TY - GEN AU - Collins, Suzanne TI - The hunger games SN - 9780439023528 U1 - 813.54 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic Press KW - Survival - Fiction KW - Television programs - Fiction KW - Interpersonal relations - Fiction KW - Contests - Fiction KW - Science fiction N2 - In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capital surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capital is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the death on live TV. One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capital wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rules. (http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/hunger-games) ER -