The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games is a young-adult science fiction novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games was originally published on September 14, 2008.
The Hunger Games introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where North America once stood and where a powerful government holds power. The Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses a boy and a girl from each district to fight to the death. The Hunger Games exist to demonstrate not even children are above the Capitol's power. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol, every year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected and forced to participate in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event where the participants must fight to the death until only one remains. The story takes place in an unidentified future and follows Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the Games in place of her younger sister. Also participating is Peeta Mellark, a boy whom Katniss knows from school and who once saved her life by giving her bread when her family was starving. Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol, where they meet other tributes and are publicly displayed to the Capitol audience. During this time, Peeta reveals on-air his long-time unrequited love for Katniss. Katniss believes this to be a ploy to gain audience support for the Games, which can be crucial for survival, as audience members are permitted to send gifts to favored tributes during the Games... (Summary by Wikipedia)

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games is a young-adult science fiction novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games was originally published on September 14, 2008.
The Hunger Games introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where North America once stood and where a powerful government holds power. The Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses a boy and a girl from each district to fight to the death. The Hunger Games exist to demonstrate not even children are above the Capitol's power. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol, every year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected and forced to participate in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event where the participants must fight to the death until only one remains. The story takes place in an unidentified future and follows Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the Games in place of her younger sister. Also participating is Peeta Mellark, a boy whom Katniss knows from school and who once saved her life by giving her bread when her family was starving. Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol, where they meet other tributes and are publicly displayed to the Capitol audience. During this time, Peeta reveals on-air his long-time unrequited love for Katniss. Katniss believes this to be a ploy to gain audience support for the Games, which can be crucial for survival, as audience members are permitted to send gifts to favored tributes during the Games... (Summary by Wikipedia)