• Mockingjay

    Overall Rating: ★ Rating:67 Fullstar:3 Star Piece:0.35 Fraction:3.35★ Rating:67 Fullstar:3 Star Piece:0.35 Fraction:3.35★ Rating:67 Fullstar:3 Star Piece:0.35 Fraction:3.35½ Rating:67 Star Piece:0.35 Fraction:3.35☆ Rating:67 Fraction:3.3567%
    Mockingjay
    Suzanne Collins
    Scholastic, 2010
    Fantasy
    ISBN: 0439023513
    400 pages

    Synopsis

    Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12.

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    Catching Fire

    Overall Rating: ★ Rating:81 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.050000000000001 Fraction:4.05★ Rating:81 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.050000000000001 Fraction:4.05★ Rating:81 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.050000000000001 Fraction:4.05★ Rating:81 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.050000000000001 Fraction:4.05☆ Rating:81 Fraction:4.0581%
    Catching Fire
    Suzanne Collins
    Scholastic, 2009
    Fantasy
    ISBN: 0439023491
    400 pages

    Synopsis

    Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

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    The Hunger Games

    Overall Rating: ★ Rating:94 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.7 Fraction:4.7★ Rating:94 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.7 Fraction:4.7★ Rating:94 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.7 Fraction:4.7★ Rating:94 Fullstar:4 Star Piece:0.7 Fraction:4.7½ Rating:94 Star Piece:0.7 Fraction:4.794%
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
    Suzanne Collins
    Scholastic Press, 2008
    Science Fiction
    ISBN: 0439023483
    384 pages
    Awards

    Synopsis

    Katniss lives in the dystopian future, where America has been sectioned into 12 different districts. District 12, where she lives, is the mining district, and other than the difficulty of hunting outside the perimeter to catch food for her mother and sister her life is generally fine. However, the selection for the Hunger Games is about to begin, and when her sister is chosen to be a participant, Katniss steps in to take her place. Now she must fight to the death with 23 other tributes in a televised game, and even her hunting and tracking skills may not be enough to keep her alive.

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