Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Spotlight Series: The Hunger Games

Bestselling author Suzanne Collins first made her mark in children’s literature with the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles series for middle grade readers. Her debut for readers aged 12 and up, The Hunger Games (September 2008), immediately became a New York Times bestseller, appealing to both teen readers and adults. It was called “addictive” by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly, and “amazing” by Stephenie Meyer on her website, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2008 and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice.

Suzanne Collins has also had a successful and prolific career writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for co-writing the critically acclaimed Christmas special, Santa, Baby!

Suzanne Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.


The Hunger Games was so hyped that I was sure I'd hate it. It ended up being one of the very few books I have ever read that the huge hype ended up being nothing compared to the magnificence of the series. This is perhaps the very best dystopian trilogy ever written. With The Hunger Games movie coming out next year, I can't wait for all of the non-readers to experience the awesomeness I already know.

Important Characters to Know
Katniss Everdeen - 16 years old. Goes to The Hunger Games in place of her sister, Prim.

Peeta Mellark - 16 year old baker's son who competes in The Hunger Games with Katniss.

Gale Hawthorne - 18 years old. Katniss's best friend and hunting partner.

Primrose "Prim" Everdeen - Katniss's younger sister.

Haymitch Abernathy - Previous Hunger Games winner. Always drunk. Mentor to Katniss and Peeta.

Cinna - Katniss's stylist for the Hunger Games.

President Coriolanus Snow - Ruler of Panem. Evil.

The Hunger Games
(in reading order, links lead to my reviews)
  1. The Hunger Games
  2. Catching Fire
  3. Mockingjay
If you like the The Hunger Games series, you should try:
The Maze Runner series by James Dasher
The Forest of Hands and Teeth series by Carrie Ryan
The Seven Kingdoms series by Kristin Cashore
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Caster Chronicles series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

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