This was the first of every thing I have read in my entire life: 
 First Dystopia 
 First Romance 
 First YA 
 The Best Book I Have Ever Read! 
 I read this book when I was 10. It took me 2 weeks (I wasn't a big reader then) and it was sooo worth it. 
 The book is about Katniss Everdeen, a archer girl with a mother, sister, and a friend named Gale. Her sister Prim was selected for the Hunger Games, and Katniss volunteered ('I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE') to fight in Prim's place. The Hunger Games is a game where 24 tributes 12-18 fight to the death in an arena, and the winner gets riches and all that. So, Peeta is another character. He's from Katiss' district and was also selected. Katniss didn't like him at first, but that slowly changes in the games ;) Gale is also some sort of love interest that I don't like. 
 I read hundreds (hyperbole) of books since the Hunger Games and it's still my favorite book. 
 'May the odds be ever in your favor'