"It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth
annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus
Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the
Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its
fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to
outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the
winning tribute.
The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment
of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the
low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice
Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin.
Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the
arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must
weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no
matter what it takes."
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be North America. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.(Scholastic Press, 2008)
Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she’s afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her more is that she’s not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol’s cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can’t prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.(Scholastic Press, 2009)
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.(Scholastic Press, 2010)
