This book is published by Scholastic, so it is Young Adult.

A reason for our selection is that it has won several awards and was reviewed by Stephen King who wrote the book we just read in January.  Further, several of us have children who have read it, so we want to see what it is about.

Praise for

The Hunger Games

#1

New York Times

Bestseller

A

Publishers Weekly

Bestseller

A

Horn Book

Fanfare

A

Publishers Weekly

Best Book of 2008

A

School Library Journal

Best Book of 2008

A

Booklist

Editors' Choice

A

New York Times

Notable Book of 2008

A

Kirkus

Best Book of 2008

A

New York Times

Book Review Editors' Choice

USA Today

Bestseller

"[

The Hunger Games

is a violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly

constant suspense... I couldn't stop reading." — Stephen King,

Entertainment Tonight

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