An edition of The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games
1st ed.
by Suzanne Collins
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Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.
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Los Juegos Del Hambre (Edición Ilustrada) / the Hunger Games (Illustrated Editio N)
2025, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
in Spanish
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Los Juegos Del Hambre (Edición Especial) / the Hunger Games (Special Edition)
2025, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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2022-05-24, B de Bolsillo
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in Spanish
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Los Juegos Del Hambre / the Hunger Games
2022, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
in Spanish
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Hunger Games: La ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur
May 20, 2020, Pocket, POCKET JEUNESSE
paperback
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Die Tribute von Panem: Tödliche Spiele
2020-05-19, Oetinger
hardcover
in German
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Jocurile Foamei. Trilogia Jocurile Foamei, Vol.1
Sep 17, 2019, Nemira
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The Hunger Games
Dec 01, 2018, Scholastic Audio
preloaded digital audio player
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The Hunger Games
2018, Scholastic
Paperback
in English
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Hunger Games - Tome 1 [ edition poche ]
Jun 04, 2015, POCKET JEUNESSE, French and European Publications Inc
mass market paperback
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Hunger Games - tome 1 -Edition collector-
Nov 06, 2014, POCKET JEUNESSE
paperback
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The Hunger Games
2014, Scholastic Children's Books
Paperback
in English
- printing (1)
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The Hunger Games
Nov 10, 2014, Scholastic India
Paperback
in English
- Movie-Tie in-Edition
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The hunger games
2014-11-13, Suzanne Collins
hardcover
in English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
- Edición de lujo
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The Hunger Games: Englische Lektüre für das 3., 4. und 5. Lernjahr
Feb 04, 2013, Klett Sprachen GmbH
paperback
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De hongerspelen
2013-11-06, Unieboek | Het Spectrum, Van Goor
paperback
in Dutch
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Hunger Games - Italian edition of Hunger Games volume 1
May 14, 2013, French and European Publications Inc
paperback
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Die Tribute von Panem: Tödliche Spiele
2013, Oetinger Taschenbuch
Taschenbuch
- 6. Auflage
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The Hunger Games
2012-02, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback
in English
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The Hunger Games
2012-02, Scholastic Inc.
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Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion
2012, Scholastic, Incorporated
in English
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Los Juegos Del Hambre (Hunger Games)
2012, Lectorum Publications, Incorporated
in Spanish
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The Hunger Games
2012, Scholastic, Scholastic Press
Paperback
in English
- Movie Tie-In Edition (10)
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Los juegos del hambre
2012-03, Oceano Travesía
Paperback
in Spanish
- Primera edición, Septima reimpresion
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Igrzyska śmierci
2012?, Media Rodzina
Paperback
in Polish
- Movie Tie-In Edition
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2012-02, Scholastic Inc.
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The Hunger Games
2012?, Scholastic
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Jogos Vorazes - Portuguese edition of Hunger Games volume 1
May 05, 2010, Rocco Jovens Leitores, French and European Publications Inc
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The Hunger Games
2009-09, Scholastic Inc.
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2009-09, Scholastic Inc
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Die Tribute von Panem 1. Tödliche Spiele
Mar 07, 2009, Oetinger Friedrich GmbH
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The Hunger Games
2009, Thorndike Press
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in English
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Ji e you xi
2009, Da kuai wen hua chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, Da Kuai Wen Hua/ Tsai Fong Books
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2009-09, Scholastic Press
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The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic Press
Library Binding
in English
- First edition
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The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic
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in English
- 1st edition
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The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic Press
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in English
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2008-10, Scholastic Press
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Mar 17, 2008, scholastic audiobooks
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Book Details
First Sentence
"When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold."
Table of Contents
Part one : The tributes
Part two : The games
Part three : The victor
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Work Description
The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle royale to the death.
The book received critical acclaim from major reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing The Hunger Games, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008.
The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien.
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Pace 4
Medium paced
100%
Enjoyability 9
Exciting
54%
Engaging
45%
Clarity 3
Well organized
50%
Clearly written
33%
Effective explanations
16%
Difficulty 3
Intermediate
66%
Beginner
33%
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66%
Comprehensive
33%
Genres 5
Fiction
33%
Sci-fi
16%
Fantasy
16%
Drama
8%
Humor
8%
Exploratory
8%
Horror
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Mood 7
Dark
22%
Fearful
16%
Suspenseful
16%
Ominous
11%
Emotional
11%
Tense
5%
Romantic
5%
Gloomy
5%
Melancholy
5%
Impressions 8
Highly recommend
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Underrated
18%
Best in class
6%
Life changing
6%
Quotable
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Original
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Unremarkable
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Length 6
Medium
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Long
16%
Credibility 2
Subjective
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Evergreen
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Features 4
Chapters
75%
Illustrations
25%
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Graphic imagery
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