In The Hunger Games, the first book of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling dystopian trilogy, readers are thrust into a brutal, high-stakes competition set in the nation of Panem. Each year, a boy and a girl from each of the 12 districts are selected to participate in a televised fight to the death, known as the Hunger Games. The story follows Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from District 12, who volunteers to take her sister’s place in the deadly competition.
As Katniss faces unimaginable challenges in the arena, she must navigate alliances, deceit, and survival instincts while struggling with the moral dilemmas posed by the Games. A powerful tale of survival, sacrifice, and resistance, The Hunger Games explores themes of power, oppression, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of cruelty.