Reading Level 5.3 Point Value 15.0
This is one of those books I didn’t really want to read. We have had it in the Junior High Library for quite a while and Dorothy Johnston (H.S. librarian) kept saying how often it was getting checked out with her, so I thought I would see. I am so glad I did…this book ranks right up there with “Twilight”!!!
Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of this story. She lives in a future world where the country is divided into 12 districts. The evil rulers of this country, Panem, control the people by having a yearly game in which 1 person from each district is pitted against the others. By taking her sister’s place, sixteen-year-old Katniss is in a life or death struggle to the finish. There is a love triangle to complicate things but it does NOT make this book your typical girly-girl book.
For those of you who are not into science fiction this book is a wonderful way to start. I enjoyed it very much!
Mrs. Freed