Format: Hardback
The first iconic book in the number one global YA blockbuster Hunger Games series, now sumptuously illustrated by Nico Delort. A must-have addition to the shelves of the series' millions of fans worldwide. This is The Hunger Games as you have never seen it before!
Set 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 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 Review
Nico Delort is the celebrated artist of Babel by RF Kuang - their astonishing art is the perfect pairing with Suzanne Collins' iconic world. This book contains 30 pieces of stunning art.
Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games original trilogy changed the face of global YA. All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth
The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, was a global number one feature film in autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The Times bestseller in hardback in May 2020.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES coming soon into illustrated editions Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in the Hunger Games series - coming March 2025 & a film adaptation is slated for November 2026
CONTRIBUTORS: Suzanne Collins
EAN: 9781339030609
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 368
WEIGHT:
HEIGHT: 267 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Scholastic US
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-10-01
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Dystopian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General
WIDTH: 226 cm
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Book Themes:
Interest age: from c 12 years, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Political leaders and leadership, Political oppression and persecution, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Television, video and film, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics and government, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
