The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

(My Review): So I finished reading this book two days ago after a two month gap I got It, I finally finished It. At first when I got the book I was a little worrying about It but as I got deeper and deeper into the book It started to make more and more sense. Katniss (I call her Katnip) has to go to the Annual Hunger Games and fight against 23 other contenders. There's only one rule in The Hunger Games: Stay Alive. Which isn't much of a problem for Katniss because she's use to doing It. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes action/romance. It's more of a action book, but It does have a little romance in It. It has a strong-female main character all the way. So be sure to pick up the book. I haven't heard much about the author Suzanne Collins but she's sure to make my top ten now (she's awesome).

Here's the fan-made video for The Hunger Games. It's pretty good, don't you think?

Fan-Made Video made by Inahoop.

Some of my favorite quotes in The Hunger Games:

-"Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it."

-"You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope."

-"Destroying things is much easier than making them."

-"I don't want to lose the boy with the bread."