Review by Chance Norton

The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins

Four out of Five stars: Excellent Book

This is a book that has everything a reader could want, action mixed with romance, violence mixed with sensitivity. Set in the future, in a place that was once North America, this novel tells the tale of a country dominated by the oppressive “Capitol” which is the ruling city of Panem. Panem is composed of twelve districts; each named so for one of the rebellions that was crushed by the armies of the Capitol. As a reminder of their complete domination of the districts, the Capitol takes one boy and one girl from each district every year to compete in their “Hunger Games.”
These gladiatorial style games are a source of entertainment for the richer districts and the Capitol, and a source of dread for the poor, lower class, who are literally forced into the life and death competitions. This novel is the first in a series by Suzanne Collins, following the life of two teenagers from District Twelve, made to leave their homes and compete with the best from every other district… as well as each other.