Playaway Children .

There are 512 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Scholastic .

Suzanne Collins lives in New York City with her family. She has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. Gregor and the Rats of Underland is her first book for children.

 

This book is in the following series:

Hunger Games Trilogy

Playaway Children

Hunger Games

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Garden State Award - Fiction - Grades 9-12
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Grades 9-12 category by the Garden State Award.

California Young Reader Medal - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the California Young Reader Medal.

Georgia Children's Book Award
The Georgia Childrens Book Award is a distinguished annual award that recognizes outstanding childrens literature and aims to promote a love of reading among young readers in Georgia. Established in 1985, the award is sponsored by the Georgia Association of Educators and is designed to encourage children to engage with quality literature. Each year, a committee selects a list of nominated books then students in grades K-5 vote for their favourite titles from that nominated list.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Black-Eyed Susan Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Young Hoosier Book Award - Middle Grade
This book was recognised in the Middle Grade category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

Garden State Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Garden State Award.

Golden Sower Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.

Red House Children's Book Award - Older Readers
This book was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Red House Children's Book Award.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Buckeye Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

Red House Children's Book Award - Overall Winner
This book was recognised in the Overall Winner category by the Red House Children's Book Award.

This book features the following character:

Katniss Everdeen
This book features the character Katniss Everdeen.