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Series: Hunger Games


Cover art for MOCKINGJAY
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 24, 2010

"It will grab them and not let go, and if it leaves them with questions, well, then, it's probably exactly the book Collins was hoping for, too."
Another season, another embargoed Big Book. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2009

"A humdinger of a cliffhanger will leave readers clamoring for volume three. (Science fiction. 12 & up)"
In the sequel to the hugely popular The Hunger Games (2008), Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, having won the annual Games, are now rich and famous—and trapped in the fiction that they are lovers. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE HUNGER GAMES
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008

"Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned trilogy, as good as The Giver and more exciting. (Science fiction. 11 & up)"
Katniss Everdeen is a survivor. Read full book review >