award • beginning • setting • novelist • ending • review The Hunger Games is a science fiction book by the American (1) Suzanne Collins, The (2) "of the book is a place called Panem where certain children between the ages of 12 and 18 have to participate in the annual Hunger Games. At the (3) of the novel the leader of Panem explains the history of the cruel games. The main character Katniss Everdeen and her friend Peeta Mellark have to fight for their lives, but there's a happy (4) l In 2012, they released a film based on the book which received very positive (5) " from the critics and the song 'Safe and Sound' won a Grammy (6) for the Best Song Written for Visual Media.