The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. now a major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; 448 pages; Published: 01/12/2011