The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins · The Hunger Games
The dystopian survival story that launched a generation of readers
Kid
74
/ 100
Parent
70
/ 100
Teacher
77
/ 100
Best fit: ages 12-16
Still works: ages 11-18
Our Take
A teacher's dream that kids devour for the action and parents respect for the moral complexity
✓ Perfect for
- • Readers aged 12-16 who crave high-stakes action with genuine moral complexity. Ideal for kids ready to grapple with questions about survival
- • sacrifice
- • and what it means to stay human under impossible pressure.
Book facts
- Format
- ya novel
- ISBN
- 9780439023481
- Series
- The Hunger Games
- Illustration
- none
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