'Hunger Games' Fans Camp Out for a Glimpse of the Stars Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou. Quick pause for breath. Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Amanda Fraass, 18, had just become one of the lucky ones: after a long, anxiety-filled wait, she received a highly coveted wristband; it would allow her access to an appearance by the stars of "The Hunger Games" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Like hundreds of others, Ms. Fraass, a high school senior, had risen early - she left her home in South Amboy, N.J., just after 4 a.m. on Tuesday - traveled to the city and stood on the street for hours, in the hopes that she would eventually get a glimpse of someone, anyone, associated with the movie. "I don't even know who I'm going to meet," said Ms. Fraass, dressed in a "Hunger Games" T-shirt and pendant. But I'm excited. She high-fived her best friend, who stood next to her in line. The three girls behind them, newly adorned with their yellow wristbands, began jumping up and down. "Group hug!" one shouted, and they all smushed together, screaming. "The Hunger Games," the best-selling series of young adult books by Suzanne Collins, has generated the kind of hysteria familiar to fans of "Twilight" and Harry Potter. The coming movie version has been astutely marketed to stoke that teenage shriekathon, with a savvy online campaign and a mall tour by the stars, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. Would they appear at Barnes & Noble? Organizers were mum, the better to inflame excitement. The event, a strictly policed book signing (only two items per person, and no personal objects, messages or photos, please), was scheduled for 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Fans began lining up on Monday; a few dozen camped out overnight, complete with tents and inflatable mattresses, on the sidewalk in front of the store on 17th Street. By 6 a.m. Tuesday, the line stretched around the corner. Ultimately it reached nearly three city blocks, from the storefront, up Park Avenue and across 18th Street almost to Broadway; but there were only enough wristbands for the first two blocks, so hundreds were turned away. Here, interviews with some of the first fans to line up and camp out for the chance to see their "Hunger Games" idols.