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but pointed out that "poor copyediting in the first printing will distract careful readers–a crying shame". Rick Riordan, author of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, claims it is the "closest thing to a perfect adventure novel" he has ever read. Stephenie Meyer (author of the "Twilight" series) endorsed the book on her website, saying, "I was so obsessed with this book ... "The Hunger Games" is amazing." "The Hunger Games" received many awards
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Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is the last installment of "The Hunger Games", following 2008's "The Hunger Games" and 2009's "Catching Fire". The book continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. The hardcover and audiobook editions of "Mockingjay" were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies
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death. The book received critical acclaim from major reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing "The Hunger Games", Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of "Publishers Weekly"s "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. "The Hunger Games" was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring
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books for 2010, with "unsuited to age group" and "violence" being among the reasons cited. Similarities of "The Hunger Games" to Koushun Takami's 1999 novel "Battle Royale" have been noted. Collins stated that she "had never heard of that book or that author until my book was turned in. At that point, it was mentioned to me, and I asked my editor if I should read it. He said: 'No, I don't want that world in your head.
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Battle Royale (film)


" The reporting article noted that New Line still had not secured remake rights – its spokeswoman claimed "no news" when asked about progress on any deal. "Maclean's" pointed out that the 2008 novel "The Hunger Games", and its subsequent 2012 film adaptation, have similar themes. Although "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins maintains that she "had never heard of that book until [her] book was turned in", "The New York Times" reports that "the parallels are striking enough that
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sold over 17.5 million copies. The novel is the first in "The Hunger Games" trilogy; it is followed by sequels "Catching Fire" (2009) and "Mockingjay" (2010). In March 2012, during the time of "The Hunger Games" film's release, Scholastic reported 26 million "Hunger Games" trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books. "The Hunger Games" (and its sequels) have sold exceptionally well in ebook format. Suzanne Collins is the first children
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"The Hunger Games") and choose one male and one female name at random, selecting the two tributes who are to compete. However, any other citizen of the same sex aged 12 to 18 can volunteer to become a tribute, taking the place of the child originally reaped (as Katniss did for Prim in "The Hunger Games"). In Districts 1 and 2 (and 4 in the book), most children spend years training specifically for the Games and then volunteer to compete, in spite of the
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such as Glimmer, and Katniss states in the first book she thinks it's "ridiculous." In "The Hunger Games", during the 74th Hunger Games, both tributes from District 1 (Marvel and Glimmer) join the "Career" pack. Glimmer is eventually killed by tracker jackers (mutant wasps), which were dropped on the Careers by Katniss. Marvel is killed by Katniss after he kills Rue. In "Catching Fire", the tributes from District 1 are siblings Cashmere and Gloss, who are killed
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List of The Hunger Games characters


The following is a list of characters in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins that were later adapted into a series of four feature films. The actors who portray these characters are given in List of The Hunger Games cast members. Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the series. She is 16 years old at the beginning of the first book and is quiet, independent, and fierce. She has long dark hair, olive skin, and gray eyes,
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empowered the film. With worldwide earnings of $350 million, "X-Men: First Class" became Lawrence's highest-grossing film at that point. In 2012 she played Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games", an adaptation of the first book in author Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the series tells the story of the teenage heroine Everdeen as she joins rebel forces against a totalitarian government after winning a brutal televised annual event. Despite being an admirer
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were both "New York Times" best sellers, and "Mockingjay" topped all US bestseller lists upon its release. By the time the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" was released in 2012, the publisher had reported over 26 million "Hunger Games" trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books. "The Hunger Games" universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children from the
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Joan Holmes


, Holmes stated: Est graduates represent the state of transformation in the world, the space of having the world work for everyone. Four years ago the graduates took on The Hunger Project and the end of starvation on our planet... She was principal author in 1985 of "Ending hunger: An idea whose time has come", by The Hunger Project (corporate author), . Holmes served as the principal author of the book "Ending Hunger: An Idea Whose Time Has Come." She made $232,010.00 as president
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the book had sold 800,000 copies, and rights to the novel had been sold in 38 territories worldwide. A few months later, in July, the book was released in paperback. "The Hunger Games" entered the "New York Times" Best Seller list in November 2008, where it would feature for over 100 consecutive weeks. 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
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magazine rated it the eighth Best Book of 2009. It also won the "Publishers Weekly" 2009 award for Best Book of the Year. Lionsgate announced that "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" was to be released on November 22, 2013, as a sequel to the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games". In April 2012, it was announced that Gary Ross, director of "The Hunger Games", would not return due to a "tight" and "fitted" schedule. Francis Lawrence was officially
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Catching Fire


Catching Fire is a 2009 science fiction young adult novel by the American novelist Suzanne Collins, the second book in "The Hunger Games trilogy". As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller "The Hunger Games", it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. Following the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the Hunger Games. The book was
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that is revealed in "Catching Fire". In the book, it is revealed that half of the tributes of the game are part of a conspiracy to break Katniss from the arena and transport her to District 13 to become the face of the rebellion. Before the start of the 75th Hunger Games, there are a total of 59 out of 75 victors who are still alive, the rest having died of natural causes. A total of 18 of 24 victors die during the events of "Catching Fire". Furthermore,
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


"The Hunger Games" universe is a fictional world appearing in "The Hunger Games" trilogy written by American author Suzanne Collins. The trilogy is set in the country of Panem, which consists of its Capitol, which is home to the government, and the outlying districts, numbered 1 to 12, each with a different economy. The Capitol also likes to watch young people kill each other in an event called the Hunger Games. In addition, there is the secretive District 13, where a rebel force is building strength
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The Hunger Games


The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young Katniss Everdeen. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). The novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence, with the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" split into two parts. The first two books in the series
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job is mentioned throughout the book: keeping embryos of cattle to keep enough livestock to send to the Capitol. Katniss does not note any major tributes from District 10, except one boy with a crippled leg who is mentioned several times. In "Mockingjay", Katniss meets Dalton, a District 10 refugee who explains to her a bit about District 13's history. At the 75th Hunger Games, Katniss notes that the District 10 tributes, who are dressed as cows, have flaming belts on as if they are broiling themselves
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List of accolades received by The Hunger Games film series


"The Hunger Games" film series consists of four science-fiction adventure films based on "The Hunger Games" novels by the American author Suzanne Collins. The four films, entitled "The Hunger Games", "", "" and "", were released serially worldwide between March 2012 and 2015. The first one was directed by Gary Ross, while the other three were directed by Francis Lawrence. Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson, it stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth as the
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, was released in September 2009, and its third book, "Mockingjay", was released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first two "Hunger Games" books were printed in North America alone. "The Hunger Games" was on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for more than 60 weeks in a row. Lions Gate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of "The Hunger Games", produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company.
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Katniss Everdeen


populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic nation of Panem. In the course of the first book, "The Hunger Games", Katniss volunteers to replace her sister, Primrose "Prim" Everdeen, after she is reaped (chosen) to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death. Katniss, following an alliance with Rue, a young tribute from District 11 who reminded Katniss of Prim but died in the arena, joins up with fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. The pair compete in the Games
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence, with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong. It is the fourth and final installment in "The Hunger Games" film series, and the second of two films based on the novel "Mockingjay", the final book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, and distributed by Lionsgate, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence,
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Arthur Simon


, he directed the Washington Office of the Christian Children's Fund from 1992 to 1997. His book "Bread for the World" won the national Religious Book Award, and was described by the late Nobel Prize economist Gunnar Myrdal as a "clear and convincing" analysis of world hunger. His most recent book is "The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger". Prior to that, he authored, with David Beckmann, "Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World
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Jennifer Lawrence's performance. "The Hunger Games" is the 20th highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over US$2.97 billion worldwide. Following the release of Suzanne Collins' novel "The Hunger Games", on September 14, 2008, Hollywood film studios began looking to adapt the book into film. In March 2009, Color Force, an independent studio founded by producer Nina Jacobson, bought the film rights to the book. She then sought out production company Lionsgate to help her produce the film.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong. It is the first of two films based on Suzanne Collins' novel " Mockingjay", the final book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, and the third installment in "The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by Lionsgate. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
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The Storms of Chai


The Storms of Chai is a game book in the Lone Wolf series by Joe Dever. It is part of the New Order series which details the adventures of one of Lone Wolf's disciples in the New Kai Order and not Lone Wolf himself. The book is set in MS 5102, 18 years after the ending of book 28, "The Hunger of Sejanoz". After encountering problems with a number of publishers, author Joe Dever announced on 1 April 2016 that he would self-publish the book. It was published
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Reality Hunger


Reality Hunger: A Manifesto is a non-fiction book by American writer David Shields, published by Knopf on February 23, 2010. The book is written in a collage style, mixing quotations by the author with those from a variety of other sources. The book's manifesto is directed toward increasing art's engagement with the reality of contemporary life through the exploration of hybrid genres such as prose poetry and literary collage. In "Vanity Fair", Elissa Schappell called "Reality Hunger" "a rousing call to arms for
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and "Hunger Games" book series. Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and print and digital educational materials for pre-K to grade 12. In addition to "Harry Potter" and "The Hunger Games", the company is known for its school book clubs and book fairs, classroom magazines such as "Scholastic News", and popular book series: "Clifford the Big Red Dog", "Goosebumps", "The Magic School Bus", "Captain Underpants",
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and honors. It was named one of "Publishers Weekly" "Best Books of the Year" in 2008 and a "The New York Times" "Notable Children's Book of 2008". It was the 2009 winner of the Golden Duck Award in the Young Adult Fiction Category. "The Hunger Games" was also a "2008 Cybil Winner" for fantasy and science-fiction books along with "The Graveyard Book", one of "School Library Journal"s "Best Books 2008", and a "Booklist Editors
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Gregor and the Code of Claw


