The Hunger Games

This week is will start posting my second book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.This book is set in the future where in the middle of North America lies the nation of Panem.Their are twelve districts which are controlled by the capitol.The capital dictates the districts forcing them to send in one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to fight in the annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games forces the kids to fight to the death on live TV. I think this is such aterrible thing to happen.The main character is Katniss Everdeen , a sixteen year old girl who lives in district twelve.Distrct twelve is respondsible for providing coal for the Capitol. Each district provides a resource to the capitol and are forced to work for little or no money for hours a day.Her father was killed in a coal mining accident and she has beenproviding for her family since she was twelve.Her mother had fallen into a depressiion and over the years she's gotten alot better. Katniss's relatioship with her mom haswas destroyed along with her father.She and her best friend Gale go hunting beyond the perimeter's of the district(their not suppose to!!!) and sell or trade what is left to the locals.IT is the time of the year for another Hunger Games. The disctrict meets up at the town square for the reaping.When Effie Trinket picks the slip from the glass ball it is not Ktniss name.It is her little sister Prim.Katniss is so full of shock that she cant even speak.Out of nowhere she jumps up volonteer to take her spot as a tribute and as the rule state she can. She will not let her sister go in defenseless to be slaughtered.Katniss a few things about survival that it is second nature.The boy chosen as a trbute is Peeta Mellark.He is the son of the local baker. Her and Peeta have only had on run in and that wa when he gave her bread to feed her family.Now she is being taken away from her home, being forced to fight for her life for someone else's entertainment.