When her little sister is selected for the Hunger Games, Katniss takes her place, knowing full well that it will probably result in her death. Of those selected only one can be allowed to live - the contestants must kill or be killed. 
 Hunger Games draws its readers with a morbid fascination that leaves you reading with a mixture of hope and disbelief as the story does exactly what it says it will and what no one wants it to. This story contains large amounts of death and killing by various means and 
 for numerous reasons. There are also references to attempted drowning of an animal, illegal activities, killing animals for food, gruesome images of mangled bodies/injuries, as well as many instances of nudity and kissing. While the characters do exhibit some limited virtue, they are not good role models. I advise parental discretion and would never recommend this as anything younger than a young adult book. 
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