In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

This book grabbed me by the throat and demanded that I read it over two days. I dreamed about it during the night in between. I woke up in the middle of the next night still thinking about it. The story isn't new: a dystopian society where, to entertain the masses, children are pitted in a fight to the death reality show. But the details of the story still felt compelling -- the training details, the attention to costuming, the thoughts of a contestant who grew up watching the shows.

I'm glad that I already have a copy of the second book because the first book didn't really end; it just stopped at an almost arbitrary location. Maybe because the second book wasn't ready, my copy doesn't even include a preview chapter or information about the second book.

This has arrived safely, thank you!

This was certainly a page-turner. I, too, read it in just under two days.

Mailing to AM10000 from the Teen VBB. Enjoy!

This arrived today.. Thank you so much for offering such great books in the Teen VBB! Looking forward to reading this. :)