THE HUNGER GAMES

BY:SUZANNE COLLINS

Kelly KeoughReading-RocheClass Period: 8May 11th, 2012

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Suzanne CollinsSuzanne has been creating children’s television

shows since 1991, for Nickelodeon. She also has written children’s books such as: Gregor the Overlander and now The Hunger Games Series. Suzanne currently lives in Connecticut with her children and cat.

Found on http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm

SUMMARY

Every year in Panem, which used to be known as North America, the Capitol holds the Hunger Games to remind the people of the rebels. In the Games there can only be one winner. If you do not win you die. This year is the seventy-forth Hunger Games. Two names will be called from the glass bowl out of the twelve districts. Katniss Everdeen volunteers for her sister. Peeta Mellark is next to be called from district twelve. During the Games, there is a rule changed from one winner to two winners both from the same district. Will Peeta and Katniss win? Read the Hunger Games book #1 to find out.

CharactersMain Characters:1. Katniss Everdeen long dark brown hair, brown eyes, self-supplying,

volunteers Prim’s tribute, Prim’s older sister, 16 years old, Peeta’s and Rue’s ally

2. Peeta Mellark blonde hair, blue eyes, baker’s son, from richer part of district 12, 16 year old boy, likes Katniss, Katniss’s ally, pale

3. Rue dark skinned, black hair, from district 11, Katniss’s ally, good jumper, can live by herself, 12 years old

Minor Characters4. Gale dark brown hair, brown eyes, Katniss’s hunting partner in the district,

good with animal traps, Katniss’s best friend, from the Seam of district 12, 18 years old

5. Primrose Everdeen long blonde hair, grayish blue eyes, Katniss’s sister, very loving, 12 years old

6. Cato dark hair, from district 1, in the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta’s worst enemy

7. Cinna dark skinned, black hair, Katniss’s stylist, Katniss’s favorite person from the Capitol

PLOTIntroduction:oMeet Katniss Everdeen and her familyoGale and Katniss huntoKatniss and Gale tell stories about how they met oThe reapingoSetting: District Twelve

Rising Action:oPrim’s name gets pulledoKatniss is the first volunteer from district 12oKatniss and Peeta get to the CapitoloThe Games start and Katniss has a good leadoThe careers chase Katniss up a treeoKatniss kills a girl from district 2 with a Tracker Jacker’s nestoKatniss and Rue become allies and start three firesoRue is lost for a 1 night and 1 dayoRue dies and Katniss buries her in wildflowers

Climax:oThe rules get changed from 1 winner to 2 winners only from the same districtoKatniss finds PeetaoKatniss and Peeta become alliesoKatniss goes to the feast and Thresh from district 11 saves heroKatniss cures Peeta’s leg

PLOT CONTINUED

Falling Action:oKatniss and Peeta are the only volunteers leftoPeeta kills Foxface because she stole nightlock berriesoKatniss shoots Cato in the hand with a bow and arrow while he is choking PeetaoCato dies by the shot and falling off the Conicopia and getting fed to the wild dogs oRules get changed back to only one winneroKatniss and Peeta count to three to eat nightlock berriesoAnnouncer comes on and tells them to stop and that the rules got changed back to two winnersoKatniss and Peeta are the first District Twelve winners in thirty yearsoSetting: the Hunger Games Arena

Conclusion:oPeeta’s wound gets fixed up in the CapitoloKatniss and Peeta get cured, fed , and puffed up for their interviewsoKatniss and Peeta return to District Twelve for their homecoming and new wealth and fameoSetting: District Twelve and the Capitol

NEW VOCABULARY1. Thicket-n. A thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick

coppice “A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes.” P. 62. Materializes- v. to give material  form to; realize: to materialize an ambition. to invest with material attributes: to materialize abstract ideas with metaphors. to make physically perceptible; cause (a spirit or the like) “No one materializes though.” P. 2383. Protocol- n. the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality,

precedence, and etiquette an original draft, minute, or record from which a document, especially a treaty, is prepared. a supplementary international agreement. an agreement between states. an annex to a treaty giving data relating to it. “I’m not sure if this is exactly medical protocol, but I’m terrified if he drifts off he’ll never wake again.” P. 238

4. Stalemate- n. Chess . a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.

any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock. “We’ve reached a stalemate.” P. 3365. Asphyxiation- n. to cause asphyxia in or undergo asphyxia; smother; suffocate  “If I don’t do something quickly, he’ll die from asphyxiation and then I’ll have lost him and Cato will probably use his body as a weapon against me.

Starring Actors

Katniss Everdeen played by: Josie Loren

Peeta Mellark played by: Austin Butler

Rue played by: Willow Smith

Starring Actors

Primrose Everdeen played by: Elle Fanning

Gale played by: Channing Tatum

Cinna played by: Blair Underwood

Cato played by: Thomas Dekker

You're insecure, don't know what for You're turning heads when you walk through the do-o-or Don't need make-up - to cover up Being the way that you are is eno-o-ough Everyone else in the room can see it Everyone else but you Baby you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed the way you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell You don't know Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! If only you saw what I could see you'd understand why I want you so desperatley Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe You don't know Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! Oh oh That's what makes you beautiful! so c-come on!! you got it wrong! To prove I'm right I put it in a so-o-ong I don't know why, you're being shy And turn away when I look in to your eye eye eyes Everyone else in the room can see it Everyone else but yo-ouuu Baby you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed the way you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell You don't know Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! If only you saw what I can see You'll understand why I want you so desperatley Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe You don't know Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! Oh oh That's what makes you beautiful! Na na na na na na naaaa na na, Na na na na na na. Na na na na na na naaaa na na, Na na na na na na. Baby you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell You don't know Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! Baby you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell You don't know No Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! If only you saw what I can see You'll understand why I want you so desperatley Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe You don't know No Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! No Oh oh You don't know you're beautiful! No Oh oh That's what makes you beautiful

Soundtrack TunesWhat Makes You Beautiful By: 1 DirectionIn the seen where Peeta tells the announcer on the first interview that he likes Katniss.

Rating

I rated The Hunger Games 5 out of 5 stars. I loved the book very much and would recommend it to anyone. Suzanne Collins worded it well and had a great ending. She also gave it suspense and I kept wanting to read it. I never wanted to put it down. This was a Fantastic book!