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Starred Review. Reviewed by Megan Whalen Turner
If there really are just seven original plots in the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is definitely mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the great guy never is. Yet we've got Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, The Home from the Scorpion—and now, following an extended tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future to a specific date, or weighted it down with too much finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is really a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world the place where a replacement to the United states of america demands a tribute from each of their territories: two children to be used as gladiators in a very televised fight for the death.Katniss, from what was once Appalachia, offers to look at the place of her sister inside Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she actually is entirely dedicated to survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the value of holding on to one's humanity in such inhuman circumstances. It's a credit to Collins's skill at characterization that Katniss, like a fresh Theseus, is cold, calculating and still likable. She has got the attributes to get a winner, where Peeta has got the grace to become a fantastic loser.It's no accident that these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. Hawaii of Panem—which needs to maintain its tributaries subdued and its citizens complacent—may have came up with Games, but mindless television could be the real danger, the means through which society pacifies its citizens and punishes those that neglect to conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it makes this the correct book with the right time. What happens if we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be enthusiastic about grooming, we'll talk funny, and all sorts of our sentences will end with the same rise as questions. When Katniss is distributed to stylists being made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked looking at them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that i am no more self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order not to hate these creatures that are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It is not just the contestants who risk the loss of their humanity. It is perhaps all who watch. Katniss struggles to win not just the Games though the inherent contest for audience approval. Because this is the first book in a very series, not things are resolved, and what exactly is left unanswered could be the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We know what she gets given up to survive, but not if the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to understand more.
Megan Whalen Turner may be the author in the Newbery Honor book The Thief and its particular sequels, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia. The subsequent book in the series will be published by Greenwillow in 2010.
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Grade 7 Up -In a not-too-distant future, the United states of america of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation from the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem since the 24 participants are instructed to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all of citizens needed to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected since the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to adopt her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son from the town baker who seems to own all of the fighting skills of your lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who've trained for this their whole lives. Collins's characters are completely realistic and sympathetic since they form alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will certainly resonate with all the generation raised on reality shows like 'Survivor' and 'American Gladiator.' Book certainly one of a planned trilogy.Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK
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