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The Hunger Games is the first book in the series and was released on September 14, 2008. The Hunger Games follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her younger sister Primrose Everdeen.
The Hunger Games premiered at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on March 12, 2012, and was released in the United States on March 23, by Lionsgate. [6] The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its themes and messages, Lawrence's performance, and faithfulness to the source material, although there was some ...
Jessup Diggs is the District 12 male tribute in the 10th Hunger Games. He contracts rabies before the Games begins after being bitten by a rabid raccoon (or in the film, a bat) during his first night in captivity at the Capitol Zoo. By the time that the game begins, Jessup has already started to display symptoms, rejecting food and spitting in ...
Lucy Gray Baird - The female tribute from District 12 for the tenth Hunger Games. Lucy Gray is a member of the Covey, a nomadic musical group forced to settle in District 12 after the war. A smart and calculating free spirit, she develops a romantic connection with Snow. Tigris Snow - Coriolanus' cousin.
The Hunger Games entered the New York Times Best Seller list in November 2008, [17] where it would feature for over 100 consecutive weeks. [18] By the time the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in March 2012, the book had been on USA Today ' s best-sellers list for 135 consecutive weeks and has sold over 17.5 million copies. [19 ...
The Hunger Games takes place in the ruins of North America: a country called Panem, consisting of the Capitol and 13 subservient districts. During the yearly "Reaping" of tributes for the gladiator-like Hunger Games, Katniss's younger sister, Primrose (Prim) is selected as District 12's female tribute. Katniss volunteers to take Prim's place.
Six months after winning the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have returned home to District 12, the poorest sector of Panem.Prior to Katniss and Peeta's "Victory Tour" of the country, President Snow visits Katniss and tells her that her televised acts of defiance in the previous Games have inspired rebellion among the districts.
Peeta Mellark is a fictional character of The Hunger Games trilogy written by American author Suzanne Collins. [1] He is portrayed by actor Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games film series. Peeta is the male tribute representing District 12 in the 74th annual Hunger Games, alongside female tribute Katniss Everdeen (portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence).