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The Hunger Games
Boxed set
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay

Author Suzanne Collins
Country United States
Language English
Genre Adventure
Science fiction
Young adult
Publisher Scholastic
Published 2008–2010
Media type Print (hardcover)

The Hunger Games trilogy is a young-adult adventure science fiction series written by Suzanne Collins. The trilogy consists of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.[1][2][3] The first two books were each The New York Times best sellers, and the third book, Mockingjay, topped all US bestseller lists upon its release.[4][5] By the time the movie The Hunger Games was released the publisher reported over 50 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books.[6] The series recently ranked second, bested only by Harry Potter, in NPR 's poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite Young Adult books.[7]

Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Structure
3 Plot overview
3.1 The Hunger Games
3.2 Catching Fire
3.3 Mockingjay
4 Origins and publishing history
5 Main characters
6 Critical reception
7 Film adaptations
8 References
9 External links

[edit] BackgroundThe Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of the current nations of North America, in a totalitarian nation known as "Panem". Panem consists of a hugely rich Capitol, located in what used to be the Rocky Mountains, and twelve (formerly thirteen) surrounding, poorer districts which are under the hegemony of the Capitol. The Capitol is lavishly rich and technologically futuristic, but the twelve Districts are in varying states of poverty – the trilogy 's narrator and protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, lives in the poorest District 12, formerly Appalachia, where people regularly die of starvation. As punishment for a rebellion


References: 3.^ "Suzanne Collins 's Third Book in The Hunger Games Trilogy to be Published on August 24, 2010" (Press release). Scholastic. December 3, 2009. http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/node/270. Retrieved January 1, 2010. 4.^ "Children 's Books" 7.^ "Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels" (Press release). NPR. August 7, 2012. http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels. Retrieved August 10, 2012. 8.^ Collins, Suzanne (Video) 9.^ "Video: Classical Inspiration". Scholastic. http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/classical-inspiration.htm. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 10.^ "Video: Contemporary Inspiration" 11.^ bones/opk/lionsgate hungergames.pdf Press Release: LIONSGATE FEASTS ON THE HUNGER GAMES 12.^ Terri Schwartz (November 17, 2011) 13.^ a b King, Stephen (September 8, 2008). "The Hunger Games review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20223443,00.html. Retrieved November 26, 2010. 14.^ Goldsmith, Francisca 15.^ John Green (November 7, 2008). "Scary New World". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/books/review/Green-t.html. Retrieved January 3, 2011. 16.^ Zevin, Gabrielle (October 9, 2009) 17.^ " 'Mockingjay ' review: Spoiler alert!". Entertainment Weekly. August 24, 2010. http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/08/24/mockingjay-review-spoiler-alert/. Retrieved November 26, 2010. 18.^ "Mockingjay" 27.^ Valby, Karen (January 25, 2011). " 'The Hunger Games ' gets release date". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/25/hunger-games-release-date/. Retrieved January 26, 2011. 28.^ Hopkinson, Deborah 29.^ "The Changing Objective of the American Film Market". Baseline Intel. November 18, 2010. http://www.baselineintel.com/research-wrap?detail/C8/the_changing_objective_of_the_american_film_market. Retrieved January 2, 2011. 30.^ Joshua L
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