The Hunger Games
The First Book of the Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games · Book 1
Reading Level 5-6 Intense (Lvl 4)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
In a distant future, Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister's spot in a dangerous contest where kids from different regions must fight to survive on live television. With courage and cleverness, she faces tough challenges that test her strength and heart. This thrilling adventure explores bravery and the fight for freedom.
Representation & Themes
AdventureSurvivalComing of AgeFamilySocial Justice
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 4 — Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Physical Danger Realistic Violence Survival Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: standard
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Details
- ISBN
- 9780439023481
- Pages
- 374
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Published
- 2008
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
severe povertystarvationoppressioneffects of warself-sacrificeScience fictionApocalyptic fictionDystopian fictionFictionJuvenile worksNovelsYoung adult worksJuvenile fictioncontenstsYoung adult fictionGame showsTelevision programsNew York Times bestsellerContestsnyt:series_books=2010-08-21Long Now Manual for CivilizationReality television programsTelevision game showsSurvivalInterpersonal relationsRomanAmerikanisches EnglischSistersYoung womenDystopiasSurvival skillsBlindBooks and readingReading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 8Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12Survival StoriesAction & AdventureChildren's fictionSurvival, fictionInterpersonal relations, fictionContests, fictionTelevision, fictionLarge type booksFutureviolentlife riskingbravery.Roman pour jeunes adultesHabiletés de survieRoman d'aventuresConcours et compétitionsRelations humainesRomans, nouvellesÉmissions televiseésSpanish language materialsSupervivenciaNovela juvenilRelaciones humanasProgramas de televisiónConcursosFantastische ErzahlungFantastische LiteraturAction and adventure fictionContests FictionFictional WorkInterpersonal relations FictionJeux télévisés Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseReality television programs FictionReality television programs Juvenile fictionRomansSurvival FictionSurvival skills FictionTelevision game shows Juvenile fictionTelevision programs FictionÉmissions téléviséesNovelaTelevisiónProgramasCompetenciasAmerican fictionTranslations into ChineseChinese language materialsRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseLiterature and fiction, juvenileShort storiesFantasy fictionAmerican literature, study and teachingSerie:The_Hunger_Games
People
Katniss EverdeenPeeta MellarkGale HawthorneElmoPresident SnowPrimrose EverdeenEffieHaymitch AbernathyCinnaEffie TrincketRueCatoFoxfaceCloveThreshMadge UnderseeMayor UnderseeVeniaFlaviusOctaviaAtalaGlimmerCaesar FlickermanClaudius TemplesmithGamemakersPeacekeepers
Places
PanemThe CapitolThe PentagonDistrict 12The nation of Panem and District 12