The Hunger Games Trilogy Collection Suzanne Collins 3 Books Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay)

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will release The Hunger Games movie in March 2012, with Oscar-nominated Jennifer Lawrence starring as Katniss. In August 2012, the series ranked second, exceeded only by the Harry Potter series in NPR’s poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books. In a 2016 report, approximately half of the girl archers surveyed were influenced by The Hunger Games to take up the sport. Katniss later allies with Rue, who is fatally wounded by a tribute from District 1 while Katniss destroys the careers' supplies.

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In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unspecified future time, in the dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem, located in North America. Mockingjay Tops All National Bestseller Lists with Sales of More Than 450,000 Copies in its First Week of Publication" (Press release).The class was offered for the school's American Studies Program and covered topics of oppression, feminism, food deserts, rebellion, the publishing industry, and social media marketing. The third novel of the series, Mockingjay, would later be adapted to film as two parts, with Part 1 being released on November 21, 2014, and Part 2 being released on November 20, 2015. With all four of Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games novels in one box set, you can step into the world of Panem and continue all the way to the electrifying conclusion.

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The Hunger Games was also a "2008 Cybil Winner" for fantasy and science-fiction books along with The Graveyard Book, [40] one of School Library Journal 's "Best Books 2008", [41] and a "Booklist Editors' Choice" in 2008. The parts of Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne were played respectively by Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Peeta still struggles with his brainwashing, but he is in recovery and is still in love with Katniss. Snow becomes a mentor for the 10th annual Hunger Games as his final project before graduating from school. As punishment for a past failed rebellion against the Capitol, which resulted in the obliteration of District 13, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the remaining districts are selected by an annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, a contest in which the "tributes" must fight to the death in an outdoor arena until only one remains.The trilogy's theme of power and downfall, similar to that of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, was pointed out by its publisher Scholastic. Snow shows great commitment in mentoring his tribute Lucy Gray Baird from the impoverished district 12 because her winning means he will be awarded a monetary prize that will cover his university tuition.

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This is a depiction of the pin worn by Katniss into the arena, given to her by the District12 mayor's daughter, Madge Undersee. In the nation of Panem, established in the remains of North America after an apocalyptic event, the wealthy Capitol, which is west of the Rocky Mountains, exploits the twelve surrounding districts for their natural resources and labor. Scholastic Releases New Interview with Suzanne Collins, Author of the Worldwide Bestselling Hunger Games Series | Scholastic Media Room".The novel deals with the struggle for self-preservation that the people of Panem face in their districts and the Hunger Games in which they must participate. He has also been informed of Snow's threats, so he promises to help keep up the act to spare the citizens of District 12.

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The 13th district was also subjected to this, but they led a rebellion against the Capitol and brought them to surrender.

Though Lawrence was four years older than the character when filming began, [63] Collins felt the role demanded "a certain maturity and power" and said she would rather the actress be older than younger. Katniss's best friend, Gale Hawthorne, confesses his love for Katniss, which shocks and confuses her.