Gregor and the Code of Claw is a children's novel by author Suzanne Collins, best known for her "Hunger Games" trilogy. It is the fifth and final book of "The Underland Chronicles", and was published in 2007. Scholastic has rated the book's "grade level equivalent" as 4.5 and the book's lexile score as 730L, making it reading-level-appropriate for the average fourth to sixth grader. The novel has been praised especially as a conclusion to "The Underland Chronicles". In
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The Hunger Pains


The Hunger Pains is a 2012 New York Times bestselling novel by "The Harvard Lampoon" and a parody of Suzanne Collins's "The Hunger Games". It was first published on February 7, 2012 through Touchstone Books, and a cinematic book trailer was released in March of the same year. On the morning of Super Fun Day, Kantkiss Neverclean and her hunting partner Carol Handsomestein hunt a cow from beyond the fence before they participate in the selection ceremony. In District 12 this is the "nose game", in
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publishing a hunger index that would support the public debate on the issues of hunger. He encouraged the author Doris Wiesmann who wrote an initial research paper on indexing hunger under the leadership of Joachim von Braun to move in this direction. In 2015, von Grebmer co-authored the working paper Methodological Review and Revision of the Global Hunger Index which has since then be the basis of an improved and revived Global Hunger Index. He is the lead author of the Global Hunger Indexes from 2006 till today. The index is frequently mentioned
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Half Bad


day, it broke the Guinness World Record for 'Most Translated Book by a Debut Author, Pre-publication' with 45 different translations. Even before publication people drew comparisons to "The Hunger Games", "Harry Potter" or the "Twilight" series. "Half Bad" has also been compared to "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell. Additionally, "Half Bad" has already broken two Guinness World Records as the most translated book – and the most translated children's book – by a debut
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] quiver". One fault he did find was in Philip Seymour Hoffman's "surprisingly ineffective performance". A negative review came from Sophie Monks Kaufman of "Little White Lies", who praised Lawrence's performance but criticized the "dilution of the ingredients that made "The Hunger Games" so gripping." She also found fault with the "lumbering" plot, the "hamminess" of President Snow and Plutarch Heavensbee and the "lackluster and unconvincing script culled from a dramatically difficult book". David Denby of "
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like "The Hunger Games" because the Games are not just entertainment but also a reminder to the districts of their rebellion. On a tired night, Collins says that while she was channel-surfing the television, she saw people competing for some prize and then saw footage of the Iraq War. She described how the two combined in an "unsettling way" to create her first ideas for the series. "The Hunger Games" is the first book in the series and was released on September 14, 2008. "
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has been compared to the worldwide hit series "The hunger games." She cites some of her own favourite authors as Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Knox, Kate Atkinson and Maggie Stiefvater. Craw's first novel "Spark" was named as a Storylines Notable Book for Young Adult Fiction (2015); it was on the State Library Victoria Inky Awards Silver Inky Award shortlist (2015) and the LIANZA Children's Book Awards Longlist (2015) and was a New Zealand Book Awards Children's Choice Finalist for Young Adult Fiction (
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List of The Hunger Games characters


