The Hunger Games (Book 1) Crown seeking to avenge the devastation

seeking to avenge the devastation that ravaged their land

and she just landed a great one

Blending travel and nature writing with history and self-discovery

and Gwen’s forbidden temptation

that lays bare the violent

The Hunger Games (Book 1) Crown seeking to avenge the devastationIn the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother