Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a book mainly about Katniss Everdeen and Peeta.
Every year, the 12 districts must have a reaping to determine who will fight to the death in an areana. Katniss's sister Prim, gets picked but Katniss voulenteered to go instead. Since they must pick a girl and a boy, they draw Peeta's name. A few months ago, when Katniss's father died, she had to protect her mom and sister and get food for them. One day, she wasn't succesful on a hunt and had no food for about 2-3 days. On her way to the Hob, a black market, she stopped at a bakery. A Peeta came out with a burnt loaf of bread that his mom told to feed to the pigs. He threw it to Katniss and went back inside. So on thier way to the Capitol, they mean their instructor, Hamitch. He is a drunk who must teach them how to survive in the areana.Tthey practice for a while in the training room with the other contestents before they are sent to slaughter. On the big day they go to the areana and get placed on metal plates. When the gong rings they run to the Cornacopia to get a few supplies. Katniss is smart enough to know not to go there with the others or else she would probably die. She runs to the woods and hopes someone will kill Peeta before she must...

3 comments:

cknwingking said...

I thought about reading that book. Thanks for recomending it.

Andi said...

I can't wait to read the second book.

Carolee said...

I have read the whole series. I can lend somebody a book if they need it............