CATCHING FIREBy: SUZANNE COLLINS

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SUZANNE COLLINS: BIOGRAPHY• Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She is a daughter of a military officer. Her family would move a lot during her early life. She went to high school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. She graduated from Indiana University. Her career began in 1991 as a writer for children. She worked on several television shows for Nickelodeon. After she met with James Proimos, a children’s writer, she wanted to write children’s books too. In September, 2008, the Scholastic Press released the Hunger Games. In September, 2009, Catching Fire was released. On August 24, 2010, The Mockingjay was released. She later accepted to make a movie out of these books. The movie would be directed by Gary Ross. Suzanne Collins is a great author. She is now one of New York’s Best Selling Authors!

• Webpage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne _Collins

SUMMARY

• Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have just won the Hunger Games. Yet, nothing is the way Katniss wants it to be. President Snow is making her still be in love with Peeta, when she is really in love with Gale, her best friend. If Katniss doesn’t follow President Snow’s orders, the consequences may be terrifying. When Katniss and Peeta were about to commit suicide, they showed the capitol that they’re not just a piece in their games, but much more. Doing this, Katniss and Peeta won supporters of some districts about a rebellion against the capitol. This angered the capitol. To control their districts, the capitol started another games called the Quarter Quell. This was used to show their districts whose in control. Katniss realized that she’s going back in to fight for her life in the games. Peeta volunteers for Haymitch, his and Katniss’s mentor. During this there is several rebellions going on in the districts 8, 4,7,5, and11. During the games there is a rebellion going on in District 12! What will happen next? You’ll just have to read the book to find out.

CHARACTERS• Main Characters1. Katniss Everdeen: narrator of novel, teenager, dark brown hair, brave, good at

hunting, is afraid to stick up for herself and her family against the capitol, and wants to start a rebellion against the capitol.

2. Peeta Mellark: teenager, bakers son, brave, encouraging, life saver, shy, loves to cook, and is protecting to Katniss whenever she needs him.

3. Finnick Odair: teenager, strong, out going, saves Peeta’s life, one of the youngest victors, tall, athletic, golden skin, bronze colored hair, and is a living legend in Panem (their state).

• Supporting Characters1. Haymitch Abernathy: adult, drunk, smooth, lazy, Katniss’s and Peeta’s mentor for

the Quarter Quell and Hunger Games, and long blond hair.2. Cinna: adult, creative, artistic, fashion designer for Katniss, gets arrested for making

a dress imaging a mockingjay. 3. President Snow: old adult, mean, cruel to his capitol, forces Katniss to marry Peeta

when she’s older, hates children, and likes watching kids suffer and die in battles like the Quarter Quell an Hunger Games.

4. Effie Trinket: adult, loves a lot of makeup, loves colorful wigs, sweet, nice, picks the tributes to participate in the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell.

Plot• Introduction

-Katniss and Peeta go home and be with their family- Setting- Panem ( their state they live in)

• Rising Action

-Katniss is visited by President Snow saying that she has to marry Peeta even though she is in love with Gale- Katniss wants to start a rebellion against President Snow and the capitol- Districts are staring a uprising- Katniss meets Bonnie and Twill, two women who are from District 8 and are going to District 13- President Snow puts on another game where kids go in and fight for their life called the Quarter Quell- Katniss and Haymitch get picked for the game, but Peeta volunteers for Haymitch- Cinna makes a mockingjay dress for Katniss to wear during the interview and gets arrested for it because the mockingjay dress was a symbol for rebellion against the capitol

PLOT CONTINUED-Peeta and Katniss enter the Quarter Quell- Finnick Odair saves Peeta’s life from a force field- Flinnick, Katniss, Peeta, and their tribute friends get chased by monkeys and poisonous fog- Wiress, Mags, and Johanna, allies of Flinnick, Katniss, and Peeta died fighting other tributes

• Climax

-In the middle of the games, President Snow calls the games off early because of a rebellion

• Falling Action- Katniss wakes up in a glass room with tubes in her arms-A fire destroys Katniss’s home and other places she liked- District 12 started a rebellion

• Conclusion-Katniss realizes that she has to defeat President Snow before it is to late- Katniss’s family ran off except for Gale who comforts her - Gale and Katniss team up to defeat President Snow and find her family- Katniss realizes what Effie Trinket said, “ May the odds be ever in your favor.”

NEW VOCABULARY1. flawless- adj. clear or without mistake“He disappears with a flawless dive.” P. 2722. warding- v. to protect or guard “ I raise my bow, warding off any attackers from the Cornicopia, but no one seems

interested in pursuing us. “ P. 2723. fidgety- adj. nervous; uneasy“ I stand guard, fidgety and hot and raw with the emotions of the day. P. 2884. disengage- v. to release or loosen from something; to release oneself or itself“ Slowly I disengage myself from the wire, step out of its reach, and continue

uphill.” P. 3755. disoriented- v. to cause to lose one’s bearings“ On the good side, I am on the right path and have not been so disoriented by the

head injury as to lose my sense of direction. P. 375

STARRING ACTORS• Katniss Everdeen played by: Vanessa Hudgens

• Peeta Mellark played by: Daniel Radcliffe

STARRING ACTORS• Flinnick Odair played by : Jacob Black

• Hymitch Abernathy played by: Tim Allen

STARRING ACTORS• Cinna played by: Philip Phillips

President Snow played by: Kevin Chamberlin

STARRING ACTORS

Effie Trinket played by: Leigh Allyn Baker

SOUNDTRACK TUNES

To hear song: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/kelly_clarkson/stronger.html

1. Battle Scenes Taken from Kelly Clarkson Stronger Soundtrack Track 2: “Stronger”

RATINGI gave Catching Fire a rating of

4 out of 5 stars

This book made me want to keep reading. It showed a lot of emotions and drama throughout this book. Everything was well placed. What I did not like was that it ended in a tragedy and had a lot of sad parts. The book had some far- fetched parts that I could not accept. Over all, I enjoyed the book and thought it was very entertaining. I just could not stop reading.