| Title: The hunger games Series: The Hunger Games, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Press Author: Suzanne Collins Lexile: [?] 810L AR Level: [?] 5.3 Parent Rating: |
 Pause For Age Range: 14-17 |
Synopsis
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss’s skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place.
Comments
This book is probably best for older teens, not 14 year-olds due to the violence and the Lord of the Flies-esque reveal of human nature that is pretty dark. The premise is that 24 teens have to kill each other to survive an elaborate government-sponsored game. A very thought-provoking book. Probably a good one for parents to read with their teen-lots of good conversation potential.
Language
Sexual Content
Mild kissing, though some of it is contrived.
Alcohol/Drugs
Teens drink wine. A grownup is frequently drunk. A character drugs her friend with ’sleep syrup’.
Violence/Disturbing
The violence between the teens is fairly disturbing, killing each other by stabbing, snapping of necks, spearing, an arrow to the neck, bludgeoned with a spiked mace. A girl dies in a graphic attack by yellow jackets.
Social/Family
The government is disturbingly unsympathetic to the plight of it’s suffering citizens. Seeing the dark side of human nature as the teens struggle to survive is a little shaking.
Religion/Spiritual
None
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