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"THE HUNGER GAMES"

Reviewed by Shean Ica, Mamadou, Advin and John paul.

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More voices than mine (Shean Ica) own voice, my group will be adding more onto my thoughts and information. We don't want to be the people who spoils the whole chapter for you so better have read the 1st chapter or else you're in for a spoiler. Enjoy :D

The Hunger Games has all the characteristics of a perfect book, it has Romance, Action, Suspense, Comedy, Thrill, and Drama. So be ready for the nerve- wrecking Novel "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and "The Hunger Games" is just he beginning of the thrilling book series.

Chapter 1(parts of Chapter 2) : "Tributes" it all begins in a city called "Panem" a place

somewhere in North America, Katniss Everdeen who is 16 who has taken the job as provider for her sister and her mother, and disgusting cat named Buttercup, Katniss had the taken the responsibility as a provider for her family since the age of 11 and her sister being seven at the time, she took it upon herself

being the eldest child after her father had gotten in a mine explosion and got incinerated.

There were originally 13 districts but one was full of destruction and rebellion having to the 13th district to be eliminated, and that was the start of The hunger games. To keep from rebellion they created this yearly game.

District 12 is where Katniss herself and her family live in. The games consist of hunting. Hunting people. Katniss finds herself in a situation of death and survival, if you survive you feed your family, if not. Well you can guess what happens. . .

Katniss has the courage and strength to take on the place of her sister Primrose Everdeen at the annual and yearly game of the "Hunger Games", a fight to win of food supply for her starving family and the district. A Fight to the death. Leaving her loved ones behind. But is the hunger really worth it? Do you think Katniss made the right choice of volunteering for her sister? do you think that when Primrose gets chosen again will Katniss be at her side swooping down for her rescue?.If you look at the first paragraph of the chapter it says

"When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My

fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only

the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had

bad dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she

did. This is the day of the reaping."

This immediately gave me the sense of "the Reaping" wasn't good. it's not. It seemed like Katniss wasn't abig fan of this day, seeing the fact that she mentioned Prim climbing on to her mother's bed because of bad dreams caused by the reaping this day is NOT good at all. . . . (dun dun dun)

The hunger games are also known as the day of the reaping, it is celebrated like yearly festival to keep people from being afraid. Every district must have 2 people, one girl and one boy chosen to play the game. Having 12 districts and 2 people chosen that will be 24 who will fight to death and one. Just one. Will win. Who will it be?. . Take out your thinking caps and *think* :D. . .

Do you think it's appropriate for putting the games on live broadcast to let the whole world to see the death of one's family loved ones?

In stories there's always a Romance part right??? RIGHT, well Katniss has her own love story with a guy named Gale who she have known for 7 years, (that's a long time) Katniss has been seeing Gale at the forest every day to hunt food and just talk (how sweet) . Throughout her days and years with Gale she began to gather feelings leading her to have crush on him, I (Shean Ica) think that he likes her back seeing the fact that he does help her a lot with food and her family, I'm so opinionated and kept blabbing on about random things i totally forgot to tell you about Gale, well Gale is 18 years old and is described as "straight black hair, olive skin, and gray" Gale has have had his name on the yearly pick of The Hunger Games about more than 45 just to get a tessera an option to draw your names 5 times in the box in which it gives you a supply of food, just to provide food for his father and sister just like Katniss. He is Compassionate, caring, and loving (who wouldn't like him? he-he). OOOOH but wait there's a conflict a guy named Peeta who has asecret crush on Katniss for a very long time (a twist i love it!) but wait this love triangle

is not the end. Peeta gets to be in The hunger games too!!!! wow, if you were to be in Katniss's shoes right now who would you choose??? (that's a toughy, for me in that case) if it meant to save your family would you kill your own friend? why?.

My 8th graders now in any class if you guys think of it in a way that its kind of like the story of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson i mean you get to have a yearly draw and everyone in the town has their names on it and a person needs to pick out one name, just like the "Hunger

Games" they also have an annual draw for a certain need, and both stories consist of someone dying, in this case "the lottery" the people has to be stoned to death while

"the Hunger games" is teens killing teens.

Each year as you grow and get older your name gets tossed in the "lottery" giving you a more chance of getting picked for the games (YIKES), what impresses me is that Gale has been in the bin for 42 times and yet he has not gotten picked (LUCKY, but I don't want him to get picked, he has had a hard time so all fingers crossed that he won't get picked :P)

Another story that "the Hunger Games" is like "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, the story is about a stranded stranger that finds a man (Zaroff) that's famous back where Rainsford's (the stranded person) from, little did he know the man who lived in the island, he got stranded on hunted people for FUN, and Rainsford has to fight to survive, just like Katniss does. . . . .

Might I mention Haymitch? the guy who has a winning streak of the "hunger games" was DRUNK! at the on reaping, what kind of legend like that gets drunk in a once in a year gathering??. Wow kind of a disgrace on national T.V isn't it? Well at least i think so, and Effie their peppy announcer didn't do anything about him drinking what a nice way to get a start on the "Games".

Do you know that saying "to be is not to be"? If you put it in a way of "The Hunger Games" it would be "Kill or be killed", Either you kill for your survival or just be killed with no reason. Wouldn't you want to at least pass away with something you have done not what you have wish you did?. both of these stories are both Inhumane at least I think so :D (Shean Ica). :D

Now, What are some of your thoughts? What will happen throughout the second chapter? Will Katniss regret her decision? Do you think anymore of the district will rebel? Stay tuned and you'll find out. Look at are next blog for a little sneak peak of chapter two :D. Just a tinsy winsy sneak peak just for you. our readers. Please tell us what you think about our bloggg. It will be really appreciated. :D