end of the book, his relationship with Katniss deteriorates because he feels responsible for the death of Prim, Katniss's sister (caused by a bomb he had constructed). He mentions that he would always remind Katniss of Prim's death, which Katniss silently agrees with. Afterwards, Gale decides to remain in District 2. Katniss hints of him having a lady friend in District 2 and having moved on. Haymitch Abernathy is a "paunchy, alcohol loving, middle-aged man" who won the 50th Hunger Games (
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also wrote a rhyming picture book, "When Charlie McButton Lost Power" (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester. In September 2008, Scholastic Press released "The Hunger Games", the first book of a trilogy by Collins. "The Hunger Games" was partly inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's career in the Air Force, which gave her insight to poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, "Catching Fire"
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' Choice" in 2008. In 2011, the book won the California Young Reader Medal. In the 2012 edition of Scholastic's "Parent and Child" magazine, "The Hunger Games" was listed as the 33rd-best book for children, with the award for "Most Exciting Ending". The novel is one of the top 5 best selling Kindle books of all time. However, the novel has also been controversial with parents; it ranked in fifth place on the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged
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war where the people of Panem try to get back on their feet and figure out how to go on within their new reality. The book is slated to be released on May 19, 2020. All three books have been favorably received. Praise has focused on the addictive quality, especially of the first book, and the action. John Green of "The New York Times" compared "The Hunger Games" with Scott Westerfeld's "The Uglies" series. "Catching Fire" was praised for improving upon the first
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district are then rewarded with food, supplies, and riches. The purposes of the Hunger Games are to provide entertainment for the Capitol and to remind the districts of the Capitol's power and lack of remorse, forgetfulness, and forgiveness for the failed rebellion of the current competitors' ancestors. Each book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy has three sections of nine chapters each. Collins has said this format comes from her playwriting background, which taught her to write in a three-act structure; her previous series, "
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a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook. After an initial print of 200,000, the book had sold 800,000 copies by February 2010. Since its release, "The Hunger Games" has been translated into 26 languages, and publishing rights have been sold in 38 territories. The novel is the first in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, followed by "Catching Fire" (2009) and "Mockingjay" (2010). A film adaptation, directed
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she finds that the Christian image of the Bread of Life is used throughout "The Hunger Games"; in the story, Peeta gives Katniss a loaf of bread, saving the girl and her family from starvation. After writing the novel, Collins signed a six-figure deal for three books with Scholastic. First published as a hardcover in the United States on September 14, 2008, "The Hunger Games" had a first printing of 50,000 copies, which was bumped up twice to 200,000 copies. By February 2010,
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's or young adult author to sell over one million Amazon Kindle ebooks, making her the sixth author to join the "Kindle Million Club". In March 2012, Amazon announced that Collins had become the best-selling Kindle ebook author of all time. An audiobook version of "The Hunger Games" was released in December 2008. Read by the actress Carolyn McCormick, it has a total running time of eleven hours and fourteen minutes. The magazine "AudioFile" said: "Carolyn McCormick gives a detailed and attentive narration
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Kelly Oliver


Kelly Oliver (born 1958) is an American philosopher specializing in feminism, political philosophy and ethics. She is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is also a founder of the feminist philosophy journal "philoSOPHIA". Oliver is the author of 15 scholarly books, six edited volumes, and dozens of scholarly articles. Her books include "Carceral Humanitarianism: The Logic of Refugee Detention" (2017), "Hunting Girls: Sexual Violence from The Hunger Games to Campus Rape" (
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Battle Royale (novel)


had never heard of that book until her book was turned in", Susan Dominus of "The New York Times" reports that "the parallels are striking enough that Collins's work has been savaged on the blogosphere as a baldfaced ripoff," but argued that "there are enough possible sources for the plot line that the two authors might well have hit on the same basic setup independently." The general consensus in the time since has been one of amicable controversy, especially since the release of "The Hunger Games"
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The Hunger of Sejanoz


The Hunger of Sejanoz is a gamebook by Joe Dever. It is the twenty-eighth book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series. It was the last book to be released in the New Order series for the next eighteen years as the 29th book of the series, "The Storms of Chai", was published in 2016. In a game book, the reader makes choices to effect the outcome of the story. Lone Wolf books rely on a combination of thought and luck. Certain statistics such as combat
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The Hunger Games


districts are selected via lottery to participate in a compulsory televised battle royale death match called The Hunger Games. The novels were all well received. In August 2012, the series ranked second, exceeded only by the "Harry Potter" series in NPR's poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books. On August 17, 2012, Amazon announced "The Hunger Games" trilogy as its top seller, surpassing the record previously held by the "Harry Potter" series. ,
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game is discontinued after the second rebellion, following the fall of President Snow and the ascendancy of Commander Paylor. Thus, there are a total of 1,800 district citizens who were reaped as tributes from the start to the end of the games (the 50th Hunger Games had double the number, while the 75th reaped the victors from the previous games). Also, every 25 years starting after the first Hunger Games, a special Games is held with a unique alteration of the rules. For example in the 50th Hunger Games,
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The Hunger Games (film series)


The Hunger Games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on "The Hunger Games" trilogy of novels, by the American author Suzanne Collins. Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, it stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. Gary Ross directed the first film, while Francis Lawrence directed the
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. How To Pick Up Chicks (With Marcus)br Starring Jason Gray as Marcus, this series pokes fun at inexperienced Youtubers and guys trying to hit on girls. Humor results in inaccurate information, misspelled words, and obnoxious flirting. There have been three "How To Pick Up Chicks" segments. The Hunger Games Musicalbr Based on The Hunger Games series of books and movies, The Hunger Games Musical is three music videos each sung from the perspective of a different character. The songs are sung by Mallory Everton as Katniss Everdeen,
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, Katniss Everdeen teams up with her closest friends and allies, including Peeta, Gale, and Finnick, for the ultimate mission. Together, they leave District 13 to liberate the citizens of war-torn Panem and assassinate President Snow. List indicator(s) All the "Hunger Games" films finished first at the North American box office during both their opening and second weekend. In North America, "The Hunger Games" film series is the second highest-grossing film series based on young adult books, after the Harry Potter
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Reality Hunger


all artists to reject the laws governing appropriation, obliterate the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, and give rise to a new modern form for a new century." "Reality Hunger" consists of 618 numbered passages divided into twenty-six chapters. Approximately half of the book's words come from sources other than the author. Because of "Random House" lawyers, attribution for the quotes is given in a fine print appendix at the end of the book, but with Shields's encouragement to cut those pages from the book
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Roger Thurow


