Banned in schools
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and
younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the
remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the
districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As
part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send
one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised
event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and
level of audience participation may change but one thing
is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is
chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.
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