The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

374 pages

     Just imagine being put into the situation where you are being starved and have to kill 23 other children just to come home alive. This is the Hunger Games.

     In the book The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, a teenage girl named Katniss has been chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. She knows that this is certain death but when she uses her skills to actually be a contender, Katniss has a chance of going back home to her family.  When she watches her friends die, she knows that she has the ability to win. Throughout the story, Katniss has to deal with twists, starvation and even love that leads up to a decision that changed her life forever. Read the book to see if Katniss Everdeen has what it takes to win the Hunger Games.

Milkweed

Milkweed

By Jerry Spinelli

208 pages

     "In the ghetto, children grow down instead of up." said Misha Milgrom.

     In the novel Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli, a young boy learns what it means to be trapped behind a wall. This young boy has no past that he can remember. He steals to stay alive and even has a few nicknames. Jew, Gypsy, Stopthief. He lived a life of luxury until he was put into the ghetto and everything changed. He had to make choices on how to keep his adopted family alive, himself included. Throughout this book, this little thief had to adapt to his surroundings and new religion to stay alive no matter what the circumstances. Reading this story is the only way to see if this little rascal will be able to save his own life.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By John Boyne

216 pages