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Josh Hutcherson. Jack Quaid. Liam Hemsworth. With both Katniss and Peeta declared the winners, it is fueling a possible uprising. He tells Katniss that while on tour she better try to make sure that she puts out the flames or else everyone she cares about will be in danger.
Katniss and Peeta's unprecedented co-victory in the 74th Hunger Games stirs an uprising. President Snow visits Katniss to threaten the lives of everyone she knows and holds dear if she doesn't do all she can to toe the line and quell the unrest.
As her best efforts fail, Plutarch Heavensbee a former games-master, now returned meets with Snow to implement a Quarter Quell, by which to gather all former Hunger Game victors and have them eliminate each other. Katniss and Peeta end up in the Quarter Quell but must form alliances in order to survive; however, those with whom Katniss prefers to ally herself seem to be for emotional rather than tactical reasons.
As Gale recuperates, Katniss realizes she loves him and decides not to run away. Weeks later, Katniss goes back into the woods and is shocked to meet two women. One holds out a cracker to Katniss with the image of her mockingjay in the center. Back at home later, Katniss watches the televised announcement about the Quarter Quell.
Every twenty-five years, a special Hunger Games occur, and this year is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Games. In the announcement, President Snow says the tributes will be selected from among the past winners of the Games.
Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch begin training for the Games, and when the reaping, or tribute selection, happens, Peeta volunteers to go in place of Haymitch. They meet the other tributes, most of whom have known each other for years, which makes the Games more awful since they still have to kill each other. Katniss immediately dislikes Finnick Odair, the male tribute from District 4, and Johanna Mason, the woman from District 7.
She prefers Wiress and Beetee, the smart but physically weak tributes from District 3, and Mags, the eighty-year-old woman from District 4. The tributes are interviewed on television before they depart for the arena, and President Snow makes Katniss wear a wedding dress.
Finally the tributes are sent to the arena, a small tropical island, and the Games begin. Right away Katniss comes face to face with Finnick. Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Mags form a group and head into the jungle where Katniss discovers that an electrical force field blocks part of the island and creates a dome over them.
A dense fog descends on them and turns out to be a toxic nerve agent. They run from it, but their limbs begin to seize up. But this book offers more than just the entertainment value of finding out whether Katniss hearts Peeta or Gale, and learning whether Katniss is going to lead a revolution against the evil Capitol of Panem.
Part of what makes Katniss' story so gripping is that we probably share some of her experiences. Her life is kind of like ours on steroids. Don't believe us? We bet you can relate to some of these experiences:. We bet that after you indulge in the delicious drama in Panem, you'll find that Katniss' story also has some interesting parallels to your life. Suzanne Collins's Website Find out interesting facts and details about the Hunger Games trilogy at the author's official site. Read all about it Check out the Scholastic Site Plenty of authorized details for interested fans.
FAQs Hit up this page monthly for new answers to fans' questions from Collins. Tributes See if you have what it takes to be a tribute. Simulation Challenge yourself to compete in this simulation as a tribute.
Catching Fire This book-turned-blockbuster-hit was released in , featuring nearly all the original cast from The Hunger Games.
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