Title: Catching FireAuthor: Suzanne Collins
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0439023491
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Range: Young Adult
Series: The Hunger Games
Reader's Annotation: The sequel to the stunning Hunger Games, Catching Fires takes off where Katniss has won the Hunger Games against all odds. Now, she and Peeta should be happy. But the Capitol isn't happy with what's happened at all, and they may not let it go.
Summary: Now that Katniss and Peeta have suvived the Hunger Games they are faced with fame and even moer troubles! It's as if there hell has just begun! While trying to make sense of her feelings for Peeta, she finds herself in the middle of yet another Games. It seems as if the Capitol will do anything to repress the civil dissent that has seemed to grow around Catniss. Will the Capitol win?
Reader's Annotation: The sequel to the stunning Hunger Games, Catching Fires takes off where Katniss has won the Hunger Games against all odds. Now, she and Peeta should be happy. But the Capitol isn't happy with what's happened at all, and they may not let it go.
Summary: Now that Katniss and Peeta have suvived the Hunger Games they are faced with fame and even moer troubles! It's as if there hell has just begun! While trying to make sense of her feelings for Peeta, she finds herself in the middle of yet another Games. It seems as if the Capitol will do anything to repress the civil dissent that has seemed to grow around Catniss. Will the Capitol win?
Evaluation: Just as good as the first one! It's political and edgy and continue to raise great issues about facism and entertainment. Collins' writing is so engrossing you find it hard to wait for the final installment. It makes you want to turn the channel when Surviver is on the televsion!
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Dealing with Loss, Staying Strong in the Face of Adversity, Reealistic Views of Fame and Reality TV, Violence
Official Website: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Dealing with Loss, Staying Strong in the Face of Adversity, Reealistic Views of Fame and Reality TV, Violence
Official Website: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
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