1. State the title, author, and number of pages.
The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanna Collins. The book consists of 374 pages.
2. Tell what the book is about. Describe the setting.
The book is about Katniss, a sixteen year old girl, who lives in district 12 with her mother and her sister, Prim. Each year, the Hunger Games are held, and a boy and a girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death. Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteers to take the place of her in the game. Peeta is chosen as the boy from District 12. The majority of the book takes place in the Arena designed by the Gamemakers. The main goal of the games is to kill the others and be the last one standing. The winner and their district is awarded food.
3. Describe the main character.
Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen year old girl, is a fearless and independent girl. Ever since the death of her father, she had been taking care of her mother and sister. She is fearless, going out into the forbidden woods and hunting for food. Not only does she have many duties, the weight of her entire family is on her. She provides the food, protection, and anything else that she learned from her deceased father. Katniss can also be seen as deceiving. Not only does she fake her love for Peeta, she also hides the fact that she hates the Capitol’s actions.
4. Name three other characters. Write two facts about each character.
Three other characters in The Hunger Games are Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, and Cinna. Peeta Mellark, the other contestant from District 12, is a boy whom claims to have loved Katniss ever since they were 5. Peeta is honest and exposes the truth about his love during an interview for the games. It is also apparent that he is caring because he purposely burns a loaf of bread in order to save Katniss from starving to death. He is also extremely clever. By joining the Careers, he distracts them and keeps them away from Katniss. Gale is Katniss’ hunting