2. Biography
 Suzanne Collins was born on August 11,1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the youngest of four children.
She was pretty much born into a military family. Her father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. Since her
father had this job the Family had to move around a lot. Suzzane went to High School at Alabama School of
Fine Arts. She then went to Indiana Unversity where she received a double major in drama and
telecommunications. Before that she earned her Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in dramatic writing from New
York University. In 1991 she focused as a writer of popular Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All,
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, and Oswald. She then got inspired by some co-workers to write
novels such as the Underland Chronicles. She then began writing the famous story The Hunger Games. This
led to a series with two other books: Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The first book of this series, The Hunger
Games, was then put into a movie. Collins currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, Cap Pryor, and two
children.

3. Summary
 The book starts of on the day of the reaping, which is where all kids ages 12 to 18 stand in a square in front of a stage
where a woman named Effie Trinket calls out a boy and a girl to train for a competition called the hunger Games. The
Hunger Games are where two kids from each district of Panem train for this competition where these children fight to the
death. There are 12 districts in Panem, The book starts when a girl named Katniss Everdeen is telling the story of her
terrible life story of how she lives with a younger sister named Prim and a mother. Her father was exploded to bits in a mine
explosion. They live in The Seam, the poorest place in District 12, and they are trying to make ends meat by having Katniss
as the head of the family. She usually wakes up and goes against the law and goes beyond the borders of District 12 and
hunts with a boy named Gale. When her and her younger sister go to the reaping they are very nervous, because either
one of them could be called into the Hunger games and die. When Prim gets called she is terrified and Katniss volunteers
in her place. Then they call a boy, Peeta Mellark, whom saved Katniss`s life and know they have to fight each other to the
death. There family is aloud to say good-bye then they start the Hunger Games. They train for about a week then the
games are started, bets are placed, and people are nervous. Who will win the games? Will It be Katniss, or maybe Peeta,
or a different district. read this book to find out.

4. Characters
 Main Characters
 Katniss Everdeen – Katniss is sixteen, she is the girl District 12 tribute in the Hunger Games. She has to kill many people. She is a very good hunter and she is tough.
She has a soft spot for girls like Prim and Rue. She certainly does not like to be told what to do. She is very independent. She has one younger sister and a mother.
She is also a very good singer.
 Peeta Mellark- Peeta is also sixteen, he is the boy tribute from District 12. He is a very sweet boy. He has loved Katniss since the day he saw her. He has a very harsh
mother and a few siblings and a father. His family owns a bakery, and they run thee bussiness well.
 Gale Hawthorne- Gale is Katniss`s best friend. He his her hunting buddy and they share food. He promise he will take care of Prim and Katniss` mother. He is very loyal
and takes care of Katniss. And Katniss might just be falling for him.
 Supporting Characters
 Haymitch Abernathy- Haymitch is a former Hunger Games winner. He trains the District 12 tributes every year. Most of the time he is drunk. Although he was a very
good tribute and gave the kids good advice.
 Cinna- cinna is Katniss’s stylist. He creates these magnificent wardrobes. But besides that he becomes close to Katniss and supports her in times of hardship.

5. Plot
 Introduction- Katniss tells the story of her past and how her father dies. Then she introduces us to family and friends. And
after her sister gets called at the reaping and she volunteers for her.
 Rising Action- Katniss says good-bye to family and friends and tells them they need to take care of themselves. Then she
meets Haymitch and gets on the train and goes to the capitol with Peeta. Then they meet the other tributes and start to train
for the games.
 Climax- the games begin and the tributes scramble to find food, water, shelter, and supplies. People start dying and days go
by. Katniss gets bitten by tracker jackers. She also gets hit in the leg with a fireball. Besides that she finds Rue, a 12 year
old tribute, and teams up with her but sadly she gets killed.
 Falling Action- Katniss finds Peeta and they team up because the head of the games said two people can win If they are
from the same district. More people die and only four tributes are left: Cato, Thresh, Peeta, and Katniss.
 Conclusion- Cato and Thresh die and only Peeta and Katniss are alive but then the head of the games says only one can
win, so Peeta and Katniss make a plan they will put poison berries in their mouth and then right before they swallow the
head of the games will tell them to stop and both of them will win. So they do it and it works!

6. Vocabulary
 Dreary- adj. dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing Sentence: The
mayor finishes the dreary Treaty of Treasons and motions for Peeta and I to shake hands. Pg.32
 Reapings- verb. To cut or gather Sentence: As
reapings go, this one at least has a slight entertainment factor. Pg.20
 Tributes – noun. One girl and one boy; the players of the hunger games Sentence: The
twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a burning desert to a frozen
wasteland. Pg. 18
 Authenticity-adj. of undisputed origin; genuine Sentence: That
would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of everything is to be doubted.
Pg. 318
 Surreal- adj. having the qualities of surrealism; bizzare
Sentence: That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where authenticity of everything is to be
doubted. Pg. 318

7. Actors
Katniss Everdeen is played by Kristen Stewart Peeta Mellark is played by Kenny Wormald
Gale Hawthorne is played by Luke Bilyk

8. Actors
Cinna is played by Chris Rock
Haymitch Abernathy is played by Brad Pitt

9. Soundtrack
 If I made this book into a movie I would put the song Stronger (What Doesn`t Kill You) by: Kelly Clarkson because to me the
lyrics are telling me you if you are not dead the insident just tought you something better and that you shouldn`t be sad about
it you should take it as a lesson. And I think this is what Katniss is thinking in the book. So I think this song would be good for
the soundtrack because of lyrical message.This song would be played in the scene when Katniss gets hit by a fireball.
 What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
stand a little taller
doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone.
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter
Doesn't mean I'm over cause your gone.
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger
Just me, myself and I
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

10. Rating
 I would give this book a rating of four out of five stars because I thought it was very intriguing, I did not know
what would happen next. There was a lot of action in the book. I felt like I was there with Katniss. During those
moments where she was running to save her life I was running with her. And when she was braiding Rue`s hair
with flowers and singing to her I felt like I was singing too. The reason why I did not give this book five stars is
because it was very sad at times and I do not really like the thought of kids killing other kids.

11. Comparing
 This book reminded me of the book the Percy Jackson series by: Rick Riordan because there are kids that kill
evil spirits and mythical stuff like that. But it mostly reminded me of this book because These kids had archery,
and battles, and wars with other people. Both books in my mind are very violent.
 Some books that are similar to this book are:
Mockingjay By: Suzzane Collins and Catching Fire also by Suzanne Collins