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The Hunger Games

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is set in a dystopian future where the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into districts. Each year, a boy and girl are chosen from each district to fight to the death in a televised event called the Hunger Games. The story follows Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her sister's place, navigating survival and alliances within the brutal competition.
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The Hunger Games

First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. In a vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

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Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781407132082

Publisher: Scholastic

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Scholastic

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 464

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