Book Description
Publication Date:
August 24, 2010
The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Who do they think should pay for the unrest?
Katniss Everdeen.
The
final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have
hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the
biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing
history!!!!
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Product Description Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen
has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of
the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The
Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest?
Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one
else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the
people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final
installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking
The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
A Q&A with Suzanne Collins, Author of Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) 
Q:
You have said from the start that The Hunger Games story was intended
as a trilogy. Did it actually end the way you planned it from the
beginning?
A: Very much so. While I didn't know every
detail, of course, the arc of the story from gladiator game, to
revolution, to war, to the eventual outcome remained constant throughout
the writing process.
Q: We understand you worked on the initial screenplay for a film to be based on
The Hunger Games. What is the biggest difference between writing a novel and writing a screenplay?
A:
There were several significant differences. Time, for starters. When
you're adapting a novel into a two-hour movie you can't take everything
with you. The story has to be condensed to fit the new form. Then
there's the question of how best to take a book told in the first person
and present tense and transform it into a satisfying dramatic
experience. In the novel, you never leave Katniss for a second and are
privy to all of her thoughts so you need a way to dramatize her inner
world and to make it possible for other characters to exist outside of
her company. Finally, there's the challenge of how to present the
violence while still maintaining a PG-13 rating so that your core
audience can view it. A lot of things are acceptable on a page that
wouldn't be on a screen. But how certain moments are depicted will
ultimately be in the director's hands.
Q: Are you able to consider future projects while working on
The Hunger Games, or are you immersed in the world you are currently creating so fully that it is too difficult to think about new ideas?
A: I have a few seeds of ideas floating around in my head but--given that much of my focus is still on
The Hunger Games--it will probably be awhile before one fully emerges and I can begin to develop it.
Q:
The Hunger Games is an annual televised event in which one boy and one
girl from each of the twelve districts is forced to participate in a
fight-to-the-death on live TV. What do you think the appeal of reality
television is--to both kids and adults?
A: Well, they're
often set up as games and, like sporting events, there's an interest in
seeing who wins. The contestants are usually unknown, which makes them
relatable. Sometimes they have very talented people performing. Then
there's the voyeuristic thrill—watching people being humiliated, or
brought to tears, or suffering physically--which I find very disturbing.
There's also the potential for desensitizing the audience, so that when
they see real tragedy playing out on, say, the news, it doesn't have
the impact it should.
Q: If you were forced to compete in the Hunger Games, what do you think your special skill would be?
A:
Hiding. I'd be scaling those trees like Katniss and Rue. Since I was
trained in sword-fighting, I guess my best hope would be to get hold of a
rapier if there was one available. But the truth is I'd probably get
about a four in Training.
Q: What do you hope readers will come away with when they read The Hunger Games trilogy?
A:
Questions about how elements of the books might be relevant in their
own lives. And, if they're disturbing, what they might do about them.
Q: What were some of your favorite novels when you were a teen?
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