{"product_id":"the-hunger-games-hunger-games-book-one-volume-1-9780439023481","title":"The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One): Volume 1","description":"The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling Underland Chronicles series, which started with \u003ci\u003eGregor the Overlander\u003c\/i\u003e. Her groundbreaking young adult novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatching Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMockingjay\u003c\/i\u003e, were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, received wide praise, and were the basis for four popular films. She returned to the world of Panem with \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eYear of the Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, her picture book based on the year her father was deployed in Vietnam, was published in 2013 to great critical acclaim. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574750515474,"sku":"9780439023481","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f87e8214-9011-4fcc-b542-ad980c254240.jpg?v=1731975483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hunger-games-hunger-games-book-one-volume-1-9780439023481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}