Awards

The Hunger Games received a lot of awards. It was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008,  and a The New York Times "Notable Children's Book of 2008". It was the 2009 winner of the Golden Duck Award in the Young Adult Fiction Category. Also, The Hunger Games was listed as the 33rd best book for children, with the award for "Most Exciting Ending".

The Hunger Games universe

In the Hunger Games, North America was replaced with a big country named Panem. It is divided into 13 parts, Capitol and 12 Districts. Most of the Districts suffer from hunger, excpet from the 1st, 2nd and 4th. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle, which only one person can survive. The story is written in the voice of a 16 year old Katniss Everdeen, who is played by Jennifer Lawrence in the movie.

Her partner from the district is Peeta Mellark, who is played by Josh Hutcherson.

As I said, there is only one winner, but fortunately, Katniss found a way to make them both win. If you want to know how, watch the movie.

History of the book

The Hunger Games is a teenage novel written by American television writer Suzanne Collins. It was first published on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic.The book has been released as an audiobook and e-book. The Hunger Games had an initial print of 200,000 – twice doubled from the original 50,000. It was translated into 26 languages and rights of production have been sold in 38 countries. The Hunger Games was the first book in the trilogy. There was also Catching Fire, released on 1 September, 2009 and Mockingjay, published on August 24, 2010. The series soon became popular, and finally Lions Gate Entertainment decided to make a movie. The production began in spring, 2011 and the film was released on March 23, 2012.

The Hunger Games Official Trailer