The Hunger Games

By: Suzanne CollinsLauren Platou Reading- Roche

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Biography Suzanne Collins was born on August 11,1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the youngest of

four children. She was pretty much born into a military family. Her father was a Lieutenant

Colonel in the Air Force. Since her father had this job the Family had to move around a lot.

Suzzane went to High School at Alabama School of Fine Arts. She then went to Indiana Unversity

where she received a double major in drama and telecommunications. Before that she earned her

Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in dramatic writing from New York University. In 1991 she focused as

a writer of popular Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby

Woo, Little Bear, and Oswald. She then got inspired by some co-workers to write novels such as

the Underland Chronicles. She then began writing the famous story The Hunger Games. This led

to a series with two other books: Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The first book of this series, The

Hunger Games, was then put into a movie. Collins currently lives in Connecticut with her

husband, Cap Pryor, and two children.

Summary The book starts of on the day of the reaping, which is where all kids ages 12 to 18 stand in a square in front

of a stage where a woman named Effie Trinket calls out a boy and a girl to train for a competition called the

hunger Games. The Hunger Games are where two kids from each district of Panem train for this competition

where these children fight to the death. There are 12 districts in Panem, The book starts when a girl named

Katniss Everdeen is telling the story of her terrible life story of how she lives with a younger sister named

Prim and a mother. Her father was exploded to bits in a mine explosion. They live in The Seam, the poorest

place in District 12, and they are trying to make ends meat by having Katniss as the head of the family. She

usually wakes up and goes against the law and goes beyond the borders of District 12 and hunts with a boy

named Gale. When her and her younger sister go to the reaping they are very nervous, because either one

of them could be called into the Hunger games and die. When Prim gets called she is terrified and Katniss

volunteers in her place. Then they call a boy, Peeta Mellark, whom saved Katniss`s life and know they have

to fight each other to the death. There family is aloud to say good-bye then they start the Hunger Games.

They train for about a week then the games are started, bets are placed, and people are nervous. Who will

win the games? Will It be Katniss, or maybe Peeta, or a different district. read this book to find out.

Characters Main Characters

Katniss Everdeen – Katniss is sixteen, she is the girl District 12 tribute in the Hunger Games. She has to kill many people. She is a very

good hunter and she is tough. She has a soft spot for girls like Prim and Rue. She certainly does not like to be told what to do. She is

very independent. She has one younger sister and a mother. She is also a very good singer.

Peeta Mellark- Peeta is also sixteen, he is the boy tribute from District 12. He is a very sweet boy. He has loved Katniss since the day

he saw her. He has a very harsh mother and a few siblings and a father. His family owns a bakery, and they run thee bussiness well.

Gale Hawthorne- Gale is Katniss`s best friend. He his her hunting buddy and they share food. He promise he will take care of Prim and

Katniss` mother. He is very loyal and takes care of Katniss. And Katniss might just be falling for him.

Supporting Characters

Haymitch Abernathy- Haymitch is a former Hunger Games winner. He trains the District 12 tributes every year. Most of the time he is

drunk. Although he was a very good tribute and gave the kids good advice.

Cinna- cinna is Katniss’s stylist. He creates these magnificent wardrobes. But besides that he becomes close to Katniss and supports

her in times of hardship.

Plot Introduction- Katniss tells the story of her past and how her father dies. Then she introduces us to family and

friends. And after her sister gets called at the reaping and she volunteers for her.

Rising Action- Katniss says good-bye to family and friends and tells them they need to take care of themselves.

Then she meets Haymitch and gets on the train and goes to the capitol with Peeta. Then they meet the other

tributes and start to train for the games.

Climax- the games begin and the tributes scramble to find food, water, shelter, and supplies. People start dying

and days go by. Katniss gets bitten by tracker jackers. She also gets hit in the leg with a fireball. Besides that

she finds Rue, a 12 year old tribute, and teams up with her but sadly she gets killed.

Falling Action- Katniss finds Peeta and they team up because the head of the games said two people can win If

they are from the same district. More people die and only four tributes are left: Cato, Thresh, Peeta, and Katniss.

Conclusion- Cato and Thresh die and only Peeta and Katniss are alive but then the head of the games says only

one can win, so Peeta and Katniss make a plan they will put poison berries in their mouth and then right before

they swallow the head of the games will tell them to stop and both of them will win. So they do it and it works!

Vocabulary Dreary- adj. dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing

Sentence: The mayor finishes the dreary Treaty of Treasons and motions for Peeta and I to shake hands. Pg.32

Reapings- verb. To cut or gather

Sentence: As reapings go, this one at least has a slight entertainment factor. Pg.20

Tributes – noun. One girl and one boy; the players of the hunger games

Sentence: The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a

burning desert to a frozen wasteland. Pg. 18

Authenticity-adj. of undisputed origin; genuine

Sentence: That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of

everything is to be doubted. Pg. 318

Surreal- adj. having the qualities of surrealism; bizzare

Sentence: That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where authenticity of

everything is to be doubted. Pg. 318

ActorsKatniss Everdeen is played by Kristen Stewart Peeta Mellark is played by Kenny Wormald

Gale Hawthorne is played by Luke Bilyk

ActorsCinna is played by Chris Rock

Haymitch Abernathy is played by Brad Pitt

Soundtrack If I made this book into a movie I would put the song Stronger (What Doesn`t Kill

You) by: Kelly Clarkson because to me the lyrics are telling me you if you are not

dead the insident just tought you something better and that you shouldn`t be sad

about it you should take it as a lesson. And I think this is what Katniss is thinking in

the book. So I think this song would be good for the soundtrack because of lyrical

message.This song would be played in the scene when Katniss gets hit by a fireball.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

stand a little taller

doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone.

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over cause your gone.

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

Rating I would give this book a rating of four out of five stars because I thought it was very intriguing, I

did not know what would happen next. There was a lot of action in the book. I felt like I was there

with Katniss. During those moments where she was running to save her life I was running with

her. And when she was braiding Rue`s hair with flowers and singing to her I felt like I was singing

too. The reason why I did not give this book five stars is because it was very sad at times and I do

not really like the thought of kids killing other kids.

Comparing This book reminded me of the book the Percy Jackson series by: Rick Riordan because there are

kids that kill evil spirits and mythical stuff like that. But it mostly reminded me of this book

because These kids had archery, and battles, and wars with other people. Both books in my mind

are very violent.

Some books that are similar to this book are:

Mockingjay By: Suzzane Collins and Catching Fire also by Suzanne Collins