Sixteen-year-old Katniss lives with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of what used to be the United States. When the districts waged war on the Capitol, they were not only defeated, but forced to adhere to a set of rules. As part of these surrender terms, each district must send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised killing-spree event called the Hunger Games. When Katniss's sister is chosen through the games' lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.
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