Europe and Africa. After writing a series on famine in Africa, Thurow and Scott Kilman, fellow Wall Street Journal colleague, were finalists for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. In 2009 Thurow and Kilman authored the book "Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty". They received Action Against Hunger's Humanitarian Award for this book in 2009. Thurow's second book, "The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change", was published
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The Hunger Games


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. Also selected from District 12 is Peeta Mellark. They are mentored by their district's only living victor, Haymitch Abernathy, who won 24 years earlier and has since led a solitary life of alcoholism. Peeta confesses his longtime secret love for Katniss in a televised interview prior to the Games. This revelation stuns Katniss, who harbors feelings for Gale Hawthorne, her
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Hunger (Kessler novel)


Hunger is a 2010 young adult novel by Jackie Morse Kessler. An anorexic teenage girl is given the duties of Famine, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. "Kirkus Reviews" said, the author's "ear for dialogue, fluid prose and dark humor elevate this brief novel above other 'issue books'". "Library Media Connection" said that the author's "experience with bulimia brings realism to the topic", and that "the mix of fantasy and action makes this short novel... compelling reading,
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Hunger's Rogues


Hunger's Rogues ("Hunger's Rogues: On The Black Market In Europe") is an autobiography written by Jacques Sandulescu (February 21, 1928 - November 19, 2010). Sandulescu was conscripted in Romania at age sixteen by the occupying Russian army in the latter days of World War II and transported to work in the coal mines of the Donbas region of Ukraine. The book describes life in Europe in the immediate aftermath of the war from the perspective of the author's experiences as a displaced person and his involvement
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crowning him the victor. He also used his skills after being chosen to compete in the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games in "Catching Fire". The other victor chosen to compete in the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games is a woman named Wiress, who discovered that the arena operated like a clock and told Katniss how to detect force fields, after she pointed (or at least started to point) out the force field put up between the Gamemakers and the victors. Wiress died during the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games, while
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Ian Marber


steady and hunger pangs at bay." Marber's first big publishing break came in 1999 through Collins and Brown who were in the process of creating a health division. The book was titled The Food Doctor: Healing Foods for the Mind and Body and co-authored with Vicki Edgson a fellow I.O.N graduate. “To date the book has sold in excess of 500 000 copies, a third of which has been in the US. The book has been translated into Spanish, Slovenian, Norwegian, French, Russian and Swedish
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with the black market of the time. "Hunger's Rogues" takes up the author's story about a year after he escaped from forced labor in the Russian mines, recounted in "Donbas". The book opens in 1948 with Sandulescu approaching Transit Camp Buchholz, a camp for displaced persons, or "DPs", awaiting permission to emigrate overseas, then located outside of Hanover, Germany, near the village of Buchholz. The author describes camp and camp life, then unfolds his involvement, through friendships made in camp
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The Hunger Project


Salwen and his then 14-year-old daughter Hannah, authors of "The Power of Half", describe in their 2010 book how their family sold their home and donated half the proceeds (about $800,000) to The Hunger Project. The family used the other half of the proceeds to buy a smaller, less expensive home. Their donation was earmarked to help 30,000 rural villagers in over 30 villages in Ghana. The Hunger Project has been the object of criticism, focused on: As of 2010, the board membership was
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Cleolinda Jones


Cleolinda "Cleo" Jones is an American writer and blogger. She is the author of the "Movies in Fifteen Minutes" series of film parodies, which have a large cult following on the internet. In addition to her published books, she is also known for her commentary on pop culture elements, particularly the growth and development of "fandom" culture for "Twilight", "Harry Potter", "The Hunger Games" and "Hannibal". Jones currently lives in Birmingham, where she is a post-
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Wither (DeStefano novel)


recommends "Wither" "to fans of "The Hunger Games" trilogy or Ally Condie's "Matched"." Booklist claims that "many [readers] will appreciate the intense character drama". Carrie Ryan, author of "The Forest of Hands and Teeth", says about "Wither": "Lauren DeStefano crafts an all too believable future. I loved the world, the romance, the writing -- exactly the kind of book I've been craving to read." Universal Pictures acquired he film rights on
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The House of Hunger


The House of Hunger (1978) is a novella/short story collection by Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera (1952–1987), his first published book. It was published three years after he left university. Sometimes subtitled "Short Stories", this work is actually a collection of one novella of 80-odd pages ("House of Hunger") and nine satellite short stories. The small group of texts in its entirety reflects the author’s vision of (mainly township) life in Rhodesia (specifically, the period of Ian Smith’s
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Armed Services Editions


could accommodate two or more readers at once. A contemporary newspaper article recounted: "The hunger for these books, evidenced by the way they are read to tatters, is astounding even to the Army and Navy officers and the book-trade officials who conceived Editions for the Armed Services". Soldiers wrote that the ASEs "are as popular as pin-up girls", or that "to heave one in the garbage can is tantamount to striking your grandmother". Authors received voluminous fan mail from the frontlines. ASEs
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Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes


