Case : From the ruins of a place once known as North America has risen the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying provinces. The Capitol is cruel and merciless and keeps the provinces under its control by forcing them to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a death match televised live. For sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, her decision to voluntarily take her sister's place at the Games isn't all that different from a death sentence. But Katniss has come close to death once again - and survival is second nature to her. Without really intending to, seriously contends for victory. But to win, must begin to make choices that pit survival against humanity and love against love.

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It is the first part of a trilogy with the following subsequent parts: the second book entitled “CATCHING FIRE” (Greek. Title : FIRE) and the third titled “MOCKINGJAY” (Greek. Title : KOTSYFOKISSA).
Acclaimed author Suzanne Collins brings us equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, a’ this heartwarming novel set in a future that bears disturbing similarities to our present.

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