Product Description
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Based on the first novel of Suzanne Collins' best selling The
Hunger Games trilogy. In the ruins of what was once North
America, twelve remaining districts are forced by the Capitol to
send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen
to participate in the annual Hunger Games, televised for all to
see. 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen becomes a contender in the
Games in order to save her little sister from having to compete.
Only one of the 24 contenders can survive. To win the Games and
return home, Katniss must make choices that weigh survival
against humanity and life against love.
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Building on her performance as a take-no-prisoners teenager in
Winter's , Jennifer Lawrence portrays heroine Katniss
Everdeen in Gary Ross's action-oriented adaptation of
author-screenwriter Suzanne Collins's young adult bestseller. Set
in a dystopian future in which the income gap is greater than
ever, 24 underprivileged youth fight to the death every year in a
televised spectacle designed to entertain the rich and give the
poor enough hope to quell any further unrest--but not too much,
warns Panem president Snow (Donald Sutherland), because that
would be "dangerous." Hailing from the same mining town,
16-year-olds Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson, The Kids Are All
Right) represent District 12 with the help of escort Effie (an
unrecognizable Elizabeth Banks) and mentor Haymitch (a
scene-stealing Woody Harrelson). At first they're adversaries,
but a wary partnership eventually develops, though the rules
stipulate that only one contestant can win. For those who haven't
read the book, the conclusion is likely to come as a surprise.
Before it arrives, Ross (Pleasantville) depicts a society in
which the Haves appear to have stepped out of a Dr. Seuss book
and the Have-Nots look like refugees from the WPA photographs of
Walker Evans. It's an odd mix, made odder still by frenetic fight
scenes where it's hard to tell who's doing what to whom.
Fortunately, Lawrence and Hutcherson prove a sympathetic match in
this crazy, mixed-up combination of Survivor, Lost, and the
collected works of George Orwell. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Synopsis
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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the
Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve
districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger
Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing
government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally
televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another
until one survivor remains. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen
volunteers in her younger sister’s place to enter the games, and
is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the
mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she’s
pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for
these Games their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to
District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena
that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
About the Author
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SUZANNE COLLINS first made her mark in children’s literature with
the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles for middle
grade readers. Her debut for readers aged 12 and up, The Hunger
Games was an instant bestseller, appealing to both teen readers
and adults. It has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
for more than 180 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive
years since publication. Suzanne Collins also had a successful
and prolific career writing for children’s television. In 2010
Collins was named to the TIME 100 list as well as the
Entertainment Weekly Entertainers of the Year list. In 2011 Fast
Company named her to their 100 Most Creative People in Business.
Meet the Characters
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Katniss Everdeen
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The Tribute who becomes a heroine when she volunteers to take
her sister’s place in the Hunger Games.
Peeta Mellark
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The male Tribute from District 12, who has long harbored secret
feelings for Katniss.
Gale Hawthorne
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Katniss’s fellow hunter, rebel and best friend, who is
heartbroken when she volunteers and departs for the Games.
Haymitch Abernathy
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Victor of the 50th Hunger Games, now the rarely sober mentor for
Katniss and Peeta.
Effie Trinket
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Katniss’s elaborately-coiffed escort and PR handler for the
Games.
Cinna
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Katniss’s personal Stylist for the Games who becomes her
unexpected confidante and supporter.
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