The first well-known Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes began in the middle of 2005, when detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp initiated two hunger strikes. The detainees organized several widespread hunger strikes to protest their innocence and the conditions of their confinement. According to camp authorities, other captives who engaged in long-term hunger strikes, committed suicide in June 2006. Widespread hunger strikes recurred in 2013. Hunger strikes began in 2002, when the camp first opened, but the secrecy with which the camp
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Ted Howard (author)


effort to create green jobs in low-income neighborhoods using the purchasing power of the City's anchor institutions (hospitals, universities, etc.) to create local worker cooperative businesses. The program has received international attention from media outlets including "The Economist", Al Jazeera, "BusinessWeek", and "Time". Howard has co-authored several books with economist Jeremy Rifkin, including "," "Voices of the American Revolution", and "Who Should Play God?". While at The Hunger Project
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


assumed outcome of another war. In the films, there is little to no mention of nuclear weapons. District 1 specializes in producing luxury items such as jewelry. Children living there take pride in representing District 1 in the Games and are often among the group of tributes nicknamed "Careers", who illegally train for the Games from a young age so when they volunteer they have a higher chance of winning. Katniss refers to them as "the Capitol's lap dogs" in the first book. Once the Games begin,
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Yang Jisheng (journalist)


his sources to prevent the Chinese government from dismissing it. It was widely acclaimed as being the definitive account of the Great Famine. He begins the book, I call this book Tombstone. It is a tombstone for my [foster] father who died of hunger in 1959, for the 36 million Chinese who also died of hunger, for the system that caused their death, and perhaps for myself for writing this book. The book was published in Hong Kong and is banned in mainland China. In 2012 translations into French
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The 5th Wave (novel)


The 5th Wave is a young adult science fiction novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on May 7, 2013 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. The novel is the first in "The 5th Wave" trilogy, followed by "The Infinite Sea". The story follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan as she tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of alien invasions that have decimated the Earth's population. Critics have compared the book favorably to "The Hunger Games" and "The Road
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Divergent (novel)


threatening the population's safety. Underlying the action and dystopian focused main plot is a romantic subplot between Tris and one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction, nicknamed Four. The novel has been compared to other young adult books such as "The Hunger Games" and "The Maze Runner" because of its similar themes and target audience. In particular, the novel explores the themes common to young adult fiction, such as adult authority and the transition from childhood to maturity, as well as such broader motifs as the place
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


of the support District 2 gives for the Capitol, they are let off, along with District 1 (and District 4 in the book), the other richer district(s). It is also mentioned that the number of victors is heavily skewed on District 2 due to their eagerness to compete in the game. During the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Cato and Clove, the tributes from District 2, were formidable opponents. Clove came the closest of anyone to killing Katniss, but she was interrupted and killed by Thresh,
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List of The Hunger Games characters


the whipping and they share a kiss. He and Katniss prepare to fight as it becomes clear that a rebellion is about to begin. However, Katniss, along with Peeta, is selected for the Third Quarter Quell and must leave District 12 to return to the Games. Once again, Gale is forced to say goodbye to Katniss as she prepares for a fight to the death. The book ends with Katniss waking up to see Gale's face. She is extremely confused, having just been in the Hunger Games, and
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


allows her to paint flowers on his face with her blood, and describes the many colors in the sky to her as she dies. District 7 specializes in lumber and paper. Its two tributes in the 74th Hunger Games die in the initial bloodbath. In the 75th Hunger Games, the tributes selected are Blight, who protests his inclusion, and Johanna Mason, a sarcastic woman who has no qualms over killing with her axe, a signature weapon from her district. In the film, Johanna also protests her inclusion in an
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


, are implemented to keep people from stealing anything meant for the Capitol. In the 74th Hunger Games, the tributes from District 11 are Thresh, the tallest and most imposing of all tributes whom the others try to avoid as much as possible, and Rue, a 12-year-old petite girl who can climb and jump between trees and becomes Katniss' steadfast ally until her death. In the 75th Hunger Games, the victors selected as tributes are Chaff, Haymitch's drinking comrade who refused a prosthetic arm, and Seeder,
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The Hunger Games (novel)


12 and 18 from each of the 12 remaining districts are selected by an annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, a contest in which the "tributes" must fight to the death in an outdoor arena until only one remains. The story is narrated by 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen from District 12, who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her 12-year-old sister, Primrose. The male tribute is Peeta Mellark, a former schoolmate of Katniss who once gave her bread from his family's bakery when
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Erica Simone Turnipseed


