Catching Fire Book Report (Middle School) Essay Example
CATCHING FIRE
By Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire is an action-fiction book by Suzanne Collins. It is 391 pages long and was published by Scholastic Press © 2009.
Catching Fire begins a few months after Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss is recovering from the Hunger Games and getting ready for the Victory Tour, an event where the victor of the last Hunger Games tours each of the twelve districts and the Capitol, ending with their home district. Before they leave, President Snow comes to Katniss’s house. He warns her that he’s watching her and doesn’t want to see any more rebellious acts. He says that he wants her to convince everyone in Panem, including him, that when she held out the nightlock it was an act of love, not rebellion. President Snow exits the house, leaving Katniss confused and nervous. Later on, Katniss talks to Haymitch about what President Snow said. Haymitch explains that if she doesn’t want her family and Gale to die, her whole life will have to be involved with the made up love affair with Peeta. Katniss then realizes, in other words, that to protect the people she loves, she will have to marry Peeta. They then embark on the Victory Tour. Their first stop is District 11, where Rue and Thresh came from. Katniss and Peeta said too much during the ceremony so it looked like another rebellious act. An old man whistles Rue’s mockingjay song. All the people in the crowd do the respect sign from District 12, the last goodbye that Katniss gave to Rue in the arena. As they are leaving, Katniss and Peeta go back to get her flowers, and see the old man who whistled get executed. They leave quickly but hear two more shots after the door behind them closes. After that, they move on to the next districts, but are much more careful. By the end of the tour, Peeta has publicly proposed to Katniss. Katniss is still worried that people can tell they're faking it, though. She begins to think of backup plans. Then they attend a
By Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire is an action-fiction book by Suzanne Collins. It is 391 pages long and was published by Scholastic Press © 2009.
Catching Fire begins a few months after Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss is recovering from the Hunger Games and getting ready for the Victory Tour, an event where the victor of the last Hunger Games tours each of the twelve districts and the Capitol, ending with their home district. Before they leave, President Snow comes to Katniss’s house. He warns her that he’s watching her and doesn’t want to see any more rebellious acts. He says that he wants her to convince everyone in Panem, including him, that when she held out the nightlock it was an act of love, not rebellion. President Snow exits the house, leaving Katniss confused and nervous. Later on, Katniss talks to Haymitch about what President Snow said. Haymitch explains that if she doesn’t want her family and Gale to die, her whole life will have to be involved with the made up love affair with Peeta. Katniss then realizes, in other words, that to protect the people she loves, she will have to marry Peeta. They then embark on the Victory Tour. Their first stop is District 11, where Rue and Thresh came from. Katniss and Peeta said too much during the ceremony so it looked like another rebellious act. An old man whistles Rue’s mockingjay song. All the people in the crowd do the respect sign from District 12, the last goodbye that Katniss gave to Rue in the arena. As they are leaving, Katniss and Peeta go back to get her flowers, and see the old man who whistled get executed. They leave quickly but hear two more shots after the door behind them closes. After that, they move on to the next districts, but are much more careful. By the end of the tour, Peeta has publicly proposed to Katniss. Katniss is still worried that people can tell they're faking it, though. She begins to think of backup plans. Then they attend a