TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Suzanne TI - The Hunger Games T2 - Hunger Games SN - 9780439023528 AV - PZ7.C6837 Hun 2008 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic Press KW - Survival KW - Teen fiction KW - Television programs KW - Teen Fiction KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Contests KW - Dystopias KW - Young adult fiction N1 - Ages 14+ N2 - Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place ER -