In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into twelve districts, each forced to participate in the brutal Hunger Games—a televised event where a boy and girl from each district must fight to the death. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the games, demonstrating courage and resilience. As she navigates alliances, survival, and the ruthless arena, she becomes a symbol of hope and rebellion against oppression. With themes of sacrifice, loyalty, and the fight for freedom, "The Hunger Games" explores the complexities of humanity in a harsh world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Hunger Games .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 440 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 2018 by Scholastic US .

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.