Panthers Chew on Books--Hunger Games

Friday at the library was the place to be for fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

 It was clear that jabber jays were not invited.

 The mutts needed to stay home.  Many of the attendees agreed that the mutts were some of the creepiest characters ever.

 Tracker jackers weren't invited.  That was a good thing because we didn't have the anti-venom.

 The golden parachutes delivered some delicious treats.

 The sixth grade attendees included 2 teachers who were Hunger Games fans.

 Seventh graders really loved the book and several had read the entire series.

Eighth graders were working through the trilogy and had some questions about the end that couldn't be answered until they finished the series.

The Hunger Games is the first in a trilogy of books set in the future.  After a war that had largely destroyed the continent, the victors held an event called the hunger games in which children from the losing districts battled to their deaths to be that last one standing.  The events of the games and the development of a resistance to such treatment among the districts is the central storyline of the trilogy.  There is great character development including friendships, romance, and enemies.  Overall, every Panther who attended loved the Hunger Games.