This book is titled The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. She
later writes the next two Hunger Games books. She is the author of the Underland Chronicles Series which is also an adventurous book and has many
conflicts in it. I think the message in the book is to persevere through tough
times and to never give up on your goals. In this book Katniss Everdeen and
Peeta Mellark are sent into the Hunger Games to fight to the death. There can
only be one survivor. Who will it be?
In the country of Panem, there is a great city called the
Capitol (yes that’s really its name), and twelve smaller districts. Every year,
the Capitol randomly picks one boy and one girl from each of the districts to
fight until dead in the Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta are chosen for District
12 and are sent to kill each other, and 22 other contestants. Katniss
encounters challenge after challenge in the arena, facing death multiple times.
Being the underdog in the competition, she must prove to others that she can
win the Games, go home victorious and bring glory to District 12. Katniss knows
she can’t die or else her family will surely die. She is the one that puts
bread on the table and takes care of them in many ways. “’Only I keep wishing I
could think of a way to…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more
than just a piece in their Games,’ says Peeta”(Collins 142). This quote was
interesting to me because it shows that the Capitol haven’t quite killed the
spirit of the people of Panem, they still want to be heard. It also shows how
in control the Capitol is over the Districts.
This could be one of my all-time favorite books. With
intense and suspenseful moments on every page, I sometimes found it hard to
stop myself from reading! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves
adventurous and intense novels. I am really looking forward to reading other
books by Suzanne Collins and can’t wait to dive into the second Hunger Games
book.
Book Review by Greg E.
I agree with Greg about the hunger games because of when he said that Katniss has to survive the hunger games because her family will die if she doesn't. There is one part I don't agree with Greg and that's when he says Katniss is an underdog because right before the fight in the arena she is given 11 points by the judges because of her outstanding performance with her bow.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this book has many intense and suspenseful moments making you want to read more and more! I also believe this book is adventurous and action packed. Like Greg said that she is an under dog, I would have to say that her district was the least wealthy, a poor district, but I feel based on the district she came from she was strong. I do not necessarily believe she was the underdog coming into the competition since she did have a lot of training from going into the dangerous woods everyday, and learning techniques. I agree that Katniss is what keeps her family alive, because with out her hunting and survival skills her family would have no food to eat. Over all great book review!
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