The Hunger Games The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). The novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence, with the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" split into two parts. The first two books in the series were both "New York Times" best sellers, and "Mockingjay" topped all US bestseller lists upon its release.
Katniss Everdeen as well as appear close to each other on Haymitch's orders. During their private training session, Katniss shoots an arrow at the Gamemakers, scoring her an 11 out of 12. After training ends, there is one day for training on their interview with Caeasr Flickerman, the interviewer for all the tributes for 40 years. After a mediocre training session with Effie, she is trained by Haymitch on her personality, getting called a "dead slug." The next day, Cinna tells her just to be honest, which makes her even more memorable. Peeta also helps, admitting that his love was Katniss. During