The Hunger Games

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.“A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn’t stop reading.” Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly“I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing.” Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga“Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced.” John Green, The New York Times Book ReviewSet in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

• A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth
• Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA.
• The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes, is soon to be a major feature film releasing in November 2023.