Erica Simone Turnipseed is an African American novelist. Turnipseed earned her B.A. and M.A degrees in anthropology from Yale University and Columbia University respectively. Her debut novel "A Love Noire" won the Atlanta Choice Award Author of the Year from the Atlanta Daily World. She published her second novel "Hunger" in 2006. Complementing Turnipseed's first two novels is "A Love Noire/Hunger: The Soundtrack". In addition, Turnipseed was nominated for Breakout Author of the Year for the African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Award
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Telarium


issues presented by a book publisher. Telarium exclusively released adventure games with the exception of Shadowkeep, which was a role-playing game. The games were based on books, and the development of each game led to cooperation between the software developers and the authors. The first author who was consulted was the famous science fiction novelist, Michael Crichton, who collaborated on the development of Telarium's Amazon game, which was loosely based on Crichton's book Congo. Telarium published eight adventure games. The games belonged to the genre of
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


return to their home, including Katniss, who states in the epilogue that the mass grave is returning into the meadow again. District 12 is notorious for having only two Victors in the history of the Hunger Games before the 74th, one of them having died due to natural causes. Because of this, it is a laughingstock among the other districts; volunteering for the Hunger Games in District 12 is seen as suicide, since the tributes of the district often perish early in the game. Before the Dark Days war, District
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Divergent (novel)


Divergent" has received mostly positive reviews. In a review in "The New York Times", Susan Dominus wrote that it was "rich in plot and imaginative details", but also that, compared to other such books in the same genre as the "Hunger Games" trilogy, it did "not exactly distinguish itself". In a review for "Entertainment Weekly", Breia Brissey said that it was "flimsier and less nuanced" than "The Hunger Games" but was good, giving it a B+ rating
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Hunger


state of food security and nutrition across the world. Led by the FAO, the 2019 report was joint authored by four other UN agencies: the WFP, IFAD, WHO and UNICEF. The FAO's yearly report provides a statistical overview on the prevalence of hunger around the world, and is widely considered the main global reference for tracking hunger. No simple set of statistics can ever fully capture the multi dimensional nature of hunger however. Reasons include that the FAO's key metric for hunger, "undernourishment", is defined
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Terry Spear


Terry Spear born in Sacramento, California, is an American author who specializes in writing paranormal romance novels and medieval romance novels for both adults and teen audiences. Her werewolf paranormal romance series started with Heart of the Wolf which "Publishers Weekly" named as one of their Best Books of the Year, 2008. She is also the author of the jaguar shifter series, Heart of the Jaguar which started in 2012 with the novel Savage Hunger and the cougar shifter series, Heart of Cougar which is self-published. A Distinguished
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The Hunger Games


from over. The authorities are furious at being made fools of, and the only way to try to allay their anger is to pretend that her actions were because of her love for Peeta. On the journey home, Peeta is dismayed to learn of the deception. "Catching Fire" is the second installment in the series, released on September 1, 2009. In "Catching Fire", which begins six months after the conclusion of "The Hunger Games", Katniss learns that her defiance in the previous novel has
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The Hunger Games


Entertainment Weekly" stated that there was little distinction between Peeta and Gale and the series lacked the "erotic energy" seen in the "Twilight" series. J.C. Maçek III of "PopMatters" stated "While the film saga does capture the action of "The Hunger Games", the novels are most assuredly the heart of the story. They are nothing less than 'The Writer’s Cut' of the films themselves." The last book, "Mockingjay", was criticized by Dan Shade of "SF Site"
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The Divergent Series


really impressed by how closely it stuck to the general plot line of the book." Initially, the budget of the film was $40 million but later Lionsgate increased it to $80 million (which finally changed to $85 million) due to the success of "The Hunger Games". Analyst Ben Mogil said, ""Divergent" is more similar to "Hunger Games" in that the company owns the underlying economics (i.e. production) and the budget (at $80[million]) is more manageable."
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David Beresford (journalist)


David Ross St John Beresford (1 July 1947 – 22 April 2016) was a South African journalist who was a long-time correspondent for "The Guardian" newspaper. Posted to Belfast at the height of the Troubles, he was the author of "Ten Men Dead" (1987), a book about the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Maze prison in Northern Ireland, which has been called one of the best books ever written about the Troubles. He was later "The Guardian"s correspondent in Johannesburg, where he became
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games


Seventy-fifth Hunger Games, Finnick kills the male tribute with his trident at the Cornucopia on the first day. In the film, the female tribute is killed by the 10 o'clock wave that propels itself through the jungle. District 6 specializes in transportation, serving as a hub for the transport network. During the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, both tributes were killed in the bloodbath on the first day. In the film the male was targeted by Cato, who accused him of taking his knife during a pre-Games
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Global Hunger Index


from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and include authors' estimates. Data on child wasting and stunting are collected from UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, WHO, MEASURE DHS, the Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development, and also include the authors’ own estimates. Data on child mortality are from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. Although the 2017 GHI shows long-term progress in the reduction of hunger worldwide, millions are still experiencing chronic hunger
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Leven Rambin


-to-hand combat. I just had to get in the mindset of someone who would want to do that every day! It was cool because I pushed myself physically and mentally. I couldn’t be vain about being sweating and smelling gross or worry about taking a hit or two.". After the film's success, Rambin and the cast of "The Hunger Games" went on a "The Hunger Games Convention Tour" and also appeared in "The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games".
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Hossein Rajabian


to another ward called section 8 of the same prison. During the first hunger strike period, which lasted 14 days, he was transferred to hospital because of pulmonary infection and he could not continue his hunger strike because of the interference of the representative of the prosecutor who was sent as an intermediary. After some time, he sent an open letter to the judicial authorities of Iran and went again on strike which brought him the supports of international artists. After 36 days of hunger strike, he could convince the judicial authorities of
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David Macinnis Gill


, as well as recommendations from several authors: The sins of his father weigh heavily on Durango, an outcast teen mercenary who's trying to eke out a living on tomorrow's gritty, trigger-happy Mars. Fortunately, he is armed with an AI implant, a crew of colorful misfits, and an unshakable sense of humor. David Macinnis Gill rockets readers to new frontiers in this imaginative, action-packed tale. - Suzanne Collins, author of "The Hunger Games" Great story, great characters, and nonstop
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Suzanne Collins


Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American television writer and author. She is known as the author of "The New York Times" best-selling series "The Underland Chronicles" and "The Hunger Games" trilogy. Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut to Jane Brady Collins (born 1932) and Lt. Col. Michael John Collins (1931–2003), a U.S. Air Force officer who served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was awarded
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire


The New Yorker" argued that the premise "doesn't make a lot of sense". He praised the "impressive" first act and Jennifer Lawrence, for "project[ing] the kind of strength that Katharine Hepburn had when she was young." Denby found the second act "attenuated and rhythmless" and criticised the "incoherent" finale that "will send the audience scurrying back to the book to find out what’s supposed to be going on". "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" earned $424,668,047 in
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George McGovern


Food Prize laureates for their efforts to curb hunger in the world and in particular for their joint program for school feeding and enhanced school attendance. By 2009 McGovern had moved to St. Augustine Beach, Florida. McGovern's seventh book (as author, co-author, or contributing editor) issued in the first decade of the 2000s, "Abraham Lincoln", was published by Times Books and released at the close of 2008. Throughout 2009, McGovern embarked on a book tour, including a prominent visit to the Nixon Presidential
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Tim O'Brien (illustrator)


in the September 29, 2008 issue of the magazine. Between 2008 and 2010, O'Brien was commissioned by Scholastic Publishing to illustrate each cover of "The Hunger Games" trilogy, by Suzanne Collins, including "The Hunger Games" "mockingjay" logo. The images were then used again for promotional posters when the film distributor Lionsgate turned the best selling books into a film franchise. At the end of the films official theatrical trailer, the ring and bird by the artist are seen ablaze. O'Brien closely collaborated on the designs
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The Hunger Games (film)


Facebook and Twitter quickly become public record. Aggregations of these comments, like the Jezebel piece, expose people for what they are. Sure, many hide under the cloak of anonymity, but many others cannot or choose not to. And as the internet becomes more civilized and its denizens more accountable, this sort of thing carries more and more weight." Amandla Stenberg responded to the controversy with the following statement: "As a fan of the books, I feel fortunate to be part of The Hunger Games family...
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The Hunger Games (film series)


(2012). Gary Ross directed the first film ("The Hunger Games"), and despite initially stating otherwise on April 10, 2012, Lionsgate announced that Ross would not return to direct the sequel. On April 19, 2012, it was confirmed that Francis Lawrence would direct the sequel instead, and on November 1, 2012, it was confirmed that he would return and direct the final two films in the series, based on the novel "Mockingjay". Suzanne Collins began adapting the first book to film
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1


$337.1 million at the North American box office making it the third-highest-grossing film in "The Hunger Games" franchise, the second-highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind "American Sniper"), the fourth-highest-grossing science fiction film based on a book, the fourth-highest-grossing young-adult adaptation. and the 36th-highest-grossing film in North America. It is also the first film to cross the $300 million mark without 3D or IMAX since "Indiana
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The Hunger Games (novel)


by Gary Ross and co-written and co-produced by Collins herself, was released in 2012. Collins has said that the inspiration for "The Hunger Games" came from channel surfing on television. On one channel she observed people competing on a reality show and on another she saw footage of the invasion of Iraq. The two "began to blur in this very unsettling way" and the idea for the book was formed. The Greek myth of Theseus served as a major basis for the story, with Collins describing
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